Thank you so much to all donors to this project. Thanks to your generosity, we will be able to offer at least 8 grants of up to $2500 each.

I am excited to share two updates with you. Applications for grantees to propose their mutual aid projects are now open. The following is the link. Please feel free to share with any young people ages 12-29 who might be interested: https://forms.gle/cqCb7PMvs1RnXoJS7

The selection committee includes:

Adrienne (@adrienne_cw) is a new elementary school teacher in New York City.

Susana (@chipoblana) is a volunteer with the Chicago Community Bond Fund.

Adelaide Matthew (@MatthewDicken92, she/they) is a white non-binary transwoman organizing in solidarity with abolitionist movements moving resources to criminalized survivors & QTPOC.

Rachel (@rachaelbedard)is a physician who runs the geriatrics and complex care service for the New York City jail system, and directs all compassionate release efforts.

Eesha (@eramanujam) works at Color Of Change as a campaign researcher focusing on media, culture, and economic justice.

Mariame (@prisonculture, she/her) is an organizer and educator who directs @projectnia.