FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? OJJDP
FRIDAY,
JANUARY 19, 2001 ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 202/307-0703
???????? NEW GRANTS TO SUPPORT MENTORING
EFFORTS FOR AT-RISK YOUTH
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- More than 2,500 at-risk young
people in 20 states and Puerto Rico will receive one-to-one mentoring to help
keep them in school and away from drugs and crime.? More than $5.6 million in Justice Department grants will be
distributed to 28 sites, including Atlanta, Detroit, Jacksonville and Oakland,
through the Juvenile Mentoring Program (JUMP). ???????
?We know that at-risk young people who are fortunate
enough to have a mentor are less likely to turn to violence, drugs or alcohol
than others,? said John J. Wilson, Acting Administrator of the Justice
Department?s Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP),
which administers the JUMP grants.? ?The
challenge is providing a mentor to every youth who needs one.?
?OJJDP selected
the 28 sites through a competitive review process from a pool of 534
applicants.? Awards range from $190,000
to $210,000 for use over the next three years.
The varied mentoring programs share three goals:
improved academic performance, reduced school dropout rates and prevention of
delinquent behavior.? All sites are
required to coordinate their activities with local schools.? Some programs emphasize tutoring and
academics, others emphasize vocational counseling and job skills.
Many sites will recruit law enforcement officers as
mentors.? College students, senior
citizens, military personnel, business people, clergy, doctors, lawyers,
teachers, tribal leaders and government employees will serve as volunteer
mentors in other programs.? Prospective
mentors can call a toll-fee number, 1-877/Be-A-Mentor (1-877/232-6368),
to receive a list of nearby JUMP sites and other mentoring programs that need
volunteers.
Young people participating in the projects will be
drawn from first grade through high school.
Ten sites focus on minority youth and 2 sites target girls.? Five projects specifically target
court-involved youth.
The sites represent a strong cross-section of projects
from every region in the nation. Eight are
predominantly rural, 16 are urban, 2 include
both rural and urban areas, 1 is suburban,
while 1 is on an Indian reservation. All sites
will also participate in the continuing national evaluation of JUMP.
Attached is a list of JUMP grants.?? Information about JUMP and other OJJDP
programs, publications and conferences is available from OJJDP?s Web site at www.ojjdp.ncjrs.org and from OJJDP's Juvenile Justice Clearinghouse, Box 6000,
Rockville, Maryland 20857.? The
toll-free number is 1-800/638-8736.
Copies of the recent OJJDP bulletin Juvenile Mentoring Program: A
Progress Review are also available through the Web site and Clearinghouse.
Information about other bureaus and
program offices in the Justice Department?s Office of Justice Programs is
available at www.ojp.usdoj.gov.? Media should contact
OJP?s Office of Congressional and Public Affairs at 202/307-0703.
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OJJDP 01040
OFFICE OF JUVENILE? AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION
JUVENILE MENTORING PROGRAM (JUMP)
GRANT AWARDEES - FY 2000
STATE |
CITY |
GRANTEE |
AMOUNT* |
CONTACT |
PHONE NUMBER |
Alabama |
Montgomery |
Fathers Active in Children's Education |
$210,000 |
Willie L. Cook |
334/281‑7775 |
Arizona |
Prescott |
Yavapai Big Brothers/Big Sisters |
$209,684 |
?M. Kathleen Murphy |
520/778‑5135 |
Arkansas |
Pine Bluff |
Jefferson County Government |
$210,000 |
Mr. Lee A. Johnson |
870/541‑8502 |
California |
Oakland |
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the East Bay |
$208,605 |
Curtiss Sarikey |
510/729‑5061 |
California |
San Jose |
Friends Outside in Santa Clara County |
$210,000 |
Jennifer Tait |
408/295‑6033 |
California |
Santa Cruz |
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Santa Cruz
City |
$210,000 |
Marie Cubillas |
831/464‑8691 |
California |
South Lake Tahoe |
Tahoe Youth and Family Services |
$210,000 |
Melissa Berry |
530/541‑2445 |
Florida |
Jacksonville |
Big Brothers Big Sisters of North
Florida, Inc. |
$209,921 |
Michael Elem |
904/727‑9797 |
Georgia |
Atlanta |
Cool Girls, Inc. |
$210,000 |
Michelle Pearce |
404/420‑4364 |
Indiana |
Gary |
Youth Family Community Renewal |
$210,000 |
Bennie Simmons |
219/883‑6642 |
Illinois |
Carbondale |
The Exeter Group, Ltd. |
$210,000 |
Carol Tomaszewicz |
618/351‑1604 |
Illinois |
Chicago |
Sinai Community Institute |
$210,000 |
Claude Jacob |
773/257‑4796 |
Kentucky |
Newport |
Newport Board of Education |
$205,352 |
Frank Bruns |
606/292‑3030 |
STATE |
CITY |
GRANTEE |
AMOUNT* |
CONTACT |
PHONE NUMBER |
Maine |
Augusta |
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Kennebee
Valley |
$195,557 |
Elizabeth Merrifield |
207/626‑3408 |
Michigan |
Detroit |
Henry Ford Health System |
$209,216 |
J. Richard Blakeney |
313/871‑5455 |
Missouri |
Kansas City |
Youth Friends |
$210,000 |
Lisa Adkins |
816/842‑7082 |
Nebraska |
Omaha |
Board of Regents of the University of
Nebraska at Omaha |
$209,993 |
Theresa
Barron‑McKeagney |
402/554‑2791 |
New Hampshire |
Nashua |
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater
Nashua, Inc. |
$190,000 |
Donna Swartwout |
603/883‑4851 |
New York |
Hempstead |
Leadership Training Institute (LTI) |
$208,641 |
Mel Jackson |
516/483‑3400 |
New York |
Rochester |
Urban League of Rochester, N.Y., Inc. |
$210,000 |
William G. Clark |
716/325‑6530 |
Oklahoma |
Idabel |
Kiamichi Youth Services, Inc. (KYS) |
$210,000 |
John H. Lambe |
580/286‑3009 |
Oregon |
Portland |
Community Project for At‑Risk
Youth |
$210,000 |
Elizabeth Katona |
503/731‑8797 |
Puerto Rico |
San Juan |
Inter American University of Puerto Rico |
$209,266 |
Amaury Boscio |
787/766‑1912 |
Tennessee |
Jackson |
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Madison
County, Inc. |
$199,847 |
Michael Jackson |
901/935‑2447 |
Texas |
Brownsville |
Brownsville Independent School District |
$210,000 |
Jimmy R. Haynes |
956/548‑8242 |
STATE |
CITY |
GRANTEE |
AMOUNT* |
CONTACT |
PHONE NUMBER |
Texas |
Edinburg |
New Beginnings Behavioral Health
Services, Inc. |
$209,990 |
Todd Kitsmiller |
956/630‑5661 |
Texas |
El Paso |
Family Service of El Paso, Inc. |
$209,640 |
Richard Salcido |
915/544‑4203 |
Wyoming |
Arapahoe |
Boys & Girls Club of the Northern
Arapaho Tribe |
$209,887 |
Daniel J. Oldman |
307/857‑0545 |
Total:
???????????????????????????????????????????????????$5,688,970
* Award
amounts are subject to final budget review