FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, August 03, 2004
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Department of Health and Human Services
Contact: ACF Press Office
202-401-9215
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President Announces Mentoring Grants for Children of Prisoners |
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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
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$300,000.00
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Catholic Community Service |
Juneau |
AK
|
$132,000.00
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State of Alabama Child Abuse and Neglect
Prevention Board |
Montgomery |
AL
|
$900,000.00
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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
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Family Support Services of the
Bay Area |
Oakland |
CA
|
$175,000.00
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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
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Tahoe Youth and Family Services
|
South Lake Tahoe |
CA
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$65,000.00
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Prevent Child Abuse California
|
North Highlands |
CA
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$400,000.00
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America On Track |
Santa Ana |
CA
|
$130,000.00
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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
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Southeast Dade Ministerial
Alliance |
Homestead |
FL
|
$550,000.00
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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
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Metro Atlanta
Youth for Christ |
Decatur |
GA
|
$165,000.00
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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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