FY 2007 Mentoring Program Grant Awards
The Mentoring Programs discretionary grant competition makes awards to local educational agencies, nonprofit community-based organizations, and partnerships between the two, to promote school-based mentoring programs for children with greatest need. These projects seek to assist children in receiving support and guidance from a mentor; improve their academic achievement; improve interpersonal relationships with their peers, teachers, other adults, and family members; reduce their rate of dropping out of school; and reduce levels of juvenile delinquency and involvement in gangs.
Programs must serve children with the greatest need in grades 4 – 8 that reside in rural or high crime areas or troubled environments, or who attend schools with violence problems. Applicants receiving awards under this program have developed projects that link children with mentors who will receive ongoing training and support in mentoring, and have been screened using appropriate background checks.
Projects are designed to achieve one or more of the following goals: (1) assist these children in receiving support and guidance from a mentor; (2) improve the academic performance of the children; (3) improve interpersonal relationships between the children and their peers, teachers, other adults, and family members; (4) reduce the dropout rate of the children; and (5) reduce the children’s juvenile delinquency and involvement in gangs.
Alaska
Q184B070248 $237,066
Association of Alaska School Boards
1111 W. 9th Street
Juneau, AK 99801
Contact: Larry West
(907) 796-2313
Q184B070027 $185,436
Fairbanks North Star Borough School District
520 Fifth Avenue
Fairbanks, AK 99701
Contact: Crystal McCormick
(907) 452-2000
Q184B070151 $145,852
Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District
333 Schoenbar Road
Ketchikan, AK 99901
Contact: Jennifer McCarthy
(907) 247-2128
Alabama
Q184B071014 $129,842
Macon County Board of Education
501 S. School Street
Tuskegee, AL 36083
Contact: Jacqueline Brooks
(334) 727-1600
Q184B070584 $184,900
Coosa County School District
2001 Nixburg Road
Rockford, AL 35136
Contact: Lucy Browning
(256) 377-1456
Q184B070190 $178,060
Gadsden City Board of Education
P O Box 184
1026 Chestnut Street,
Gadsden, AL 35902
Contact: Mary Inzer
(256) 549-2986
Arkansas
Q184B070098 $187,040
Big Brothers Big Sisters of North Central Arkansas
1105 Deer Street, Suite 12
Conway, AR 72032
Contact: Alisha Koonce
(501) 336-9505
Q184B070951 $160,508
Word of Outreach Christian Academy
3300 Asher Avenue
Little Rock, AR 72204
Contact: Cheryl Washington
(501) 663-0300
Arizona
Q184B070599 $120,222
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeastern Arizona
2707 S. White Mountain Rd.
Show Low, AZ 85901
Contact: Karen Burchwell
(928) 537-1996
Q184B070669 $133,260
StrengthBuilding Partners
110 S Church Avenue Suite 7184
Tucson, AZ 85701
Contact: Pamela Clark-Raines
(520) 546-9296
Q184B070713 $178,070
Self Made Men Women and Children, Inc.
3201 N. 16th Street, Suite #14
Phoenix, AZ 85016
Contact: Hasan Garrett
(602) 277-1226
Q184B070940 $195,165
Pinal Hispanic Council
712 North Main Street
Eloy, AZ 85231
Contact: Ralph Varela
(520) 466-7765
California
Q184B070207 $199,463
Be A Mentor, Inc.
4588 Peralta Blvd., Suite 17
Fremont, CA 94536
Contact: Robert Goetsch
(510) 795-6488
Q184B070503 $198,380
Indio Youth Task Force
46800 Jackson Street
Indio, CA 92201
Contact: Brad Ramos
(760) 391-4030
Q184B070864 $150,781
Los Angeles Metropolitan Churches
7607 South Western Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90047
Contact: Felicia Jones
(323) 238-0445
Q184B070705 $197,461
Asian American Recovery Services
1115 Mission Road
San Francisco, CA 94080
Contact: Lien Cao
(408) 271-3900
Q184B070365 $195,103
Bellevue Union Elementary School District
3223 Primrose Avenue
Santa Rosa, CA 95407
Contact: Julie McClure
(707) 318-1363
Q184B070810
Napa County Office of Education $196,049
2121 Imola Avenue
Napa, CA 94559
Contact: Terry Longoria
(707) 259-5979
Q184B070852 $150,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Orange County
14131 Yorba Street Ste 200
Tustin, CA 92780
Contact: Megan Hartman
(714) 544-7773
Q184B070136 $151,720
Moss Beach Homes, Inc. Experience Corps Bay Area
333 Gellert Blvd.
Daly City, CA 94015
Contact: Janet Oh
(415) 759-3690
Q184B070801 $176,596
TCU Community Partnerships, Inc.
1040 S. Mt. Vernon Ave.
Colton, CA 92324
Contact: Deidra Wonsey
(909) 797-9870
Q184B070966 $197,365
Birth Choice of Temecula
27488 Enterprise Circle West #4
Temecula, CA 92590
Contact: Jennifer Cartell
(951) 699-9808
Q184B070555 $200,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mendocino County, Inc.
