Student Activist Harassed
(Bruce Miller Legacy Fund Grant) $1000 for school supplies for an 18-year-old Black student in a majority-white school who filed a civil rights lawsuit after a teacher shoved and berated her for… Read More
Civil Liberties
SC
Parents Fight to Protect Environment
$26,600 for a broad range of programs and a CIF award for 20 children, ages one to 23, from seven families. Some parents were beaten and arrested while marching against environmental racism, while… Read More
ENVIRONMENTAL & ANIMAL RIGHTS
VA
Environmental Racism Protesters Targeted
$8100 for educational and sports programs and a CIF award for six children, ages six to 22, from four families who have spent years organizing against environmental racism in their communities and… Read More
ENVIRONMENTAL & ANIMAL RIGHTS
AL
Young Environmental Activist Expelled
$1500 for homeschooling support for a 17 year-old who was expelled from school and harassed after he began a public protest every Friday afternoon to raise awareness of global heating.
ENVIRONMENTAL & ANIMAL RIGHTS
WI
Environmental Activist Targeted by FBI
$1000 for tuition for the 16 year-old daughter of a longtime environmentalist and organizer. Her activist father has been called a domestic terrorist, threatened with imprisonment and subjected to… Read More
ENVIRONMENTAL & ANIMAL RIGHTS
NY
Parents and Children Fight for Trans Rights
$12,500 for school tuition, music lessons and therapy for nine children, ages 10 to 16, from four families fighting for transgender rights. In response to the public-facing activism of the parents… Read More
Gender, Sexuality & Reproductive Rights
Location Withheld
Reproductive Justice Organizers Threatened
$3600 for karate, tuition and a CIF award for three children, ages eight to 18, from two families that faced severe harassment and attacks as a result of their fights for reproductive justice.
Gender, Sexuality & Reproductive Rights
Location Withheld
Teen Activist Creating Safer World
$1500 for photography and school supplies for an 18-year-old drag performer and gender liberation activist who builds safe spaces for gender-nonconforming youth despite years of harassment.
Gender, Sexuality & Reproductive Rights
NY
Mother Threatened with Loss of Son
$1500 for equine therapy for the 17-year-old daughter whose mother, an LGBTQIA+ rights activist, was threatened by the state with the removal of one of her children because of her organizing.
Gender, Sexuality & Reproductive Rights
OR
Parents Forced to Flee
$7200 for educational and sports activities and two CIF awards for six children, ages eight to 24, from three families whose parents fled their home countries for the U.S. after their human rights… Read More
Human Rights
NY
Activist Mother Loses Work
$2100 for dance classes and a CIF award for the 13 and 19 year-old sisters whose mom advocated against racism and rape culture in schools. In retaliation, she lost important contracts with the local… Read More
Human Rights
OK
Immigrants’ Rights Advocates Targeted
$10,950 for school supplies and winter sports for eight children, ages six to 20, from three families. Their parents were targeted and threatened by ICE as a result of their work exposing injustices… Read More
Immigrants' Rights
Location Withheld
Dad Targeted While in Sanctuary
$1400 for a laptop for a 16 year-old girl whose father is an immigrants’ rights leader. Since being denied a stay of deportation and entering sanctuary, DHS and ICE officials have escalated threats… Read More
Immigrants' Rights
Location Withheld
Mom Faces Workplace Discrimination
$6000 for sports programs for four children ages eight to 16 whose mother was harassed and fired for forming a group within her workplace for employees to share stories of workplace discrimination… Read More
Labor & Economic Justice
TX
Mothers Fight for Equity in Schools
$5600 for tuition, music programs, speech therapy and a CIF award for five children, ages 12 to 18, from three families. Their mothers fought for inclusion and equity in their children's school… Read More
Labor & Economic Justice
GA
Union Organizer Fired
(2025 Herman Warsh Grant) $3500 for tuition and occupational therapy for the two and 12-year-old daughters whose mother was fired for organizing a union at her Starbucks.
Labor & Economic Justice
TN
Mother Fired for Advocating for Anti-Racist Workplace
$3000 for track expenses for two children, ages 13 and 18, whose mom was fired after she advocated for an anti-racist framework at her job. She was subsequently harassed, and her home was threatened… Read More
Labor & Economic Justice
TX
Children and Parents Working Together for Peace
$9200 for a wide range of programs and a CIF award for seven children, ages eight to 20, from three families in pacifist communities. Their parents have engaged in peaceful anti-war protests and many… Read More
Peace
WA