Tuesday, August 3, 2004
Contact: ACF Press Office
(202) 401-9215
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
