Students Fight for Justice in Higher Education
$5000 for Targeted Activist Youth (TAY) Development grants for five college students ages 21 to 23 who were beaten and charged with felonies for peacefully protesting the profound inequities in their… Read More
Racial Justice
FL
Families Fight to Regain Stability
$4500 for educational and therapeutic support for three children, ages five, 10 and 13, from two activist families who have faced years of rippling effects of FBI targeting and persecution for anti-… Read More
Racial Justice
GA, IN
Father Falsely Accused
$3600 to support STEM education for three children, ages 13 to 21, whose father spoke out against the Iraq war, was falsely accused of terrorist activity and was hunted by the FBI in an attempt to… Read More
Civil Liberties
OH
Mom Organizes Against Police Violence
$1500 for therapy 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.
Civil Liberties
MN
Teen Activist Creating Safer World
$1500 for organizing support for a 15-year-old drag performer and gender liberation activist who builds safe spaces for gender-nonconforming youth despite years of harassment.
Gender Equality, LGBTQ, & Reproductive Rights
NY
Student Harassed
$1500 for educational services for a 15-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… Read More
Civil Liberties
SC
Mother’s Livelihood Threatened
$1500 for educational support for the 11-year-old boy whose mother faced threats against her business and her personal safety for helping to protect Black women’s rights to reproductive autonomy.
Gender Equality, LGBTQ, & Reproductive Rights
GA
Activists Forced out of Work
$8200 for a broad range of programs for seven children, ages four to 21, from four families whose parents were fired for advocating for equity in schools, racial justice and free press rights.
Civil Liberties
CA, GA, MI, MN
FBI Whistleblower Prosecuted
$4000 for tutoring for two children, ages nine and 12, whose father leaked documents that exposed racist surveillance tactics in the U.S. He was sentenced to prison and forced to liquidate all assets… Read More
Civil Liberties
CA
Father Tortured
$6000 for homeschooling support for four children ages eight to 15 whose family fled the U.S. to escape the FBI’s harassment of their father for his public opposition to U.S. foreign policy in the… Read More
Civil Liberties
GA
Mother Surveilled
$4000 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. “… Read More
Civil Liberties
MA
Educator Falsely Reported
$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… Read More
Civil Liberties
AL
Journalist Stabbed
$1500 for tutoring for the eight-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… Read More
Civil Liberties
CA
Mayor Fights to Govern
$1500 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… Read More
Civil Liberties
AL
Mom Harassed
$1500 for dance and music 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… Read More
Civil Liberties
Location Withheld
Parents Fight to Protect Environment
$19,380 for a broad range of programs and two Carry it Forward (CIF) awards for 14 children, ages seven to 22, from five families. Some parents were beaten and arrested while marching against… Read More
ENVIRONMENTAL & ANIMAL RIGHTS
AR, CA, FL, GA
Environmental Racism Protesters Targeted
$11,100 for educational services and recreational opportunities, including a CIF award, for seven children, ages two to 19, from four families who have spent years organizing against environmental… Read More
ENVIRONMENTAL & ANIMAL RIGHTS
AL
Pipeline Protestors Persecuted
$8600 for summer camp, tuition and homeschool supplies for six children, ages six to 19, from three families. Their parents helped disrupt pipeline operations and bring attention to the impact of the… Read More
ENVIRONMENTAL & ANIMAL RIGHTS
NM, VA, WI