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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, August 3, 2004

Contact: ACF Press Office
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President Announces Mentoring Grants for Children of Prisoners

President Bush today announced $45.6 million in grants to provide mentors to children of prisoners. Aimed at helping some of the two million children who have at least one incarcerated parent, the grants are the latest in President Bush’s agenda of compassion in action.

“Mentors are the heroes who provide a trusting relationship with a child or youth in need,” HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson said. “We know that youth outcomes can be improved with the help of a mentor. Today’s grants will give young Americans the hope and guidance they need to grow up to be successful, healthy adults.”

Research has found that significant physical absence of a parent has profound effects on child development. Children of incarcerated parents are seven times more likely to become involved in the juvenile and adult criminal justice systems. Parental arrest and confinement often lead to stress, trauma, stigmatization and separation problems for children. These problems may be compounded by existing poverty, violence, substance abuse, high-crime environments, child abuse and neglect, multiple caregivers and/or prior separations.

“Children of prisoners need mentors. They need caring, responsible and committed adults who can be role models, counselors and teachers,” said Dr. Wade F. Horn, HHS assistant secretary for children and families. “Youth who have parents in prison still have the same yearning and desire for a father or mother as any other child. These grants -- part of President Bush’s agenda of compassion in action -- will help give kids mentors who will make a difference in their lives.”

The grants are administered through HHS’ Administration for Children and Families, which received 581 applications this year for new grant money. Panels were conducted in Washington for two weeks in May and 164 grantees were selected, totaling $35 million. Some of the recipients include Volunteers of America in Louisiana, the Anchorage Children’s Home in Florida and Big Brothers/Big Sisters in Michigan. The awards are the first installment in three-year grants.

Additionally, five tribal grantees -- as announced by Secretary Thompson during a July 19 visit to the Navajo Nation -- won mentoring awards totaling $1.7 million. The awards are the first installment in three-year grants.

Finally, $8.9 million was awarded to organizations for their second year of mentoring service, continuing the three-year grants announced last year.

The mentoring children of prisoners program is a three-year initiative put forth by President Bush in his 2003 State of the Union address, fully funded this year by Congress. So far, approximately 6,000 kids have been mentored, with an expectation of 33,000 additional youth served as a result of the new grants. A complete list of organizations and grant awards is below:

Mentoring Children Of Prisoners Program
FY 2004 Year-One First Installment

ORGANIZATION

CITY

STATE

AWARD

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Alaska

Juneau

AK

$300,000.00

Catholic Community Service

Juneau

AK

$132,000.00

State of Alabama Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board

Montgomery

AL

$900,000.00

Centers for Youth and Families

Little Rock

AR

$573,000.00

Southeastern Arizona Behavioral Health Services, Inc.

Benson

AZ

$225,000.00

Comprehensive Youth Services of Fresno, Inc.

Fresno

CA

$120,000.00

Imperial County Office of Education

El Centro

CA

$360,000.00

Family Support Services of the Bay Area

Oakland

CA

$175,000.00

Fresno Leadership Foundation dba One By One Leadership

Fresno

CA

$360,000.00

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Orange County

Tustin

CA

$183,000.00

Templo Calvario

Santa Ana

CA

$128,000.00

YMCA of San Diego County

San Diego

CA

$183,000.00

Alum Rock Counseling Center, Inc.

San Jose

CA

$110,000.00

Catholic Big Brothers Big Sisters

Los Angeles

CA

$260,000.00

Redwood Community Action Agency

Eureka

CA

$153,000.00

Project Avary, Inc.

San Rafael

CA

$90,000.00

Tahoe Youth and Family Services

South Lake Tahoe

CA

$65,000.00

Prevent Child Abuse California

North Highlands

CA

$400,000.00

America On Track

Santa Ana

CA

$130,000.00

Helpline Youth Counseling, Inc

Norwalk

CA

$200,000.00

Proteus, Inc.

Visalia

CA

$249,000.00

Peer Assistance Services, Inc.

Denver

CO

$200,000.00

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Colorado, Inc.

Denver

CO

$314,000.00

Family & Children’s Agency, Inc

Norwalk

CT

$100,000.00

Covenant to Care, Inc.

Bloomfield

CT

$165,000.00

East Capitol Center for Change, Inc.

Washington

DC

$150,000.00

Big Brothers Big Sisters of the National Capital Area

Washington

DC

$510,000.00

Progressive Life Center, Inc.

Washington

DC

$266,000.00

Professional Counseling Resources, Inc.

Wilmington

DE

$700,000.00

Anchorage Children's Home of Bay County, Inc.

Panama City

FL

$163,000.00

Children's Home Society of Florida

West Palm Beach

FL

$2,000,000.00

Southeast Dade Ministerial Alliance

Homestead

FL

$550,000.00

Florida Sunrise Big Brothers Big Sisters, Inc.

