$2100 for school supplies and a CIF award for the 16 and 20-year-old siblings whose father was detained and deported in an apparent act of retaliation for his years of leadership within the immigrants’ rights movement.
$3000 for tutoring for the two children, ages 10 and 16, whose mother, a teacher, fought for the well-being of all students after her young autistic child was physically assaulted by an aide at school. As a result of her efforts, the school fired her and reported her as an unfit parent.
$3000 for basketball and cheerleading for two children, ages 11 and 16, whose mom was fired after she advocated for an anti-racist framework at her job. She was subsequently harassed, and her home was threatened, forcing the family to move.
$2000 for school tuition for two kids, ages 11 and 15, whose mother was fired for advocating for the needs of her students.
$1500 for educational support for the 10-year-old daughter whose mother was fired for organizing a union at her Starbucks.
$1000 for tutoring for the 11-year-old daughter of an Amazon employee who spoke out against the company’s mistreatment of workers. She was followed on multiple occasions in suspected targeting for her activism, making her feel unsafe in her home and forcing her to relocate.
$10,450 for a wide range of programs and two CIF awards for 12 children, ages three to 24, from four families in pacifist communities. Their parents have engaged in peaceful anti-war protests and many have been imprisoned for civil disobedience.
$3500 for a group grant for occupational therapy and enrichment activities for kids whose activist parents survived torture in their home countries. The program serves 14 children, ages 10 to 21, from six families.
$1500 for tuition for the 15-year-old grandson whose grandmother (with whom he lives part time) travels the U.S. advocating for social justice. In response to her activism, her vehicle has been vandalized on numerous occasions and drivers have tried to run her off the road.
$1000 for healing support for the 17-year-old daughter whose father, a member of a peace and international solidarity group, had his home raided and was threatened with arrest but refuses to testify before a grand jury investigating anti-war activists.