Father Fights to Stop Witch Hunts
$2000 for educational and recreational 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,… Read More
Peace
IL
Support for Children of Torture Survivors
$3500 for a group grant for outdoor activities for kids whose activist parents survived torture in their home countries. The program serves 13 children, ages nine to 19, from five refugee families in… Read More
Peace
IL
Children and Parents Working Together for Peace
$9540 for a wide range of programs for nine children, ages five to 19, from three families who are members of pacifist communities. Parents have engaged in peaceful anti-war protests, and many of the… Read More
Peace
NC, VA, WA
Union Leader Imprisoned
$2000 for martial arts and mental health support for the 18-year-old son whose father fought for workers’ rights and co-founded an immigrant advocacy collective. He was arrested on politically… Read More
Labor & Economic Justice
FL
Sons Flee with Mother
$2250 for acting and music lessons and a CIF award for the 18 and 21-year-old brothers whose mother was threatened with prison for trying to address the needs of low-income families.
Labor & Economic Justice
TX
Mom Fired for Advocacy
$3000 for school tuition for two kids, ages 10 and 14, whose mother was fired for advocating for the needs of her students.
Labor & Economic Justice
GA
Father Disabled by Police Beating
$4500 for support services for three siblings, ages 11 to 12, whose father, a whistleblower for worker and consumer safety, was laid off and harassed, then arrested and attacked by police. Despite… Read More
Labor & Economic Justice
MA
Hunger Strike Participant Threatened
$2000 for summer camp and educational support for two kids, ages nine and 13, whose father participated in a hunger strike at a detention center to protest detention and unsafe conditions. He was… Read More
Immigrants' Rights
Location Withheld
Parents Targeted in Sanctuary
$7675 for a broad range of programs for six beneficiaries, ages six to 24, whose parents, all immigrants rights activists, faced threats from ICE while they advocated for more just immigration… Read More
Immigrants' Rights
Location Withheld
Father Deported
$3000 for driving lessons, school supplies and recreational activities for two siblings, ages 15 and 18, whose father was detained and deported by ICE, despite his pending case, in an apparent act of… Read More
Immigrants' Rights
Location withheld
Mom in Asylum Limbo for 10+ Years
$3500 for school tuition and a computer for two siblings, ages 16 and 18, whose mother is an immigrants’ rights activist. As a result of her organizing, her asylum case was delayed for 12 years, this… Read More
Immigrants' Rights
Location Withheld
Whistleblower Targeted
$4500 for educational supplies for three children, ages 11 to 16, whose mother lost her job and faced threats for exposing flagrant disregard for health and safety as well as appalling medical… Read More
Immigrants' Rights
Location Withheld
Mother Beaten
$800 for summer camp for the 17-year-old daughter whose mother organized against government corruption in her home nation. She came to the U.S. after the military harassed and assaulted her.
Human Rights
IL
Father Forced to Leave Country
$3000 for school tuition for two children, ages 10 and 15, whose dad established an interfaith mosque to counteract society’s negative bias towards Muslims post-9/11. He faced harassment and… Read More
Human Rights
NY
Mom Fights for Indigenous Rights
$3000 for tutoring and recreational activities for the two siblings, ages seven and eight, whose mom was repeatedly stalked and threatened for her efforts to change Columbus Day to Indigenous People’… Read More
Human Rights
NM
Parents Forced to Flee
$6600 for extracurricular activities, summer camp and a CIF award for five children, ages five to 23, from three families whose parents, human rights activists, were forced to leave their home… Read More
Human Rights
IL, NY, MA
Daughters Assaulted
$1000 for school tuition for the 15-year-old son whose family had to flee their home country after his mother and two sisters were brutalized for the mom’s work against female genital mutilation.
Gender Equality, LGBTQ, & Reproductive Rights
NY
Mother Threatened with Loss of Son
$1500 for equine therapy for the 14-year-old daughter whose mother, an LGBTQ rights activist, was threatened by the state with the removal of one of her children because of her organizing.
Gender Equality, LGBTQ, & Reproductive Rights
OR