NEW GRANTS

Young Activists Face Terrorism Charges $5000 for TAY Development Grants [1] for five activists ages 23-24 who were indicted under RICO and charged with domestic terrorism for their work to stop the construction of Cop City, a massive police training complex set to be built on sacred forests and in the middle of a largely Black community. GA

Father Fights To Expose Corruption and Pollution $4000 for education and sports supplies for four children, ages three to 15, whose dad has been denied employment ever since his name was leaked as an opponent of the enormous and powerful landfill company that is polluting a rural, mostly Black town. AL

Dad Threatened $2500 for art supplies and a tablet for the one and 12-year-old children of a prominent racial justice activist who has faced threats to his home and personal safety as a result of his public-facing social justice work. OR

Indigenous Activist’s Son Framed $1200 for two Carry it Forward [2] awards for the 18 and 22-year-old children of an Indigenous Hawaiian sovereignty activist whose son was threatened and baselessly accused of criminal activity due to his mother’s work to defend the land and its Indigenous residents. HI

Teacher Fired for Promoting Inclusion $1200 for two CIF awards for the siblings, ages 19 and 20, whose mother was abruptly dismissed from her job and targeted online for suggesting that her elementary school students sing a song about rainbows and love for all. WI

CIVIL LIBERTIES

Fathers Falsely Accused $9000 for homeschooling expenses for six children, ages nine to 18, from two families. Their fathers spoke out against the Iraq war and were falsely accused of terrorist activity and hunted by the FBI as a result. GA, OH

Activists Forced Out of Work $5600 for a broad range of programs and a CIF award for four children, ages five to 19, from three families whose parents were fired for advocating for equity in schools, racial justice and free press rights. CA, MI, MN

Mother Surveilled $3000 for childcare and recreational activities for three children, ages four to 11, whose mom faced harassment and surveillance for advocating for political prisoners unjustly targeted in the U.S. “war on terror.” MA

FBI Whistleblower Prosecuted $2000 for arts programming for two children, ages 10 and 13, whose father leaked documents that exposed racist surveillance tactics in the U.S. He was sentenced to prison and forced to liquidate all assets to pay legal fees. CA

Journalist Stabbed $1500 for tutoring for the nine-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. CA

Mom Targeted $1500 for dance and karate lessons for a seven-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 action and had to move to escape the harassment she endured for speaking out. Location Withheld

Student Activist Harassed $1200 for school supplies for a 16-year-old Black student in a majority-white school who filed a civil rights lawsuit after a teacher shoved and berated her for declining to say the pledge of allegiance. SC

Mom Organizes Against Police Violence $1000 for therapeutic activities for the 17-year-old son whose father was killed by police; the family has had to relocate to avoid police harassment as they fight to end police shootings for good. MN

Mayor Fights to Govern $1000 for childcare for the three-year-old daughter of a town’s first Black mayor, a longtime community activist, who has been systematically barred from assuming office and suspended from his EMT position by corrupt town officials who do not want to see him in power. AL

ENVIRONMENTAL & ANIMAL RIGHTS

Parents Fight to Protect Environment $19,000 for a broad range of programs for 13 children, ages two to 17, from six families. Some parents were beaten and arrested while marching against environmental racism, while others were attacked or imprisoned for their organizing work. AR, CA, GA, NY

Environmental Racism Protesters Targeted $9600 for educational and sports programs and a CIF award for seven children, ages two to 18, from three families who have spent years organizing against environmental racism in their communities and have faced targeting by employers and police. AL

Pipeline Protestors Persecuted $7100 for camps, tuition,homeschool supplies and a CIF award for six children, ages seven to 20, from three families. Their parents helped disrupt pipeline operations and bring attention to the impact of the fossil fuel industry. One parent was physically assaulted, another faced felony charges and a third was forced to relocate. NM, VA, WI

Young Environmental Activist Expelled $1500 for homeschooling support for a 15-year-old who was expelled from school and harassed after he began a public protest every Friday afternoon to raise awareness of global heating. WI

GENDER EQUALITY, LGBTQ & REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS

Reproductive Justice Organizers Threatened $9900 for childcare, tutoring and therapy for seven children, ages three to 18, from three families that faced severe harassment and attacks as a result of their fights for reproductive justice. Locations Withheld

Daughter Harassed $2100 for educational and sports supplies, including a CIF award, for the 17 and 19-year-old children whose family faced harassment after their mother held school personnel accountable for wildly inappropriate behavior towards her daughter and other female students. AL

Teen Activist Creating Safer World $1500 for organizing support for a 16-year-old drag performer and gender liberation activist who builds safe spaces for gender-nonconforming youth despite years of harassment. NY

Mother Threatened with Loss of Son $1500 for equine therapy for the 15-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. OR

Mother and Daughters Assaulted $1000 for school tuition for the 17-year-old son whose family had to flee their home country after his mother and sisters were brutalized for the mom’s work against female genital mutilation. NY

HUMAN RIGHTS

Parents Forced to Flee $9600 for tuition, enrichment activities, family reunification expenses and a CIF award for seven children, ages 7 to 22, from four families whose parents fled their home countries after their human rights activism put them in immediate danger. IL, MA, NY

