Friend: If Giving Tuesday passed you by, you can still step in today and make a real difference.

We want you to meet Tarryn McClinton because her story echoes the hopes and pressures felt by families across the country. As a mother of two in Columbus, Georgia, she relies on a full day Head Start program that gives her children the stability, safety and early learning they deserve.

So much is at stake for American families right now — we know you feel this, too. But together, as a people-powered movement, we are ready to respond to these threats as they arise.

Tarryn’s story shows the reality so many families are facing.

Your gift fuels our work to counter cruel cuts that would devastate real people across the country.

Families like Tarryn’s could soon be forced to choose between caring for their children and their livelihoods (keeping their jobs) as federal funding cuts threaten these vital programs.

The Southern Poverty Law Center is working tirelessly to advocate for families like Tarryn’s, defending our most vulnerable communities through the courts, the halls of power and the classroom — paving the way for justice and liberation for all.

From defending voting rights to challenging extremist groups, we are leading the movement to protect communities across the South that are overlooked and silenced far too often.

Your generosity makes this work possible. It powers our legal action, fuels our research and sustains our organizers on the ground. And it reminds families like Tarryn’s that they are not alone — that there are people across the country who believe in justice and refuse to give up on the belief of a better future.

In moments like these, your compassion can become a force for good.

Thank you for standing with us — and for being an essential part of our ongoing march toward justice.

— The Southern Poverty Law Center Team