Jacksonville

FL

$160,000.00

Hands on Broward, Incorporated

Oakland Park

FL

$175,000.00

Christians Reaching Out to Society, Inc.

West Palm Beach

FL

$130,000.00

Big Brothers Big Sisters of The Heart of Georgia

Macon

GA

$123,000.00

RCIP, Inc

Stone Mountain

GA

$175,000.00

Institute of Community and
Organizational Development, Inc.

Athens

GA

$240,000.00

Metro Atlanta Youth for Christ

Decatur

GA

$165,000.00

Honolulu Community Action Program, Inc.

Honolulu

HI

$120,000.00

Serve Our Youth Network of Iowa

Pella

IA

$175,000.00

Community Corrections Improvement Association

Cedar Rapids

IA

$45,000.00

Southeastern Idaho Community Action Agency

Pocatello

ID

$100,000.00

Passages Alternative Living Programs

Chicago

IL

$150,000.00

Cra-Wa-La Volunteers in Probation Inc.

Lawrenceville

IL

$216,000.00

Cook County Department of Public Health

Oak Park

IL

$200,000.00

TASC, Inc.

Chicago

IL

$350,000.00

Big Brothers Big Sisters of McHenry Co.

McHenry

IL

$118,000.00

Southern Illinois Regional Social Services

Carbondale

IL

$88,000.00

Youth Network Council

Chicago

IL

$200,000.00

Rockford MELD, Inc.

Rockford

IL

$110,000.00

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwestern Illinois

Belleville

IL

$166,000.00

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Indiana, Inc.

Fort Wayne

IN

$130,000.00

Indiana Youth Services Association, Inc.

Indianapolis

IN

$300,000.00

Mental Health Association of South Central Kansas

Wichita

KS

$75,000.00

Kansas Big Brothers Big Sisters, Inc.

Wichita

KS

$925,000.00

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Kentuckiana

Louisville

KY

$117,000.00

Kentucky State University

Frankfort

KY

$75,000.00

Lexington Leadership Foundation

Lexington

KY

$220,000.00

Volunteers of America of Greater New Orleans

New Orleans

LA

$350,000.00

Big Buddy Program

Baton Rouge

LA

$180,000.00

Union Bethel African Methodist Episcopal

New Orleans

LA

$300,000.00

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Acadiana, Inc.

Lafayette

LA

$700,000.00

Big Brothers / Big Sisters of Southeast LA

New Orleans

LA

$71,000.00

Wayside Youth and Family Support Network, Inc.

Framingham

MA

$75,000.00

New England Farm Workers' Council, Inc.

Springfield

MA

$250,000.00

Home S.P.A.C.E. Inc.(Known as Aid)

Boston

MA

$250,000.00

Big Sister Association of Greater Boston

Boston

MA

$164,000.00

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Frederick County, Inc.

Frederick

MD

$89,000.00

Children Having Incarcerated Parents, Inc.

Baltimore

MD

$85,000.00

U.S. Dream Academy, Inc.

Columbia

MD

$200,000.00

Big Brothers Big Sisters Of Central Maryland

Baltimore

MD

$500,000.00

Mayor's Office for Children, Youth, and Families

Baltimore

MD

$300,000.00

Mission of Mercy

Riverdale

MD

$75,000.00

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Detroit

Southfield

MI

$270,000.00

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Flint

Flint

MI

$277,000.00

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Jackson County, Inc.

Jackson

MI

$121,000.00

HelpSource

Ann Arbor

MI

$75,000.00

Big Brothers Big Sisters Saginaw Bay Area

Saginaw

MI

$110,000.00

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Clinton and Ionia Counties

St. Johns

MI

$87,000.00

Bridge Builders for Kids(DBA)

Lake City

MN

$150,000.00

Kinship of Greater Minneapolis

Minneapolis

MN

$75,000.00

Camp Fire USA National Headquarters

Kansas City

MO

$115,000.00

Assemblies of God Charities

Springfield

MO

$150,000.00

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Boone County

Columbia

MO

$382,000.00

Big Brothers Big Sisters of MS

Jackson

MS

$435,000.00

Mississippi Gulf Coast YMCA

Ocean Springs

MS

$115,000.00

Wayne County Youth Outreach Program, Inc.

Goldsboro

NC

$100,000.00

Bridging the Gap of Eastern Carolina, Inc.

Rocky Mount

NC

$155,000.00

Fayetteville Urban Ministry, Inc.

Fayetteville

NC

$38,000.00

Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Southern Piedmont, Inc.

Statesville

NC

$130,000.00

Youth Focus, Inc.

Greensboro

NC

$57,000.00

The Village Family Service Center

Fargo

ND

$42,400.00

Heartland Big Brothers Big Sisters

Lincoln

NE

$87,000.00

Big Brothers and Sisters of Greater Nashua

Nashua

NH

$135,000.00

Youth Consultation Service, Inc.

