Reproductive Justice Organizers Threatened
$8400 for tutoring and therapy for six children, ages two to 17, from two families that faced severe harassment and attacks as a result of their fights for reproductive justice.
Gender Equality, LGBTQ, & Reproductive Rights
Location Withheld
Mother and Daughters Assaulted
$1500 for school tuition for the 16-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.
Gender Equality, LGBTQ, & Reproductive Rights
NY
Daughter Harassed
$4200 for educational supplies, including two CIF awards, for four children ages 17 to 23 whose family faced harassment after their mother held school personnel accountable for their wildly… Read More
Gender Equality, LGBTQ, & Reproductive Rights
AL
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.
Gender Equality, LGBTQ, & Reproductive Rights
OR
Parents Forced to Flee
$9000 for tuition and enrichment activities for six children, ages 6 to 17, from four families whose parents fled their home countries after their human rights activism put them in immediate danger.
Human Rights
NY, IL, MA
Activist Forced out of Work
$3200 for arts enrichment and a CIF award for three siblings, ages 11 to 19, whose mother advocated against racism and rape culture in schools. In retaliation, she lost important contracts with the… Read More
Human Rights
OK
Mom Fights for Indigenous Rights
$3000 for sports for two siblings, ages seven and nine, whose mom was repeatedly stalked and threatened for her efforts to change Columbus Day to Indigenous People’s Day.
Human Rights
NM
Immigrants’ Rights Advocates Targeted
$10,498 for education and sports expenses for seven children, ages seven to 17, from three families. Their parents were detained, fired or targeted by ICE as a result of their work exposing… Read More
Immigrants' Rights
Location Withheld
Dad Targeted While in Sanctuary
$2100 for school supplies and a CIF award for two children, ages 14 and 19, whose father is an immigrants’ rights leader. Since being denied a stay of deportation and entering sanctuary, DHS and ICE… Read More
Immigrants' Rights
Location Withheld
Hunger Strike Participant Threatened
$2000 for educational supplies and sports programs 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… Read More
Immigrants' Rights
Location Withheld
Mom in Asylum Limbo for 10+ Years
$1500 for tuition for a 17-year-old boy whose mother is an immigrants’ rights activist. Because of her organizing, her asylum case was delayed for 12 years; this caused her family great financial… Read More
Immigrants' Rights
NY
Father Deported
$1500 for educational expenses for a 16-year-old girl whose father was detained and deported in an apparent act of retaliation for his years of leadership within the immigrants’ rights movement.
Immigrants' Rights
Location Withheld
Labor Organizer Followed
$2000 for tutoring for the 10-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… Read More
Labor & Economic Justice
CA
Mom Fired for Advocacy
$4000 for school tuition for two kids, ages 11 and 15, whose mother was fired for advocating for the needs of her students.
Labor & Economic Justice
GA
Union Organizer Fired
$1500 for school tuition for the nine-year-old daughter whose mother was fired for organizing a union at her Starbucks.
Labor & Economic Justice
TN
Children and Parents Working Together for Peace
$10,450 for a wide range of programs and one CIF award for nine children, ages five to 20, from three families in pacifist communities. Their parents have engaged in peaceful anti-war protests and… Read More
Peace
WA, VA, NC
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 13 children, ages 10 to 21,… Read More
Peace
IL
Father Fights to Stop Grand Jury Witch Hunts
$2000 for educational 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… Read More
Peace
IL