Surviving 2009 Together
I often assess the passing year as the new one approaches. I have mixed feelings about 2009. The start of the year, like the second half of 2008, was really scary at the RFC. The country was in...
View ArticleRFC: Family of the Heart
Note: this is a guest blog by a participant at the RFC's Carry It Forward Gathering held in August, 2011 (additional information about Gatherings is available here and on our facebook page here).Tweet
View ArticleStrolling Down Memory Lane
One of my most enjoyable tasks as part of the staff transition underway at the RFC has been to review communication from beneficiaries from the past few years.Tweet
View ArticleChildren of Reproductive Rights and Civil Rights Activists Receive New Grants...
We just completed our spring granting cycle and I’m happy to welcome two new beneficiary families and another targeted activist youth to our community. These new grantees include:Tweet
View ArticleNew Grants for Children of Environmental, Prisoners' Rights, and Human Rights...
We just completed awarding our last grants of 2014 at the RFC. In all, seven new grantees joined the RFC community this fall (five families and two targeted activist youth). I described some of these...
View ArticleNew Grants for Children of Environmental, Labor and Human Rights Activists
We just completed awarding our first grants of 2015 at the RFC. In all, seven new grantees joined the RFC community this spring (five families, one targeted activist youth and one group). The new...
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June 19, 2017: Honoring Ethel and Julius and Anne and Abel
On this 64th anniversary of the execution of my grandparents, I’m struck by a related milestone that passed without fanfare a few months ago: the 60th anniversary of my dad and uncle’s adoption by Anne...
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Guest Blog: Bridging Education and Activism
(Guest blog by former RFC beneficiary Davíd Morales)I remember the exact moment I received the email from school admin, a couple of days before my high school graduation, notifying me that I would not...
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Guest blog: Over $200,000 in Spring 2021 grants
By Tori Montemurro, Granting CoordinatorThis spring, six new families received RFC grants, joining 64 families whom the Board funded as renewals, and the Board approved one last grant to fund grocery...
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