News Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, August 3, 2004 |
Contact: ACF Press Office (202) 401-9215
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President Announces $43 Million in Grants from Compassion Capital Fund
Faith and Community-Based Groups to Help Youth, Couples, Needy
President Bush today announced $42,957,597 in 145 grants to
organizations that provide services and support through soup
kitchens, homeless shelters, drug treatment centers, job training
programs, and other compassionate programs. Faith-based and
community-based organizations will receive the federal funding from
the Compassion Capital Fund, which is in its third year of
existence.
“The Compassion Capital Fund provides local and faith-based
groups with important resources to help those most in need,”
HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson said. “By further
empowering organizations to perform works of mercy in their
neighborhoods, we are continuing our goal of putting compassion in
action.”
Today’s announcement consists of two sets of grants.
The first totals $38 million. $6.9 million -- the first
installment of a three-year grant award -- will go to 14 new
intermediary organizations, including the Metropolitan Council on
Jewish Poverty in New York; Cherokee Nation in Oklahoma; the
Governor’s Office for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
in Ohio; and Mission West Virginia, Inc. $31.1 million will
be used for 31 second and third-year continuation awards from the
Compassion Capital Fund Demonstration Program. The
intermediaries will assist grass-root, faith and community-based
organizations so they may increase their effectiveness, enhance
their ability to provide social services and create collaborations
to better serve those in need.
The second set of grants totals $4.9 million under the Compassion
Capital Fund Targeted Capacity Building Program. They will be
given to 100 organizations that work on priority issues such as
at-risk youth, homelessness, healthy marriages and serving people
in rural communities. Organizations include Hope Partnership
for Education in Pennsylvania; Prevent Child Abuse in Minnesota;
the Community Partnership for the Homeless in Texas; EnFamilia in
Florida; and Lutheran Social Services of South Dakota.
“The grants we are announcing today give what President Bush
calls the ‘armies of compassion’ the resources they
need to serve the poor, the hungry, the homeless and the
addicted,” said Dr. Wade F. Horn, HHS assistant secretary for
children and families. “Faith-based and community-based
groups know the problems and solutions in their
neighborhoods. Now they will have more resources with which
to improve the lives of children and families around the
country.”
Since the program’s inception three years ago, $99.5 million
will be given to a total of 1,906 organizations through the
Compassion Capital Fund, which is run by HHS’ Administration
for Children and Families. One hundred and ninety-seven
organizations have received grants and 1,709 grass-roots faith and
community-based organizations have or will receive sub-awards by
Sept. 30, 2004. A complete list of grantees for today’s
awards is below.
Compassion Capital Fund
Demonstration Program
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Year One Grantees – First Installment
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City
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State
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Award
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Cherokee Nation
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Tahlequah
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OK
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724,080
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Developing Resources for Education in America, Inc.
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Jackson
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MS
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440,893
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Empower New Haven, Inc.
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New Haven
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CT
|
473,077
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Governor's Office of Faith-Based & Community
Initiative
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Columbus
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OH
|
750,000
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High County Consulting LLC Faith Initiative of Wyoming
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Cheyenne
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WV
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371,941
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Indiana Youth Institute
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Indianapolis
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IN
|
649,013
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Institute for Contemporary Studies
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Oakland
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CA
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366,179
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Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty
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New York
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NY
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525,645
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Mission West Virginia, Inc.
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St. Albans
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WV
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359,240
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New Detroit
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Detroit
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MI
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536,705
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New Futures for Youth, Inc.
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Little Rock
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AR
|
324,000
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North Hills Community Outreach
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Allegheny
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PA
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234,000
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The University of Texas at Brownsville/Texas Southmost
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Brownsville
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TX
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586,229
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Wichita State University
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Wichita
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KS
|
526,766
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Sub-Total
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|
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$6,867,768
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Year Two Grantees – Second Installment
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City
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State
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Amount
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Citizens Committee for New York City
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New York City
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NY
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410,984
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Foundation for Community Empowerment
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Dallas
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TX
|
761,700
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Greater Minneapolis Council of Churches
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Minneapolis
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MN
|
700,000
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Holy Redeemer Institutional Church of God in Christ
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Milwaukee
|
WI
|
824,471
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Kentucky River Foothills Development Council, Inc.
|
Richmond
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KY
|
750,000
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Louisiana Association of Nonprofit Organizations
|
Baton Rouge
|
LA
|
527,660
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National Center for Neighborhood Enterprise
|
Washington
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D.C.
|
655,680
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Northwest Leadership Foundation
|
Tacoma
|
WA
|
974,260
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United Way of Tucson & Southern Arizona
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Tucson
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AZ
|
903,924
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We Care America, Inc.
