2007 Victor & Lorraine Hong Fund Grants

In 2007, the Victor & Lorraine Hong Fund awarded 71 grants totaling $392,500.

ACLU Foundation of Northern California (ACLU-NC), San Francisco, CA
To support litigation, public education and community organizing programs in defense of civil liberties, the freedom of expression, the right to privacy, and the right to be free of discrimination.

Alliance for Sustainable Jobs & the Environment, Eureka, CA
To support the creation of good jobs through environmental restoration, furthering cooperation between labor and environmental activists around economic globalization and corporate responsibility.

Alliance of Forest Workers and Harvesters, Willow Creek, CA
For this multicultural organization of forest workers in the Pacific West that promotes social, environmental and economic justice for its members.

American Friends Service Committee (AFSC)-Western Regional Office, San Francisco, CA
For the Western Regional branch of the AFSC, which works to address the root causes of poverty, injustice, and war, and to facilitate peaceful and just conflict resolution through community organizing and education.

Brit Tzedek V'Shalom (Jewish Alliance for Justice & Peace), Chicago, IL
To support the national and international civil and human rights organizing efforts of the Jewish Alliance for Justice and Peace.

Butte Environmental Council, Chico, CA
To protect the vitality of the Sacramento Valley and Foothills ecoregion through the preservation, conservation, and restoration of the land, air, and water.

Center for Constitutional Rights, New York, NY
For the work of this center which uses litigation proactively to empower poor communities and communities of color, and to protect and advance the constitutional and human rights of those with the fewest protections and least access to legal resources.

Center for Investigative Reporting, Berkeley, CA
For the work of this news organization that seeks to strengthen democracy by revealing injustice and abuse of power.

Center for Popular Economics, Amherst, MA
For scholarships for low-income participants in the Center's trainings.

Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy (CAUSE), Ventura, CA
To promote economic and social justice in the Central Coast region of California, with an emphasis on community organizing and policy advocacy to expand living wages, health coverage, and accountable development ordinances for working people.

Central Coast Citizenship Project, Salinas, CA
To help immigrants build effective organizations of their own and provide them with the tools to gain a voice in the civic life of their communities.

Coal River Mountain Watch, Whitesville, WV
For this Appalachian grassroots organization fighting mountain top removal coal mining in order to protect the health of communities and the environment in West Virginia.

Coalition on Homelessness - San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
To support the Coalition's work to unite homeless people and service providers with concerned community members in developing program and policy changes that result in the creation of exits from poverty.

CODEPINK, Women for Peace, San Francisco, CA
For this women-initiated grassroots peace and social justice movement working to end the war in Iraq, stop new wars, and redirect the United States' resources into healthcare, education and other life-affirming activities.

CODEPINK, Women for Peace, San Francisco, CA
For this women-initiated grassroots peace and social justice movement working to end the war in Iraq, stop new wars, and redirect the United States' resources into healthcare, education and other life-affirming activities.

Coleman Advocates for Children & Youth, San Francisco, CA
To support this community organization that works to transform San Francisco's services and policies for children, youth and their families in order to create a more family-friendly community.

Common Counsel Foundation Grassroots Exchange Fund, Oakland, CA
For a fund to supply travel grants to encourage community activists to seek assistance from one another and to build regional and national networks.

Community Music Center, San Francisco, CA
To support this San Francisco-based music center that focuses on serving low-income families through its music education programs.

CorpWatch, Oakland, CA
To expand coverage of corporate war and disaster profiteers, and to increase the capacity to investigate corporate malfeasance and support activism for greater transparency and accountability.

Critical Resistance, Oakland, CA
To build a grassroots movement in Oakland to fight against different aspects of the prison industrial complex, develop leaders in affected communities, and respond to critical needs around prisons and policing.

Death Penalty Focus, San Francisco, CA
To educate the public about the inherent inequities and flaws of the death penalty system.

Defending Dissent Foundation, Washington, DC
To support programs that expose encroachment by government agencies on the rights of free expression, and that educate audiences about existing threats to the First Amendment.

East Bay Alliance for a Sustainable Economy (EBASE), Oakland, CA
To support efforts to end low-wage poverty and increase economic equity in the East Bay by creating and supporting strong labor, community, and faith-based coalitions.

Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, Oakland, CA
To support youth to push California legislators to move budget priorities away from incarceration and towards stronger investment in public education.

Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR), New York, NY
For the work of this national media watch group that offers well-documented criticism of media bias and censorship and advocates for greater diversity in the press.

Fresno ACORN (Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now), Fresno, CA
To support the efforts of low- and moderate-income community members to improve their neighborhoods in Fresno, and to work with ACORN members across the state on renter's rights, affordable housing, and education reform.

Global Exchange, San Francisco, CA
To support the work of this international human rights organization, dedicated to promoting social, economic and environmental justice around the world.

Greenaction for Health and Environmental Justice, San Francisco, CA
To support the Bayview Hunter's Point Mothers Environmental Justice campaign to mobilize community power to win victories that change government and corporate practices to protect the health of communities and promote environmental justice.

Henry Lefferts Scholarship Fund of the City College Fund, New York, NY
To help bridge a gap in areas that are not supported by public funds such as scholarships for needy students and academic programs.

In These Times, Chicago, IL
For general support of this magazine which is dedicated to informing and analyzing popular movements for social, environmental and economic justice and to providing a forum for discussing the politics that shape our lives.

Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP), Minneapolis, MN
For the organization's work to promote resilient family farms, rural communities, and ecosystems around the world through research and education, science and technology, and advocacy.

Institute for Policy Studies, Washington, DC
In support of this multi-issue think tank that strengthens and links social movements and transforms ideas into action for peace, justice, and the environment.

Institute for Public Accuracy, San Francisco, CA
To gain wide media access for progressive researchers, activists and analysts from the public policy field focusing on peace and security, environmental protection, civil liberties, federal budget priorities and economic justice.

Iraq Veterans Against the War, Philadelphia, PA
To support this growing national movement of veterans and active duty troops who are speaking out and taking action to bring immediate withdrawal of US forces from Iraq.

Jewish Music Festival, Berkeley, CA
In support of music that celebrates the Jewish experience and explores what it means to be Jewish in a multicultural world, challenging stereotypes and fostering engagement with the broader community.

Jewish Voice for Peace, Oakland, CA
To support the work of this community of activists who are inspired by Jewish tradition to work together for peace, social justice, and human rights.

Just Cause Oakland, Oakland, CA
For general support to organize and empower low-income tenants in Oakland to fight for strong neighborhoods, affordable and safe housing, and tenant protections.

KWMR, Point Reyes Station, CA
To support this community radio station, which promotes independent media, and creates and broadcasts local programming that gives voice to the diverse passions and concerns of residents of West Marin in northern California.

Lawyer's Committee on Nuclear Policy, Inc., New York, NY
For analysis of and advocacy around nuclear weapons policies in the United States and globally.

Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights of SF Bay Area, San Francisco, CA
To provide free legal assistance to people of color, poor people, and immigrants and refugees on civil legal matters, and for policy impact cases that focus on important legal rights issues.

Marin Agricultural Land Trust (MALT), Point Reyes Station, CA
For general support of this member-supported nonprofit organization with a mission to permanently preserve Marin County farmlands for agricultural use.

Mujeres Unidas y Activas, Oakland, CA
To support the dual mission of immigrant women's empowerment and collective action for immigrant rights, women's rights, and social justice. This grant supports MUA's offices in San Francisco and Oakland.

National Network for Immigrant & Refugee Rights (NNIRR), Oakland, CA
For efforts to promote a just immigration and refugee policy in the United States and to defend and expand the rights of all immigrants and refugees, regardless of immigration status.

New Economy, Working Solutions (NEWS), Santa Rosa, CA
To strengthen this broad-based coalition of faith-based, environmental, labor, immigrant rights and community-based organizations working for affordable housing, decent wages, and health care for workers in Sonoma County and the surrounding regions.

New Israel Fund - Hamoked Center for the Defense of the Individual, Washington, DC
To provide support for this fund which provides legal and practical assistance to Palestinian residents of the West Bank and East Jerusalem, and which advocates for changes to abusive policies.

North Dakota Center for the Public Good, Bismarck, ND
To support statewide organizing work to build and strengthen economic justice and corporate accountability campaigns across North Dakota.

Parent Voices - San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
For this parent-run organization working toward social change by developing community leaders who can advocate for child care and respond to emerging issues thereby making quality child care available for needy families.

