Son of Political Prisoner Targeted
$1505 for summer programs and cooking classes for the 16 year-old boy whose father, the son of a political prisoner, has experienced harassment and job loss because of his own activism.
Prisoners' Rights/ U.S. Political Prisoners
VA
Fathers Fired and Harassed for Organizing
$14,700 for daycare, tutoring, sports, music and two CIF awards for ten children, ages four to 21, from four families. The fathers all lost their jobs or faced police harassment for their public-... Read More
Racial Justice
CO, GA
Fighting Racism in Education Costs Families
$5700 for educational support, summer programs and two CIF awards for five kids, ages nine to 21, from two families involved in the fight for racial justice in education. All have worked to improve... Read More
Racial Justice
GA
Parents Threatened by Police
$5300 for art supplies and developmental classes for four children, ages two to 15, from two related families. Their parents have been threatened and one has been jailed because of their work for... Read More
Racial Justice
OR
Social Justice Educator Endures Backlash
$4000 for tuition and martial arts for the three and nine year-old children of an educator and social innovator who was fired, lost multiple contracts and faced public and professional scorn for... Read More
Racial Justice
FL
Mothers Persist Despite Violent Intimidation
$2600 for homeschooling, art supplies and a CIF award for two children, ages seven and 20, from two families. Their mothers are leaders in the fight for police reform, immigration reform and racial... Read More
Racial Justice
MD, WA
CIF Awards
$3600 in CIF awards for 6 young adult beneficiaries from 5 families. Their parents are active organizers for environmental and reproductive justice, global human rights and more.
CIF
FL, IL, MA, NY
Career Activist Faces Global Targeting
$5552 for therapy for three daughters ages four to 15 whose mom, a longtime movement leader in the U.S. and abroad, faced serious attacks from law enforcement for her efforts to expose the judicial... Read More
Gender, Sexuality & Reproductive Rights
Location Withheld
Social Justice Educator Endures Backlash
$3000 for the three and nine year-old children of an educator and social innovator who was fired, lost multiple contracts and faced public and professional scorn for calling out anti-Blackness in... Read More
Racial Justice
FL
Prisoners’ Rights Activist Surveilled
$2305 for tuition and martial arts for the 10 and 13 year-old sons of a leading prisoners’ rights and anti-death penalty activist. As a result of his work, he has been arrested numerous times, placed... Read More
Prisoners' Rights/ U.S. Political Prisoners
AR
Student Activist Faces Deportation
A $1000 Targeted Activist Youth (TAY) Development Grant for a 22 year-old college student who, despite her status as a permanent U.S. resident, is facing deportation over her involvement in pro-... Read More
Civil Liberties
Location Withheld
Trans Student Imprisoned for Civil Disobedience
A $1000 TAY Development Grant for a 21-year old transgender college student who was stripped of her rosary and imprisoned in a men’s ward after using the women’s restroom in a state capitol building... Read More
Gender, Sexuality & Reproductive Rights
KS
Fathers Falsely Accused
$7500 for homeschooling expenses for five children, ages 11 to 18, from two related families. Their fathers spoke out against the Iraq war and were falsely accused of terrorist activity and hunted by... Read More
Civil Liberties
GA
Mother Surveilled
$6000 for childcare and recreational activities for three children, ages six to 14, whose mom faced harassment and surveillance for advocating for political prisoners unjustly targeted in the U.S. “... Read More
Civil Liberties
MA
Activists Forced Out of Work
$5700 for music equipment, tutoring, therapy and two Carry it Forward (CIF) awards for five children, ages seven to 21, from three families whose parents were fired for advocating for racial justice... Read More
Civil Liberties
MN
Journalist Stabbed
$1500 for tutoring for the 11-year-old daughter whose father, a journalist, was attacked while covering a neo-Nazi rally. He was arrested and had his camera confiscated while his attacker walked free.
Civil Liberties
CA
Anti-Fascist Protester Imprisoned
$1500 for tuition and art class for the three year-old son whose father is in prison for throwing a folding chair in self defense while protesting a rally of armed and violent white supremacists in... Read More
Civil Liberties
CA
Mom Targeted
$1000 for dance and kickboxing classes for the nine year-old girl whose mom went public about being stopped by a Customs and Border Patrol agent because she was speaking Spanish. She took legal... Read More
Civil Liberties
Location Withheld