**MENTORING PROGRAMS (84.184B)**

**Fiscal Year (FY) 2002 Grant Recipients**

The following school districts and non-profit, community-based
organizations have been awarded a three-year grant through the Mentoring
Programs grant competition. This program is designed to assist local
educational agencies and nonprofit, community-based organizations to
initiate, expand, or improve mentoring programs for children with the
greatest need, particularly those living in rural areas, high-crime
areas, troubled home environments, or experiencing educational failure.

[FY 2002 New Awards]{.underline}

# ALABAMA

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# Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County Board of Education \$182,485

35404 Contact: Teresa Costanzo (205) 462-1000

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# ALASKA

Fairbanks, Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Greater Fairbanks \$191,540

99707 Contact: Taber Rehbaum (907) 452-8118

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# ARIZONA 

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# Prescott, Yavapai Big Brothers/Big Sisters \$145,477

86302 Contact: Shirlee Walker (928) 778-5135

# ARKANSAS

Little Rock, Centers for Youth and Families \$96,859

77207 Contact: Meghan Feeney (501) 372-5700

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# CALIFORNIA

Berkeley, Berkeley Youth Alternatives \$122,888

94702 Contact: Kevin Williams (510) 647-0711

# Del Mar, San Dieguito for Drug Free Youth \$183,633

92014 Contact: Judith Strang (858) 755-6598

Eureka, Redwood Community Action Agency \$180,466

95501 Contact: Lorey Keele (707) 269-2052

Fillmore, Boys & Girls Club of Santa Clara \$90,598

93015 Contact: Lynn Edwards (805) 524-4836

Fort Bragg, Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Mendocino County \$178,358

95437-3314 Contact: Wendy Wall (707) 964-1228

Freemont, Students for Business, Inc. \$95,749

94536 Contact: Sherry Jennings-King (510) 795-6488

Fresno, Comprehensive Youth Services \$187,562

93726 Contact: Jacqueline Smith (559) 229-3561

Fresno, Fresno Unified School District \$187,506

93706 Contact: Linda Furnas (559) 457-3186

Gardena, Los Angeles Unified School District \$184,986

90247-4399 Contact: Richard Vladovic (310) 354-3400

Grass Valley, Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Nevada County \$117,448

95945-1362 Contact: Neil Bledsoe (530) 273-2227

Norwalk, Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District \$191,540

90650-2875 Contact: Carole Yardley (562) 868-0431

Oakland, Oakland Asian Students Educational Services \$171,185

94607-4839 Contact: Perry Chen (510) 891-9928

Placerville, Family Connections El Dorado, Inc. \$164,341

95667 Contact: Wendy Wood (530) 626-5164

San Diego, Home Start, Inc. \$168,530

92108 Contact: Cindy Grossman (619) 692-0727

San Diego, San Diego Youth & Community Services, Inc. \$149,018

92110-4638 Contact: Barbara Hansen (619) 227-8600

San Francisco, YMCA of San Francisco \$182,250

94102-3706 Contact: Wesley Rich (415) 674-0880

San Francisco, GLIDE Foundation \$149,885

94102-2735 Contact: Joyce Hayes (415) 674-6238

# COLORADO 

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# Denver, Colorado Christian Home \$140,231

80212 Contact: Margaret Nicholson (303) 433-6449

Denver, School District of Denver \$91,847

80203 Contact: Shirley Farnsworth (303) 764-3486

Denver, Catholic Charities & Community Services \$133,725

80219 Contact: Regan Suhay (303) 742-0828

# CONNECTICUT 

Hartford, Community Solutions, Inc. \$139,766

06105-1549 Contact: Cecina Reynolds (860) 527-0101

## DELAWARE 

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## Wilmington, Professional Counseling Resources, Inc. \$210,695