498 N. McPherson St.
Fort Bragg, CA 95437
Contact: Wendy Wall
(707) 964-1228
Q184B070585 $158,275
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ventura County, Inc.
445 Rosewood Ste Q
Camarillo, CA 93010
Contact: Lynn Edmonds
(805) 907-6576
Q184B071027 $197,929
Youth for Christ Central Valley
937 Coffee Road, Suite 5
Modesto, CA 95355
Contact: Rick Fritzemeier
(209) 522-9568
Q184B070970 $200,000
Oakland Asian Students Educational Services
196 10th Street
Oakland, CA 94607
Contact: Jessian Choy
(510) 891-9928
Q184B070430 $149,980
Children's Empowerment, Inc.
480 Collins Avenue
Colma, CA 94014
Contact: Spencer Holeman
(650) 994-4200
Q184B070039 $149,433
People Reaching Out
5299 Auburn Boulevard
Sacramento, CA 95841
Contact: Heather Spano
(916) 576-3300
Q184B070652 $178,058
Wheatland School District
111 Main Street
Wheatland, CA 95692
Contact: Cory O'Neal
(530) 633-4061
Q184B070807 $100,000
San Diego County Superintendent of Schools
6401 Linda Vista Rd.
San Diego, CA 92111
Contact: Wayne Sakamoto
(858) 292-3569
Q184B070396 $194,813
San Diego County Superintendent of Schools
6401 Linda Vista Road
San Diego, CA 92111
Contact: Charles Daleo
(619) 718-6674
Q184B070738 $182,400
Break the Barriers
8555 N. Cedar Avenue
Fresno, CA 93720
Contact: Deby Hergenrader
(559) 432-6292
Q184B070842 $200,000
Imperial County Office of Education
1398 Sperber Road
El Centro, CA 92243
Contact: Michael McFadden
(760) 312-6498
Q184B070408 $200,000
Friends for Youth, Inc.
1741 Broadway
Redwood City, CA 90001
Contact: Rebecca Cooper
(650) 368-4464
Q184B070429 $202,140
San Francisco Unified School District
555 Franklin Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
Contact: Meyla Ruwin
(415) 242-2615
Q184B070453 $173,275
The Cambodian Family
1111 E. Wakeham Avenue
Santa Ana, CA 92705
Contact: Sundaram Rama
(714) 973-7184
Q184B070913 $188,025
Mentor Me Petaluma
35 Maria Drive, Suite 852
Petaluma, CA 94954
Contact: Val Richman
(707) 778-4798
Q184B070880 $200,000
Encourage Tomorrow
1177 E. Shaw
Fresno, CA 93710
Contact: Suzanne Moreno
(559) 233-2880
Q184B070084 $182,681
Tehama County Department of Education
1135 Lincoln Street
Red Bluff, CA 96080
Contact: Amy Henderson
(530) 527-5811
Q184B070137 $200,000
Reach Out West End
1126 W. Foothill Blvd., Suite 185
Upland, CA 91786
Contact: Diana Fox
(909) 982-8641
Q184B070406 $191,974
Children Uniting Nations
1006 N. Rexford Drive
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Contact: Daphna Ziman
(310) 271-8421
Q184B070566 $183,876
Antelope Valley Partners for Health
1122 W. Avenue L-12 #102
Lancaster, CA 93534
Contact: Grace Lubwama
(661) 942-4719
Q184B071053 $85,760
PACT Mentoring Program
635 Divisadero Street
San Francisco, CA 94117
Contact: Bettie Hodges
(415) 922-2550
Q184B070361 $178,947
Metro United Methodist Urban Ministry
3295 Meade Avenue
San Diego, CA 92116
Contact: Lorna Pallares
(619) 236-9922
Q184B070699 $200,000
Alum Rock Counseling Center, Inc.
1245 East Santa Clara Street
San Jose, CA 95148
Contact: Lorena Sanchez-Castaneda
(408) 294-0500
Colorado
Q184B070526 $178,441
Boulder Valley School District RE-2
6500 Arapahoe Road
Boulder, CO 80303
Contact: Bee Wallace
(303) 447-5137
Q184B070111 $171,656
Catholic Charities and Community Services of the
Archdiocese -- Youth Services Office of Family and Children
2525 W Alameda Ave
Denver, CO 80219
Contact: Regan Suhay
(303) 742-0828
Connecticut
Q184B070968 $118,629
Bridges… A Community Support System Inc.
949 Bridgeport Avenue
Milford, CT 06460
Contact: David Jacob
(203) 878-6365
Delaware
Q184B070752 $176,743
Delaware Adolescent Program, Inc.
2900 Van Buren Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
Contact: Devona Williams
(302) 659-1099
District of Columbia
Q184B070192 LNESC Kansas City $193,500
Q184B070229 LNESC Colorado Springs $193,500
Q184B070236 LNESC Dallas $193,500
Q184B070244 LNESC San Francisco $193,500
Q184B070259 LNESC Pomona $194,500
Q184B070334 LNESC Houston $193,500
Q184B070367 LNESC Bayamon $193,500
LULAC National Educational Service Centers, Inc.