Father Pushed to Leave Country $4000 for school tuition for two children, ages 11 and 16, whose dad established an interfaith mosque to counteract society’s bias towards Muslims after 9/11. He faced harassment and detention by the FBI and fled the U.S. to end the persecution. NY

Activist Mother Loses Work $3400 for music lessons and DJ equipment for two siblings, ages 11 and 17, whose mom advocated against racism and rape culture in schools. In retaliation, she lost important contracts with the local schools and government and was forced to relocate. OK

Mom Fights for Indigenous Rights $3000 for sports programs for two siblings, ages eight and nine, whose mother was repeatedly stalked and threatened for her efforts to change Columbus Day to Indigenous People’s Day. NM

IMMIGRANTS' RIGHTS

Immigrants’ Rights Advocates Targeted $12,515 for education and sports expenses and five CIF awards for 13 children, ages four to 24, from four families. Their parents were detained, fired or targeted by ICE as a result of their work exposing injustices in the immigration system. Locations Withheld

Hunger Strike Participant Threatened $3000 for educational supplies for two kids, ages 10 and 14, whose father participated in a hunger strike at a detention center to protest the detention of immigrants and unsafe conditions during the pandemic. As a result, he was threatened with deportation and told he would not be eligible for release. Location Withheld

Dad Targeted While in Sanctuary $2100 for school supplies and a CIF award for two children, ages 14 and 21, whose father is an immigrants’ rights leader. Since being denied a stay of deportation and entering sanctuary, DHS and ICE officials have escalated threats and pressure against him. Location Withheld

Father Deported $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. Location Withheld

LABOR & ECONOMIC JUSTICE

Educator Fired & Harassed $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. AL

Mother Fired for Advocating for Anti-Racist Workplace $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. NC

Mom Fired for Advocacy $2000 for school tuition for two kids, ages 11 and 15, whose mother was fired for advocating for the needs of her students. GA

Union Organizer Fired $1500 for educational support for the 10-year-old daughter whose mother was fired for organizing a union at her Starbucks. TN

Labor Organizer Followed $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. Location Withheld

PEACE

Children and Parents Working Together for Peace $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. NC, ME, VA, WA

Support for Children of Torture Survivors $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. IL

Peace Activist’s Vehicle Vandalized $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. GA

Father Fights to Stop Grand Jury Witch Hunts $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. IL

PRISONERS’ RIGHTS/U.S. POLITICAL PRISONERS

Sons of Political Prisoners Targeted $7500 for school tuition and sports programs for five children, aged 12 to 19, from two families. Both fathers, themselves the sons of political prisoners, have experienced harassment and job loss because of their activism. GA, PA

Mothers Threatened for Helping Prisoners $6600 for school and sports expenses and a CIF award for five children, ages 10 to 18, from two families. Their mothers have been denied jobs or threatened with prosecution for advocating for individuals wronged in the criminal justice system. AL, NY

Former Political Prisoner Harassed $4000 for tuition, therapy, and art classes for the 16-year-old twins whose father was incarcerated for anti-apartheid efforts and continues to face targeting for his work to free political prisoners. MA

RACIAL JUSTICE

Fathers Fired and Harassed for Organizing $15,000 for tuition and sports programs for ten children, ages one to 18, from four families. Fathers in all four families lost their jobs or faced police harassment for their public-facing anti-racist organizing work. CO, GA

Fighting Racism in Education Costs Families $6600 for education support and a CIF award for five kids, ages seven to 19, from two families involved in the fight for racial justice in education. All have worked to improve equity in schools and universities and have been harassed and/or have lost their jobs as a result of their organizing. GA

Mom Beaten and Imprisoned $3500 for art supplies for three children, ages 11 to 20, whose mother has been beaten and jailed because of her work for racial and gender justice. OR

Mothers Persist Despite Violent Intimidation $2300 for tuition and gymnastics for two children, ages five and 17, from two families. Their mothers are leaders in the fight for police reform and racial justice organizing. They have received death threats, attention from white supremacists and pressure to relocate their families. MD, WA

Peaceful Organizer Charged $1000 for therapy for the 15-year-old child of a racial justice organizer who was unjustly arrested at a peaceful protest. Because prosecutors charged her with gang involvement, she faced up to eight years in jail. AZ

ATTICA PRISON VISITS

$2000 for an Attica Grant [3] to allow the grandchildren and great grandchildren of an Indigenous political prisoner to visit their relative as he serves two life sentences for his role in the American Indian Movement. ND

CIF AWARDS

$7200 for 12 CIF awards for a dozen young adult beneficiaries from nine families. Their parents are active organizers for racial justice, environmental and animal rights, immigrant’s rights advocacy, global human rights and more. AL, AZ, CA, FL, IL, LA, ME, OK

GROCERY GIFT CARDS

$1,000 to provide $200 grocery gift cards for current RFC beneficiary families facing emergency circumstances.

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[1] TAY Development grants of up to $1000 are given to Targeted Activist Youths to further their educational needs or develop their organizing skills.

[2] CIF awards of $600 are given to 18 to 24-year-olds to help pay for the costs associated with college or similar programs to help prepare them for adult life.

[3] Attica Fund Prison Visit grants enable the children and grandchildren of political prisoners to visit their incarcerated loved ones.