POWER (People Organized to Win Employment Rights), San Francisco, CA
To support this multiracial organization which works to build the power and voice of no- and low-wage workers in San Francisco.

Progressive Jewish Alliance, El Cerrito, CA
General support for bringing a progressive Jewish voice to civil rights, worker's rights and social justice campaigns in the Bay Area.

PUEBLO (People United for Economic Justice Building Leadership through Organizing), Santa Barbara, CA
To advocate for policies that foster social and economic justice, and build power and leadership among low-income Santa Barbara residents, especially new immigrants.

Rosenberg Fund for Children, Easthampton, MA
For the educational and emotional needs of children of progressive activists whose parents have been targeted because of their progressive activities, and for youth who are targeted activists themselves.

San Francisco ACORN, San Francisco, CA
For work to train and empower low- and moderate-income residents of San Francisco to improve their communities and to fight for social and economic justice, equitable economic development, high-quality public education, healthy communities, and immigrant rights.

San Francisco Day Labor Program / Colectiva de Mujeres (Women's Collective), San Francisco, CA
To support immigrant women organizing for economic and social justice in the Bay Area.

San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, San Francisco, CA
In support of this organization which stages the world's largest Jewish Film Festival each year and which uses media arts to foster cultural understanding.

Save the Bay, Oakland, CA
To support work to celebrate, protect and restore the San Francisco Bay and Sacramento Delta as a healthy and biologically diverse ecosystem.

Service Women's Action Network (SWAN), Oakland, CA
For this new network of military veteran women and civilian allies that provides wide-ranging support to active duty servicewomen and veterans and to counsel young women who are considering military service.

Silicon Valley De-Bug, San Jose, CA
Led, run, and comprised of the very young people who make up Silicon Valley’s working and under-class, De-Bug's goal is to be a platform for civic voice, engagement, and leadership for Silicon Valley's marginalized young adults.

Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition, San Jose, CA
For the work of this grassroots coalition that engages in research, advocacy, and organizing around the environmental and human health problems caused by the rapid growth of the high-tech industry.

South of Market Community Action Network, San Francisco, CA
To build a strong organized community to achieve social justice and equity for low income people in the South Of Market neighborhood.

The Dance Palace, Point Reyes, CA
For this non-profit community center providing a wide variety of educational, recreational, cultural and community services for people of all ages and backgrounds in West Marin.

The Progressive, Inc., Madison, WI
In support of this monthly publication that champions peace, social and economic justice, civil rights and liberties, human rights, a preserved environment, and a reinvigorated democracy.

Transnational Institute for Grassroots Research and Action (TIGRA), Oakland, CA
To support TIGRA’s Campaign for Remittance Fairness and Community Reinvestment, which convenes multiple immigrant communities in a nationally-coordinated corporate accountability campaign on the funds-remittance industry.

Union de Vecinos, Los Angeles, CA
For this grassroots organization of residents in East Los Angeles fighting gentrification and working for affordable housing and safe neighborhoods.

United for Peace and Justice, New York, NY
To organize anti-war marches and to convene many anti-war groups to demand an end to the Iraq war immediately.

US Action Education Fund, Washington, DC
For this national network of 34 state and national affiliates to participate in the "Americans Against Escalation in Iraq" campaign to end the war.

West Marin Commons, Point Reyes Station, CA
For a new organization working to resurrect and reestablish the idea of "the commons" as a way of building community, and specifically to establish a "zocalo" in Point Reyes Station.

Western Regional Advocacy Project, San Francisco, CA
In support of advocacy and public policy efforts aimed at making the ending of homelessness a national priority.

Western States Legal Foundation, Oakland, CA
For general support to connect the anti-nuclear and anti-war movements by producing educational materials and action ideas to abolish nuclear weapons in a new partnership with anti-war organizations.

Women of Color Resource Center, Oakland, CA
For this community action and resource center which builds leadership in the community and works on social justice issues that affect women of color.

Youth Media Council, Oakland, CA
To amplify the public voice of the youth movement and develop the leadership of marginalized youth to organize for media accountability and progressive media change.

Z Magazine, Woods Hole, MA
To support this independent publication of critical thinking on political, cultural, social and economic life in the U.S., which aims to assist activist efforts for a better future.