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HHS Awards $17.1 Million In Abstinence-Only
Education Grants
HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson today announced more than
$17.1 million in new grants to help 49 communities develop
and implement abstinence-only education programs for young
people age 12 to 18.
"In preventing so many of today’s sexual health problems,
it is clear that choosing abstinence is the surest protection
against disease and unintended pregnancy," Secretary
Thompson said. "These grants will help create an environment
that supports teenagers who choose to postpone sexual activity."
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported in
1999 that nearly 50 percent of high school students had sexual
intercourse, putting them at risk for teen pregnancy and sexually
transmitted diseases.
The new awards, called Community-Based Abstinence Education
Grants, come in two categories: three-year implementation
grants totaling $15.6 million, and one-year planning grants
worth nearly $1.5 million that support training and community
assessment activities.
The grants are administered by the Health Resources and Services
Administration, an HHS agency that also administers the Abstinence
Education Formula Block Grant Program. The Abstinence Education
Formula Block Grant Program, created by the fiscal year 1996
welfare reform legislation, has an appropriation of $50 million
per year from fiscal years 1998-2001. Block grant funds are
distributed by formula to states, which must match each $4
in federal funds received with $3 in non-federal funds. No
match is required for the new community-based grants.
A list of the community-based abstinence-only program grantees
and their awards follow:
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HHS Fiscal 2001 Abstinence Education
Implementation Grants
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Organization
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City
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State
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Amount
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State of Alabama Department of Public Health
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Montgomery
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Ala.
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$661,902
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Mid-South Christian Ministries
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West Memphis
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Ark.
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$277,179
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Fayetteville Public Schools
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Fayetteville
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Ark.
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$465,631
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Arkansas Department of Health
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Little Rock
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Ark.
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$800,000
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Westcare Arizona, Inc.
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Bullhead City
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Ariz
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$239,951
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The Await and Find Project
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Union City
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Calif.
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$285,000
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Bay County Health Department
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Panama City
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Fla.
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$131,000
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Empowering the Vision
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Miami
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Fla.
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$156,297
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United Students for Abstinence/Pinellas Crisis
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Pinellas Park
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Fla.
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$223,642
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Economic Opportunity FHC
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Miami Springs
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Fla.
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$698,169
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Choosing the Best, Inc.
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Marietta
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Ga.
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$593,422
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Family Centered Educational Agency
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Phoenix
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Ill.
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$279,807
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St. Vincent Hospital and Health Services
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Indianapolis
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Ind.
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$578,022
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YMCA of Cumberland
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Cumberland
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Md.
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$251,338
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Michigan Department of Community Health
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Lansing
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Mich.
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$800,000
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Freedom Foundation of New Jersey, Inc.
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Newark
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N.J.
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$515,481
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Catholic Charities Diocese of Syracuse/ Neighborhood
Centers
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Syracuse
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N.Y.
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$442,086
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Greenburgh-Graham Union Free School District
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Hastings on Hudson
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N.Y.
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$800,000
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Catholic Charities of Buffalo, New York
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Buffalo
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N.Y.
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$800,000
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Tri-County Right to Life Education Foundation
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Springfield
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Ohio
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$386,095
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Pregnancy Decision Health Centers
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Columbus
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Ohio
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$500,000
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Abstinence Educators, Inc.
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Mason
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Ohio
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$800,000
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Women’s Care Center of Erie County
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Erie
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Pa.
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$262,357
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Heritage Community Services
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North Charleston
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S.C.
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$800,000
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AAA Women’s Services, Inc./
Why Know Abstinence Education Program
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Chattanooga
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Tenn.
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$254,530
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Worth the Wait
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Pampa
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Texas
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$371,691
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Scott and White Memorial Hospital
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Temple
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Texas
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$625,970
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McLennan County Collaborative
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Waco
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Texas
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$800,000
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Teen-Aid
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Spokane
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Wash.
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$751,352
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Rosalie Manor Community and Family Services
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Milwaukee
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Wis.
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$630,797
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Community Actions of South Eastern West Virginia
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Bluefield
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W.Va.
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$433,599
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TOTAL:
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$15,615,318
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HHS Fiscal Year 2001 Abstinence Education
Planning Grants
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Organization
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City
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State
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Amount
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Boys and Girls Club of East Central Alabama
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Anniston
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Ala.
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$ 88,500
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The Crisis Pregnancy Centers of Greater Phoenix
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Phoenix
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Ariz.
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$ 76,913
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Roseland Christian Health Ministries
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Chicago
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Ill.
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$ 98,048
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YWCA of Greater Baton Rouge
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Baton Rouge
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La.
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$ 99,362
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New Jersey Family Policy Council
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Parsippany
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N.J.
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$ 92,650
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Several Sources Foundation
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Ramsey
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N.J.
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$ 75,000
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Action for a Better Community, Inc.
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Rochester
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N.Y.
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$ 99,903
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Community Services of Stark County
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Canton
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Ohio
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$ 75,000
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Citizen Potawatomi Nation
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Shawnee
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Okla.
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$ 62,358
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Municipality of Caguas
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Caguas
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P.R.
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$ 99,295
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Christ Community Medical Clinic
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Memphis
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Tenn.
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$ 74,578
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Centerstone Community Health Centers
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Nashville
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Tenn.
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$ 74,067
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S.A.G.E. Advice Council
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Alvin
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Texas
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$ 99,725
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Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Fort Worth
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Fort Worth
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Texas
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$ 65,654
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Shannon Health System
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San Angelo
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Texas
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$ 75,000
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Boys and Girls Club of Murray/Midvale and Coalition
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Murray
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Utah
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$ 84,238
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Spokane School District #81
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Spokane
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Wash.
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$ 74,500
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Youth Health Services, Inc.
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Elkins
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W.Va.
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$ 85,000
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TOTAL:
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$1,499,791
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