News Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, August 3, 2004 |
Contact: ACF Press Office (202) 401-9215
|
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
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FY 2004 Tribal
Sub-Total
$1,689,000
|
FY 2003
Sub-Total
$8,869,544
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Total
$45,588,944
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Note: All HHS press releases, fact sheets and other press materials are available at http://www.hhs.gov/news.
Last Revised: August 3, 2004
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