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Washington
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D.C.
|
936,868
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Sub-Total
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|
|
$7,445,547
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Year Three Grantees – Third Installment
|
City
|
State
|
Amount
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Associated Black Charities
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Baltimore
|
MD
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1,500,000
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Black Ministerial Alliance
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Boston
|
MA
|
2,000,000
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Catholic Charities of Central New Mexico
|
Albuquerque
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NM
|
1,000,000
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Christian Community Health Fellowship
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Chicago
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IL
|
1,128,330
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CJH Educational Grant Services, Inc.
|
Raleigh
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NC
|
1,116,440
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Clemson University
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Clemson
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SC
|
792,350
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Community Tech Centers' Network
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Boston
|
MA
|
1,499,770
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Emory University
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Atlanta
|
GA
|
1,499,999
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Institute for Youth Development
|
Sterling
|
VA
|
2,500,000
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JVA Consulting, LLC
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Denver
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CO
|
1,008,547
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Mennonite Economic Development
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Lancaster
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PA
|
1,000,000
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Montana State University
|
Bozeman
|
MT
|
614,555
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Northside Ministerial Alliance
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Kalamazoo
|
MI
|
895,000
|
Nueva Esperanza, Inc.
|
Philadelphia
|
PA
|
2,466,470
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Operation Blessing International
|
Virginia Beach
|
VA
|
500,000
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S.V.D.P. Management, Inc.
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San Diego
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CA
|
673,041
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Southeast Asia Resource Center
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Washington
|
D.C.
|
682,240
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National Center for Faith-Based Initiatives
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West Palm Beach
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FL
|
525,000
|
University of Hawaii
|
Honolulu
|
HI
|
600,000
|
University of Nebraska
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Lincoln
|
NE
|
1,171,742
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Volunteers of America
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Arlington
|
VA
|
563,000
|
Sub-Total
|
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$23,736,484
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CCF Demonstration Program
|
|
$38,049,799
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Compassion Capital Fund Targeted Capacity-Building
Program
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One-Year Grants
|
City
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State
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Amount
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1st Choice Pregnancy Resource Center
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Texarkana
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TX
|
50,000
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Action Network
|
Gualala
|
CA
|
50,000
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America On Track
|
Santa Ana
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CA
|
50,000
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Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Metropolitan Detroit
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Southfield
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MI
|
50,000
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Blue Grass Regional Mental Health
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Lexington
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KY
|
50,000
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Bluegrass Healthy Marriages Partnership
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Lexington
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KY
|
50,000
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Boys & girls Club of Sella, AZ
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Sella
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AZ
|
50,000
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Boys & Girls Clubs of the Black Hills
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Hill City
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SD
|
50,000
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Center for Family Relations
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San Antonio
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TX
|
50,000
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Central Council Tingit Haida
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Juneau
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AK
|
50,000
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Child and Family Resource Council
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Grand Rapids
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MI
|
50,000
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Church Triumphant, Inc.
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Bryant
|
AR
|
50,000
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Churches United Inc. of the Greater Des Moines Area
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Des Moines
|
IA
|
50,000
|
Community Action Resource
|
Tillamook
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OR
|
50,000
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Community Marriage Builders, Inc.
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Evansville
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IN
|
50,000
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Community Marriage Initiative, Inc.
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Amherst
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NH
|
50,000
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Community Ministry of Montgomery County, Inc.
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Rockville
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MD
|
50,000
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Community Partnership for the Homeless, Inc.
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Austin
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TX
|
50,000
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Dame La Mano Crisis Pregnancy Center
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El Paso
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TX
|
50,000
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Delaware Ecumenical Council on Children and Families
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New Castle
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DE
|
50,000
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Downtown Learning Center, Inc.
|
Brooklyn
|
NY
|
50,000
|
East End Community Services Corporation
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Dayton
|
OH
|
50,000
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Easter Seals – UPC
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Bloomington
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IL
|
49,940
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EnFamilia, Inc.
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Homestead
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FL
|
50,000
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Evangelical Children's Home
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St. Louis
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MO
|
49,810
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Families Are Relationships (FAR) Foundation
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Dallas
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TX
|
50,000
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Family Addiction Community Treatment
|
Gallipolis
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OH
|
50,000
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Family Life Council of Greater Greensboro, Inc.
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Greensboro
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NC
|
50,000
|
Family Support Council
|
Dalton
|
GA
|
50,000
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Fins Up Foundation, Inc.
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New York
|
NY
|
50,000
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First Christian Church of Cheyenne
|
Cheyenne
|
WY
|
50,000
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Florence Criffenton Home and Services
|
Helena
|
MT
|
50,000
|
Friends Outside in Santa Clara County
|
San Jose
|
CA
|
50,000
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Friendship House of Christian Service
|
Billings
|
MT
|
50,000
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Glenwood, Inc.
|
Birmingham
|
AL
|
49,996
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Grand Futures Prevention Coalition
|
Craig
|
CO
|
50,000
|
Gwinnett Children's Shelter, Inc.
|
Buford
|
GA
|
50,000
|
HAWC Community Health Center
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Reno
|
NV
|
50,000
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Heritage Community Services, Inc.
|
Charleston
|
SC
|
50,000
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Homeless Resource Network, Inc
|
Columbus
|
GA
|
50,000
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Hope Partnership for Education
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Philadelphia
|
PA
|
50,000
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Hospice of South Central Indiana
|
Columbus
|
IN
|
45,540
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Human Resources Agency of New Britain, Inc.
|
New Britain
|
CT
|
49,982
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Iowa Family Policy Center
|
Pleasant Hill
|
IA
|
50,000
|
Kanawha Institute for Social Research & Action, Inc.