Newark

NJ

$243,000.00

Paulsboro Community Development Center, Inc.

Paulsboro

NJ

$325,000.00

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Camden & Gloucester Counties

Audubon

NJ

$136,000.00

Center For Family Services, Inc

Camden

NJ

$200,000.00

Liberty Community Development Corporation

Plainfield

NJ

$75,000.00

First National Community Health Source

Albuquerque

NM

$75,000.00

Youth Development, Inc.

Albuquerque

NM

$87,000.00

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Nevada

Reno

NV

$250,000.00

Western Nevada Community College

Carson City

NV

$125,000.00

Family Services of Westchester, Inc.

Port Chester

NY

$90,000.00

Compeer, Inc.

Rochester

NY

$148,000.00

Phoenix Houses of New York, Inc.

Bronx

NY

$124,000.00

Big Brothers Big Sisters of New York City, Inc.

New York

NY

$150,000.00

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ulster County, Inc.

Kingston

NY

$417,000.00

New York City Mission Society

New York

NY

$200,000.00

Be-A-Friend Program, Inc.,
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie County

Buffalo

NY

$200,000.00

Hope Initiatives, CDC

Rochester

NY

$160,000.00

Puerto Rican Family Institute, Inc.

New York

NY

$120,000.00

Cincinnati Youth Collaborative

Cincinnati

OH

$450,000.00

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Lorain County

Lorain

OH

$100,000.00

Renaissance Community Development Corporation

Columbus

OH

$200,000.00

S.O.A.R. Development Corporation

Forest Park

OH

$200,000.00

The James C. Williams Center for Advancement

Toledo

OH

$102,000.00

Volunteers of America of Oklahoma, Inc.

Tulsa

OK

$120,000.00

The University of Oklahoma

Norman

OK

$700,000.00

The Boys and Girls Aids Society of Oregon

Portland

OR

$150,000.00

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Portland

Portland

OR

$175,000.00

The Next Door, Inc.

Hood River

OR

$93,000.00

Beaver County MH/MR, D&A Program

Beaver Falls

PA

$100,000.00

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Bedford and Somerset Counties

Somerset

PA

$90,000.00

United Communities Southeast Philadelphia

Philadelphia

PA

$200,000.00

Every Child, Inc.

Pittsburgh

PA

$127,000.00

UCP South Central PA

Hanover

PA

$80,000.00

People for People Inc.

Philadelphia

PA

$126,000.00

Programa de Apoyo y Enlace Comunitario, Inc.

Aguada

PR

$135,000.00

Big Sisters of Rhode Island

Cranston

RI

$76,000.00

Rhode Islanders Sponsoring Education

Providence

RI

$110,000.00

Sunbelt Human Advancement Resources, Inc.

Greenville

SC

$195,000.00

Clemson University

Clemson

SC

$200,000.00

We Stand for Kids

Anderson

SC

$65,000.00

A Better Way

Columbia

SC

$88,000.00

Northeast Community Services Agency

Johnson City

TN

$112,000.00

Knoxville Leadership Foundation

Knoxville

TN

$156,000.00

Families of Incarcerated Individuals, Inc.

Memphis

TN

$175,000.00

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Middle Tennessee

Nashville

TN

$1,000,000.00

Community Solutions of El Paso Incorporated

El Paso

TX

$114,000.00

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville

TX

$100,000.00

Big Brothers Big Sisters of El Paso, Inc.

El Paso

TX

$100,000.00

Deep East Texas Council of Government

Jasper

TX

$118,000.00

Families Under Urban and Social Attack, Inc.

Houston

TX

$100,000.00

WABC-Central City Comprehensive Community Center

Houston

TX

$175,000.00

West Dallas Community Centers, Inc.

Dallas

TX

$140,000.00

Communities in Schools-McLennen
County Youth Collaboration

Waco

TX

$375,000.00

Northeast Texas Community College Foundation

Mount Pleasant

TX

$114,000.00

South Fair Community Development Corporation

Dallas

TX

$240,000.00

Gulf Coast Big Brothers & Big Sisters

Galveston

TX

$26,000.00

United Methodist Family Services

Richmond

VA

$200,000.00

International Medical Services
for Health dba INMED Partnerships for Children

Sterling

VA

$150,000.00

Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Hampton Roads

Chesapeake

VA

$100,000.00

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest Virginia

Roanoke

VA

$75,000.00

Educational Service District 101

Spokane

WA

$266,000.00

Children's Home Society of Washington

Seattle

WA

$315,000.00

Big Brothers Big Sisters of King and Pierce Counties

Seattle

WA

$257,000.00

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest Washington

Vancouver

WA

$146,000.00

Madison-area Urban Ministry

Madison

WI

$180,000.00

Boys and Girls Club of Greater Milwaukee

Milwaukee

WI

$275,000.00

Opportunities Industrialization Center of Greater Milwaukee

Milwaukee

WI

$500,000.00

First Christian Church of Cheyenne

Cheyenne

WY

$157,000.00

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southeast Wyoming

Laramie

WY

$200,000.00

Sub-Total $35,030,400

Tribal Mentoring Children Of Prisoners Program
FY 2004 Year-One First Installment

