$1000 for soccer and tutoring for the 17-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.
$10,800 for tuition, tutoring, sports and dance programs for eight children, ages two to 18, from three families. The fathers all lost their jobs or faced police harassment for their public-facing antiracism organizing work.
$5100 for educational support and a CIF award for four kids, ages nine to 21, 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.
$8700 for homeschooling expenses and two CIF awards for seven children, ages 10 to 23, 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.
$4000 for school tuition for two kids, ages 13 and 17, whose mother was fired for advocating for the needs of her marginalized students.
$2000 for soccer and tutoring for the 16-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.
$14,400 for tuition and sports programs and two CIF awards for ten children, ages two to 18, from four families. The fathers all lost their jobs or faced police harassment for their public-facing antiracism organizing work.
$6200 for education support and two CIF awards for six 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.
A $600 Carry it Forward (CIF) award for the 18 year-old whose father is a prominent former political prisoner and member of the Black Panther Party and Black Liberation Movement. He has since become a leader in the fight for prison abolition.
$3000 for school tuition for two kids, ages 12 and 16, whose mother was fired for advocating for the needs of her marginalized students.