|
Dunbar
|
WV
|
50,000
|
Kanawha Valley Collective, Inc.
|
Charleston
|
WV
|
50,000
|
Kanu o ka "Aina Learning 'Ohana
|
Kamuela
|
HI
|
48,350
|
Kaw Nation of Oklahoma
|
Kaw City
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OK
|
50,000
|
Kenaitze Indian Tribe
|
Kenai
|
AK
|
49,419
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Kids' Harbor, inc.
|
Camdenton
|
MO
|
44,045
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Learning Institute of Family Education (LIFE)
|
Detroit
|
MI
|
50,000
|
Life Builders Counseling Center
|
Mesquite
|
TX
|
50,000
|
Los Angeles Mission, Inc.
|
Los Angeles
|
CA
|
50,000
|
Lourdes Hospital @ Pasco dba Lourdes Counseling Center
|
Richland
|
WA
|
49,746
|
Loving Shepherd International Services & Foundation
|
Bluffton
|
IN
|
50,000
|
Lutheran Social Services of South Dakota
|
Sioux Falls
|
SD
|
50,000
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Marriage Alliance of Central Virginia
|
Forest
|
VA
|
49,020
|
Marriage Builders Alliance of Richmond
|
Richmond
|
VA
|
49,500
|
Martin Temple Community Foundation, Inc.
|
Chicago
|
IL
|
37,000
|
Miami Urban Ministries of the United Methodist Church,
|
Miami
|
FL
|
50,000
|
Oakland Livingston Human Service Agency
|
Howell
|
MI
|
50,000
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Ohio County Together We Care, Inc.
|
Hartford
|
KY
|
49,967
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Old South Baton Rouge Community Revitalization Corporation
|
Baton Rouge
|
LA
|
49,948
|
Opportunities Industrialization Center of Greater
Milwaukee
|
Milwaukee
|
WI
|
50,000
|
Orange County Marriage Resource Center
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Anaheim
|
CA
|
50,000
|
Palmetto Family Council
|
Columbia
|
SC
|
50,000
|
Panhandle Community Services
|
Gering
|
NE
|
50,000
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Portland Impact, Inc.
|
Portland
|
OR
|
49,403
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Prevent Child Abuse
|
St Paul
|
MN
|
50,000
|
Redeemed Incorporated, FL
|
Quincy
|
FL
|
50,000
|
Rehabilitation Enterprise of North East Wyoming
|
Sheridan
|
WY
|
48,484
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Restorative Counseling Services, Inc.
|
Oklahoma City
|
OK
|
50,000
|
S.A.V.E. (Survivors Against Violent Environments
|
Nashville
|
TN
|
50,000
|
Samaritan House, Inc.
|
Newport
|
OR
|
39,200
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Sanctuary Zone, Inc.
|
Estancia
|
NM
|
50,000
|
Seacoast Interfaith Hospitality Network
|
North Hampton
|
NH
|
49,832
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Sioux Empire Marriages Savers
|
Sioux Falls
|
SD
|
50,000
|
South Baton Rouge Church of Christ
|
Baton Rouge
|
LA
|
50,000
|
St. Charles Health Council, Inc.
|
St. Charles
|
VA
|
50,000
|
St. Joseph Center
|
Venice
|
CA
|
50,000
|
The Center for Community Excellence and Social Justice
|
Denver
|
CO
|
49,996
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The Children's Council
|
Lancaster
|
SC
|
40,009
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The DreamTree Project Inc.
|
Taos
|
NM
|
49,397
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The East of the River-Clergy, Police Community Partners
|
Washington
|
DC
|
50,000
|
The House of Acts
|
Vallejo
|
CA
|
49,916
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The Interfaith Association of Snohomish County
|
Everett
|
WA
|
50,000
|
The Parenting Center
|
Fort Worth
|
TX
|
50,000
|
Tunica County Community Development Coalition
|
Tunica
|
MS
|
50,000
|
Twin City Mission
|
Bryan
|
TX
|
49,928
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United Migrant Opportunity Services, Inc.
|
Milwaukee
|
WI
|
49,370
|
United Way of Johnson County
|
Franklin
|
IN
|
25,000
|
Victory House of Lehigh Valley
|
Bethlehem
|
PA
|
50,000
|
Volunteers of America
|
Lewellen
|
NE
|
35,000
|
Volunteers of America, Utah
|
Salt Lake City
|
UT
|
50,000
|
Young Women's Christian Association
|
Belleville
|
IL
|
50,000
|
Youth and Shelter Services, Inc.
|
Ames
|
IA
|
50,000
|
Youth Employment Partnerships, Inc.
|
Richmond
|
CA
|
50,000
|
Youth Extended Services
|
McLouth
|
KS
|
50,000
|
Youth Opportunities Unlimited, INC.
|
Marks
|
MS
|
50,000
|
YWCA of Greater Memphis
|
Memphis
|
TN
|
50,000
|
CCF Targeted Capacity Building
|
|
$4,907,798
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TOTAL GRANTS
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$42,957,597
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Last Revised: August 4, 2004
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