ORGANIZATION

CITY

STATE

AWARD

The Navajo Nation

Window Rock

AZ

$740,000.00

Dry Creek Rancheria of Poma Indians

Geyserville

CA

$34,000.00

Blackfeet Tribal Business Council

Browning

MT

$354,000.00

Wakanyeja Pawicayapi, Inc.

Porcupine

SD

$500,000.00

Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin

Keshena

WI

$61,000.00

Tribal Sub-Total $1,689,000

Mentoring Children Of Prisoners Program
FY 2003 Year-Two-Second Installment FY 2003

ORGANIZATION

CITY

STATE

AWARD

Alabama Attorney General's Office

Montgomery

AL

$461,568

Center For Youth and Families, Inc

Little Rock

AR

$525,000

MatchPoint of Arizona, Inc.

Phoenix

AZ

$75,000

Pima Prevention Partnership

Tucson

AZ

$195,000

Centerforce, Inc

San Rafael

CA

$70,000

Governor's Office of Criminal Justice Planning

Sacramento

CA

$270,000

Northern Valley Catholic Social Services

Redding

CA

$120,000

Path of Life Ministries

Riverside

CA

$480,000

San Diego Youth and Community Services, Inc

San Diego

CA

$150,000

Denver County Area Youth Services

Denver

CO

$100,000

Governor's Partnership to Protect Connecticut; Workforce, Inc.

Hartford

CT

$225,000

Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters

Hartford

CT

$270,000

Big Brothers Big Sisters of DE, Inc

Wilmington

DE

$82,500

Hawaii Youth Services Network

Honolulu

HI

$165,000

Franklin Williamson Human Services, Inc

West Frankfort

IL

$75,000

Indiana Behavioral Health Choices, Inc.

Indianapolis

IN

$172,500

YMCA of Greater Louisville

Louisville

KY

$52,500

Community Service Center, Inc.

New Orleans

LA

$62,500

Breaking the Chains Foundation

Hyattsville

MD

$120,000

Center for Children

LaPlata

MD

$47,044

US Dream Academy, Inc.

Columbia

MD

$420,000

Volunteers of America Northern New England

Brunswick

ME

$120,000

Alternatives for Girls

Detroit

MI

$100,000

Volunteers in Prevention, Probation, and Prisons, Inc

Detroit

MI

$240,000

Search Institute

Minneapolis

MN

$150,000

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri

St. Louis

MO

$193,500

Missoula County

Missoula

MT

$60,000

Montana Human Resources Development Council Directors

Bozeman

MT

$112,500

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Charlotte

Charlotte

NC

$238,500

Chatham County Together!

Pittsboro

NC

$30,000

Girl Scouts of Rolling Hills Council

North Branch

NJ

$60,000

San Juan County Partnership, Inc.

Farmington

NM

$200,000

Center For Community Alternatives, Inc

Syracuse

NY

$150,000

Edwin Gould Services for Children and Families

New York

NY

$75,000

The Osborne Association, Inc

Long Island City

NY

$75,000

Big Brothers Big Sisters Association of Central Ohio, Inc.

Columbus

OH

$256,932

Little Dixie Community Action Agency

Hugo

OK

$60,000

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Portland

Portland

OR

$105,000

Committed Partners for Youth

Eugene

OR

$75,000

Deschutes County

Bend

OR

$62,500

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southeastern PA

Philadelphia

PA

$450,000

Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Bucks County, Inc

Jamison

PA

$82,000

Pittsburgh Leadership Foundation

Pittsburgh

PA

$180,000

The Salvation Army, a New York Corporation

Philadelphia

PA

$95,000

Big Brothers Big Sisters, Alamo Area

San Antonio

TX

$487,500

City of Longview

Longview

TX

$175,000

Montgomery County Youth Services, Inc

Conroe

TX

$75,000

South Plains Community Action Association, Inc.

Levelland

TX

$90,000

Center For Multicultural Human Services

Falls Church

VA

$100,000

Girl Scouts-Totem Council

Seattle

WA

$67,500

Volunteers of America Western Washington

Everett

WA

$165,000

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Milwaukee

Milwaukee

WI

$400,000

FY 2004 Sub-Total $35,030,400

FY 2004 Tribal Sub-Total $1,689,000

FY 2003 Sub-Total $8,869,544

Total $45,588,944

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