# 19805-1818 Contact: Lulu Nix (302) 656-6685

# DISTRICT OF 

**COLUMBIA**

Hannah Johnson CDC \$182,538

Contact: Tonja Palmer (202) 463-0365

Linking Communities for Educational Services \$106,090

Contact: Erin Pressey (202) 678-2570

Another Level Education Group \$160,635

Contact: Carl Hall (301) 809-6541

Greater Washington Urban League \$173,520

Contact: Audrey Epperson (202) 265-8200

College Bound, Inc. \$178,565

Contact: Rusin Lewis (202) 842-0858

# FLORIDA

Ft. Lauderdale Urban League of Broward County \$94,828

33311-8330 Contact: Germaine Smith-Baugh (954) 584-0777

Largo, School Board of Pinellas County \$168,952

33770-2942 Contact: Charlie Eubanks (727) 588-6299

Miami, Little Haiti Housing Association, Inc. \$185,985

33138-3755 Contact: Brenda Trigg (305) 759-2542

Miami, Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Greater Miami \$189,625

33135-3026 Contact: Sandra Lafleur (305) 644-0066

Monticello, Jefferson County Board of Education \$121,927

32344 Contact: Albert Thomas, Jr. (850) 342-0100

Ocala, Public Education Foundation of Marion County \$65,645

34478-0670 Contact: Beth McCall (352) 620-7651

Orlando, Human Services Associates, Inc. \$138,415

32805 Contact: Karen Chase (407) 836-8800

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# GEORGIA

Augusta, Boys & Girls Club of Augusta \$150,832

30904-2697 Contact: Jerry Noland (706) 736-6498

Doraville, Chamblee-Doraville Ministry Center, Inc. \$104,367

30340-1096 Contact: Chamlee Loscuito (770) 451-1030

# Greensboro, Greene County School District \$191,150

30642 Contact: John Jackson (706) 453-7688

Morrow, Georgia Community Services Program, Inc. \$150,893

30260 Contact: Dometrice Scandrick (770) 961-4214

Stone Mountain, Fledglings, Inc. \$76,902

30083-3148 Contact: Annette Pope (404) 298-3177

## HAWAII 

Pahoa, Ho'oulu Lahui \$173,392

96778 Contact: Holly Hollins (808) 965-5098

## IDAHO 

Blackfoot, Blackfoot School District \$150,957

83221 Contact: Betsy Goeltz (208) 782-9548

Boise, Big Brothers/Big Sisters of SW Idaho \$137,086

83704 Contact: Cindy Mesko (208) 377-2552

# ILLINOIS

Champaign, Board of Trustees - University of Illinois \$115,750

61820 Contact: D. Lynette O'Neal (217) 333-0234

Chicago, Sinai Community Institute \$92,837

60608 Contact: Jackie Rouse (773) 257-6875

Danville, Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Vermillion County \$82,855

61832 Contact: Laura Williams (217) 446-6601

Springfield, Communities in Schools Sangamon County \$153,874

62777 Contact: Bonnie Douglas (217) 782-3810

Springfield, Big Brothers/Big Sisters Sangamon County \$94,498

62704 Contact: Debra Beard (217) 753-1216

**INDIANA**

Bloomington, Middle Way House, Inc. \$47,145

47402-0095 Contact: Toby Strout (812) 333-7404

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## IOWA 

Ames, Youth and Shelter, Inc. \$180,699

## 50010-1628 Contact: Gerri Bugg (515) 233-3141

Denison, West Iowa Community Mental Health Center \$113,651

51442-0187 Contact: Rodney Black (712) 263-3172

## Independence, Independence Community School District \$138,238

50644-0900 Contact: Jim Murray (319) 334-7430

Spirit Lake, Dickinson County Kinship, Inc. \$76,546

51360 Contact: Michele Hafer (712) 336-2535

# KANSAS

Wichita, Kansas Big Brothers/Big Sisters \$185,959

67202 Contact: Nick Mork (316) 263-3300

# KENTUCKY

Bowling Green, Big Brothers/Big Sisters of South Central KY \$94,263

42102-9646 Contact: Amy Evans Rutledge (270) 781-1180

**LOUISIANA**

Baton Rouge, Old South Baton Rouge Community Revitalization \$111,078

70802 Corporation

Contact: Harold Webb (225) 343-9038

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# MAINE

Ellsworth, Downeast Health Services \$150,510

04605-1087 Contact: Karen Brown (800) 492-5550

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# MARYLAND 

Silver Spring, Family Learning Solutions, Inc. \$160,894

20910-2326 Contact: Lori Melman (301) 608-8096

# MASSACHUSETTS

Boston, AFC Mentoring \$85,981

02111 Contact: Justin Pasquariello (617) 695-2441

Boston, Citizen Schools \$151,696

02210-1027 Contact: Lindsay Sobel (617) 695-2300

Boston, Hispanic Office of Planning and Evaluation \$143,666

02130-2624 Contact: Jose Duran (617) 524-8888

Framingham, Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Middlesex \$126,000

