In a year where so many of us feel the spectre of fascism looming larger than it has in recent memory, RFC activists have a unique vantage point. We asked them to reflect on the current state of the country, how they feel, and what keeps them going. “The risks and consequences of our action or inaction feel increasingly high. The danger is immediate and pressing for so many people,” says Jordan, an activist mom in the South. “I am most concerned about how many people are being rounded up, how we support and protect the people and communities most at risk. The ICE raids at home and genocide in Gaza are on my mind day and night.”
Eight new activists (both parent and youth activists) from four new families joined our community this spring. To date, the RFC has awarded over $220,000 so far this year, which brings us to a staggering total of over $9.6 million granted in our organization’s history. Our latest granting cycle has included the kids of environmental rights activist leaders, anti-genocide protesters, parents fighting for educational equality in marginalized neighborhoods, and abortion rights activists standing up to right-wing disinformation tactics. As we look ahead to the fall granting cycle, we are preparing to support even more targeted activists across the nation. We know repression is increasing everywhere, and we want to be as ready as we can to help.
Earlier this summer, RFC beneficiaries and their parents joined staff and Board members for a virtual art show. Fourteen beneficiaries ages six to 21 shared a range of art in a variety of mediums, including paintings, photographs, collage, portraiture, music, and poetry. The call for art centered around the theme of “Hope for a Better World.” Activist art has been an important component of our work since our founding and we know how important it can be to activist movements. We applaud these young people's creativity and are grateful they shared their vision for a better world with all of us!
We are thrilled to announce that author, activist and RFC Advisory Board member Angela Y. Davis will join us for an event honoring 35 years of the Rosenberg Fund for Children supporting grassroots movements and nurturing the next generation of activists! Please hold the date for Saturday, April 11, 2026 in Northampton, Mass. Join us as we celebrate the power of collective movements to confront injustice and protect human rights. We will come together as a community to face the current political moment with hope, resilience and action.
We’ve moved down the hall of our office building to a new suite! Going forward, please send all donations and other mail to our updated address, paying special attention to our new suite number: 116 Pleasant St., Ste. 335, Easthampton, MA, 01027.
A growing source of support for the RFC includes donors sending us their Required Minimum Distribution (RMD). When donors write a check or have funds electronically transferred directly from their retirement account to a qualified charity, they don’t have to pay a penny in taxes on the full amount of their donation.