$1500 for music programs for the 16 year-old son of a longtime organizer for educational equity. As a result of her speaking up for racially and economically marginalized students who were forced into dangerous environments at school, her son was excluded from programs, field trips and extracurricular opportunities available to all other students.
$6000 for sports programs for four children ages seven to 16 whose mother was harassed and fired for forming a group within her workplace for employees to share stories of workplace discrimination and stand up for one another.
$4000 for school tuition for two kids, ages 13 and 17, whose mother was fired for advocating for the needs of her marginalized students.
$3000 for tutoring for the two children, ages 12 and 18, whose mother, a teacher, fought for the well-being of all students after her young autistic child was physically assaulted by a school aide. As a result of her efforts, the school fired the mother and reported her as an unfit parent.
$3000 for track expenses for two children, ages 12 and 17, 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.
$1000 for school tuition for the 12-year-old daughter whose mother was fired for organizing a union at her Starbucks.
$5000 for sports programs for four children, ages seven to 15, whose mother was harassed and fired for forming a group within her workplace for employees to share stories of workplace discrimination and stand up for one another.
$3000 for tutoring for the two children, ages 11 and 17, whose mother, a teacher, fought for the well-being of all students after her young autistic child was physically assaulted by a school aide. As a result of her efforts, the school fired the mother and reported her as an unfit parent.
$3000 for track and cheerleading expenses for two children, ages 12 and 17, 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.
$3000 for school tuition for two kids, ages 12 and 16, whose mother was fired for advocating for the needs of her marginalized students.