6394. Contact: Maureen Goulet-Mattocks

> \(508\) 879-7762

# MICHIGAN

Freemont, Newaygo County Community Services \$81,731

49412-1522 Contact: Edward Wosinski (231) 924-0641

# MINNESOTA

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Alden, Success Through Adults Reaching Students \$39,232

56009-5430 Contact: Carolyn Smith (507) 874-3376

Minneapolis, Bolder Options, Inc. \$162,407

55404 Contact: Daniel Pfarr (612) 871-8777

Minneapolis, The Institute for New Americans \$90,925

55403 Contact: Christopher Nevin (612) 871-6350

St. Paul, CommonBound Communities \$111,525

55102 Contact: Scott Beckman (651) 291-1750

# MISSISSIPPI

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Marks, Youth Opportunities Unlimited \$157,065

38646 Contact: Evelyn Jossell (662) 326-4614

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# MISSOURI

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Lamar, Lamar Community Betterment \$156,799

64759-0224 Contact: Shonna Shorter-Kramer (417) 682-6002

St. Louis, Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri \$191,540

# 63108 Contact: Lisa Derion (314) 361-5900

**MONTANA**

Bozeman, Prevent Child Abuse, Inc. \$133,476

59772-4325 Contact: Deborah Neuman (406) 587-3840

# NEBRASKA

Crete, Crete Public Schools \$71,753

68333-1936 Contact: Marilea Thiem (402) 826-5811

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## NEVADA 

Fallon, Churchill Community Coalition \$54,732

89406 Contact: Joseph Cobery (775) 423-6695

## NEW HAMPSHIRE 

Nashua, Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Greater Nashua \$194,499

03064 Contact: Donna Swartwout (603) 883-4851

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# NEW JERSEY

Jersey City, Community Empowerment Organization, Inc. \$182,250

07306 Croix Ronald Coppage (201) 344-7898

# NEW MEXICO

Farmington, San Juan County Partnership \$482,393

87402-4609 Contact: Pamela Drake (505) 566-3530

# NEW YORK

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Auburn, Cayuga/Seneca Community Action Agency \$52,857

13021 Contact: Toni Ann Daley (315) 255-1703

Dobbs Ferry, Children's Village, Inc. \$168,742

10522 Contact: Eartha Johnson (914) 693-0600

Bronx, Urban Youth Alliance International, Inc. \$98,944

10451-0617 Contact: Ruben Austria (718) 681-8545

Brooklyn, Phoenix Houses of New York \$186,208

11217 Contact: Frank Negron (718) 858-2462

Buffalo, Research Center on Children & Youth \$145,229

14214-3072 of SUNY

Contact: Jeannette Johnson (716) 829-3991

Kingston, Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Ulster County \$138,049

12401-3907 Contact: Allan Thomas (845) 338-0431

Mineola, Family and Children's Association \$182,648

11501-4614 Contact: Philip Mickulas (516) 746-0350

# NORTH CAROLINA

Carrboro, Volunteers for Youth \$95,859

27510 Contact: Susan Worley (919) 967-4511

Raleigh, ReEntry, Inc. \$91,461

27602-0724 Contact: Robin Chasse (919) 856-7527

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# Whiteville, Columbus County Services Management \$159,439

