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Mothers Threatened for Helping Prisoners

$6600 for school and sports expenses and a CIF award for five children, ages 10 to 18, from two families. Their mothers have been denied jobs or threatened with prosecution for advocating for individuals wronged in the criminal justice system.

Funding cycle
Fall 2023
Grant Tags
Prisoners' Rights/ U.S. Political Prisoners
Location(s)
NY
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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.

Funding cycle
Spring 2023
Grant Tags
Gender Equality, LGBTQ, & Reproductive Rights
Location(s)
NY
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Father Falsely Accused

$1500 for tutoring for the 16-year-old son whose father spent decades litigating against a large oil company and achieved a historic victory. As a result, the company targeted him relentlessly, which has resulted in frozen assets and jail time.

Funding cycle
Spring 2023
Grant Tags
ENVIRONMENTAL & ANIMAL RIGHTS
Location(s)
NY
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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.

Funding cycle
Spring 2023
Grant Tags
Gender Equality, LGBTQ, & Reproductive Rights
Location(s)
NY
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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.

Funding cycle
Spring 2023
Grant Tags
Human Rights
Location(s)
NY
IL
MA
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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 stress and led them to spend years unhoused.

Funding cycle
Spring 2023
Grant Tags
Immigrants' Rights
Location(s)
NY
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Mothers Threatened for Helping Prisoners

$7500 for educational support and recreational activities for five children, ages nine to 18, from two families. Their mothers have been denied jobs or threatened with prosecution for advocating for individuals wronged in the criminal justice system.

Funding cycle
Spring 2023
Grant Tags
Prisoners' Rights/ U.S. Political Prisoners
Location(s)
NY
AL
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Mother Threatened for Helping Prisoners

$3000 for cultural programs for the nine and 12-year-old sons whose mother created an alternative program for incarcerated communities in a federal penitentiary. She was accused of conspiring with a political prisoner and threatened with prosecution.

Funding cycle
Fall 2022
Grant Tags
Prisoners' Rights/ U.S. Political Prisoners
Location(s)
NY
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Mom in Asylum Limbo for 10+ Years

$3900 for tuition and four CIF awards for five children, aged 16 to 24, 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 stress and led them to spend years unhoused.

Funding cycle
Fall 2022
Grant Tags
Immigrants' Rights
Location(s)
NY
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Mother and Daughters Assaulted

$2000 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.

Funding cycle
Fall 2022
Grant Tags
Gender Equality, LGBTQ, & Reproductive Rights
Location(s)
NY
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