$1000 for school tuition for the 14-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

$1500 for educational support and mental health services for the 15-year-old son whose father spent decades litigating against a large oil company and achieved a historic victory. As a result, the company has relentlessly targeted him, resulting in significant financial loss and possible jail time.

$6800 for cultural programs and educational support for four children, ages seven to 18, from two families whose mothers were threatened for advocating for better programs and treatment of inmates.

$13,260 for music lessons, educational support, and art supplies for 12 children, ages three to 18, from five families who are members of pacifist communities. Parents and teenage children have engaged in peaceful anti-war protests and many of the parents have been imprisoned for civil disobedience.

$1600 for orthodontia for the 13-year-old girl whose grandmother (her guardian) fought to hold her tribal leader accountable for human rights violations. As a result, she was denied employment and health insurance from her Nation, causing significant hardship.

$4000 for school tuition for two children, ages eight and 13, whose dad established an interfaith mosque to counteract society’s negative bias towards Muslims in the post-9/11 era. He faced harassment and detention by the FBI and local law enforcement and chose to leave the U.S. to end the persecution.

$7,700 for childcare, educational support and a CIF Award for the six children, ages four to 21, from four families whose parents were forced to flee their home countries after being harassed, assaulted, and jailed because of their pro-democracy efforts.

$2000 for educational support and recreational activities for the 14-year-old son whose father spent decades litigating against a large oil company and achieved a historic victory. As a result, the company has relentlessly targeted him, resulting in significant financial loss and possible jail time.