28472-9551 Contact: Ervee Bellamy (910) 642-1862

Winston-Salem, YMCA of Greater Winston-Salem \$140,712

27101 Contact: Carole Yardley (336) 722-9772

## NORTH DAKOTA 

Bismarck, Mental Health Association of North Dakota \$181,963

58502-4106 Contact: Mark LoMurray (701) 255-3692

Dickinson, Western Wellness Foundation, Inc. \$97,169

58602-0542 Contact: Kris Fehr (701) 483-8615

# OHIO

Cincinnati, Cincinnati Youth Collaborative \$193,695

45219-2508 Contact: Miriam West (513) 475-4959

Cleveland, Youth Opportunities Unlimited \$152,632

44115-1819 Contact: Khadijah Guy (216) 566-5445

# Columbus, Prevention Council of Central Ohio \$119,693

43232 Contact: Matt Wood (614) 755-9105

McArthur, Sojourners Care Network \$180,924

45651 Contact: Richard Games (740) 596-1117

## OKLAHOMA

Tulsa, Tulsa County Independent School District 1 \$136,602

74147-0208 Contact: Joe Birdwell (918) 746-6523

## OREGON

Medford, Medford School District #549-C \$181,719

97501-3522 Contact: Carolyn Hayes (541) 842-3638

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# PENNSYLVANIA

Franklin, French Creek Christian Center \$131,205

16323-2364 Contact: Brian Borger (814) 437-5989

Philadelphia, Concerned Black Men, Inc. of Philadelphia \$177,274

19138 Contact: Louis Harris (215) 276-2806

Pittsburgh, Mt. Ararat Community Activity Center \$181,963

15206-3270 Contact: Rev. Mary Buckley (412) 441-1865

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Pittsburgh, YWCA of Greater Pittsburgh \$102,501

15208 Contact: Kelly Allen (412) 224-3124

State College, Centre County Youth Service Bureau \$78,677

16801 Contact: Denise McCann (814) 237-5731

Washington, Connect, Inc. \$108,332

15301 Contact: Kelly Goedel (724) 229-7410

# RHODE ISLAND 

Providence, Rhode Islanders Sponsoring Education \$96,726

02906 Contact: Jennifer Shimkus (401) 421-2010

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# SOUTH CAROLINA

Anderson, Anderson School District Five \$140,303

29625-3100 Contact: Carol Vickery (864) 260-5000

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**SOUTH DAKOTA**

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# Rapid City, Big Brothers/Big Sisters of the Black Hills \$97,478

57702-2439 Contact: Kerri Severson (605) 343-1488

# TENNESSEE

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Memphis, Families of Incarcerated Individuals \$180,214

38127 Contact: Andrea Payne (901) 357-9970

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# TEXAS

Arlington, Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Arlington, \$121,501

76060-7113 Contact: Michael O'Teter (817) 277-1148

Dallas, Communities in Schools -- Dallas \$59,171

75204 Contact: Beth Zimmerman (214) 827-0955

Fort Worth, Fort Worth Independent School District \$183,437

76107-1360 Contact: Nancy Ricker (817) 871-2445

Houston, Families Under Urban and Social Attack \$191,540

77288-0107 Contact: Riva Okonkwo (713) 942-9333

Houston, I Have a Dream -- Houston \$123,923

77098-3252 Contact: Lois Powers (713) 523-7326

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# UTAH

Brigham City, Lincoln Center Boys & Girls Club \$142,105

# 84302 Contact: Tabatha Mayne (435) 723-6224

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# VERMONT

Brattleboro, Alliance for Lifelong Learning \$102,579

05302-1122 Contact: Bette Smith (802) 258-2255

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# VIRGINIA

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# Falls Church, Boat People SOS \$143,245

22042-2336 Contact: Viet Ngo (703) 538-2190

# WASHINGTON

Seattle, Strategic Learning Center \$190,121

98118 Contact: Keith Lenz (206) 760-7650

## WEST VIRGINIA

Huntington, Big Brothers/Big Sisters of the Tri-State \$112,363

25701-1907 Contact: Patricia Price (304) 522-2191

## WISCONSIN 

Madison, Atwood Community Center \$179,023

53704 Contact: Becky Steinhoff (608) 241-1574

Madison, Madison Metropolitan School District \$110,068

53703-1995 Contact: Kathy Price (608) 663-4941

Westby, Wisconsin Coulee Region Community \$117,797

54667-1096 Action Center

Contact: Beth Twiton (608) 634-7362

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## WYOMING

Laramie, Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Southeast Wyoming \$191,540

82070-4323 Contact: Steve Hamaker (307) 742-2227