2000 L Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Contact: Richard Roybal
(202) 835-9646
Q184B070820 $198,790
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the National Capital Area
1763 Columbia Road, NW
Washington, DC 20009
Contact: Paul Bliss
(202) 328-7181
Q184B070945 $62,578
Youth Services & Development Corps
2909 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20020
Contact: Jennica Whitfield
(202) 575-3337
Florida
Q184B070867 $197,000
Potter's House Community Development, Inc.
3111 E. Wilder Ave.
Tampa, FL 33610
Contact: Patricia Hauser
(813) 927-8711
Georgia
Q184B070328 $412,743
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta
100 Edgewood Avenue, Suite 710
Atlanta, GA 30303
Contact: DePriest Waddy
(404) 601-7007
Q184B070775 $153,206
The Center for Working Families, Inc.
477 Windsor Street
Atlanta, GA 30312
Contact: Mtamanika Youngblood
(404) 223-3303
Q184B070799 $195,483
Volunteer Macon
195 Holt Avenue
Macon, GA 31201
Contact: Sandra Jackson
(478) 745-3984
Hawaii
Q184B070863 $146,744
Breakthroughs for Youth at Rick Inc.
46-022 Alaloa St Suite 216
Kaneohe, HI 96744
Contact: Clinton Terrell
(808) 372-4752
Illinois
Q184B070446 $185,944
Homework Hangout Club, Inc.
2170 N. Edward Street
Decatur, IL 62526
Contact: Keith Anderson
(217) 872-2306
Q184B070870 $198,773
Chicago Youth Centers
104 S. Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60603
Contact: Cheryl Howard
(777) 268-3815
Q184B070463 $102,357
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Vermillion County
100 N. Franklin Street, Suite B
Danville, IL 61832
Contact: Marie Henton
(217) 446-6601
Q184B071036 $158,305
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Macon County, Inc.
117 North Main Street
Decatur, IL 62523
Contact: Jeanne Stahleber
(217) 428-4240
Q184B070460 $94,521
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwestern Illinois
6400 West Main
Belleville, IL 62223
Contact: Barbara Cempura
(618) 398-3162
Q184B070424 $131,344
Bremen Youth Services
15350 South Oak Park Avenue
Oak Forest, IL 60452
Contact: Donald Sebek
(708) 687-9211
Q184B070552 $176,000
L.I.F.E Support Incorporated
31 W. Downer Place
Aurora, IL 60506
Contact: Rodney Davis
(630) 844-1930
Q184B070781 $196,086
SGA Youth & Family Services
11 East Adams
Chicago, IL 60603
Contact: Susana Marotta
(312) 447-4321
Indiana
Q184B070641 $173,706
North Lawrence Community Schools
460 W Street
Bedford, IN 47421
Contact: Ronald Snapp
(812) 229-3521
Iowa
Q184B070239 $189,777
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Mississippi Valley
131 West Third Street, Suite M-13
Davenport, IA 52801
Contact: Jay Justin
(563) 323-8006
Q184B070513 $154,008
Clinton Community School District
600 South 4th Street
Clinton, IA 52732
Contact: Randall Clegg
(563) 243-9600
Q184B070692 $159,630
Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Northeast Iowa
2530 University Avenue, Suite 8
Waterloo, IA 50701
Contact: Lannia Syren
(319) 235-9397
Kansas
Q184B070828 $158,300
Haysville Unified School District #261
1745 West Grand
Haysville, KS 67050
Contact: John Burke
(316) 554-220
Kentucky
Q184B070744 $148,000
Corbin Independent Schools
108 Roy Kidd Avenue
Corbin, KY 40701
Contact: Mark Daniels
(606) 528-1303
Q184B070165 $123,214
Kentucky State University
400 East Main
Frankfort, KY 40601
Contact: Herman Walston
(502) 597-5908
Q184B070721 $144,206
Leslie County Board of Education
108 Maple Street
Leslie, KY 41749
Contact: Carl Little
(606) 672-2397
Louisiana
Q184B070789 $253,965
Ouachita Parish School System
100 Bry Street
Monroe, LA 71291
Contact: Pam Barton
(318) 387-8267
Q184B070119 $181,426
Supportive Integrated Services Inc.
842 Margaret Place
Shreveport, LA 71101
Contact: Tonya Williams
(318) 675-0406
Massachusetts
Q184B070639 $157,096
Family Service, Inc.
430 North Canal Street
Lawrence, MA 01840
Contact: Elizabeth Sweeney
(978) 683-9505
Q184B070097 $83,940
Melrose Alliance Against Violence, Inc.
235 West Foster Street
Melrose, MA 02176
Contact: Rebecca B Mooney
(781) 662-2010
Q184B070845 $199,619
New England Farm Worker's Council
1628-1640 Main Street
Springfield, MA 01103
Contact: Bruce Young-Canderlaria
(413) 272-2299
Q184B070999 $167,830
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Hampden County
101 State Street Suite 801
Springfield, MA 01103
Contact: Elizabeth Russell
(413) 781-4730
Q184B070267 $183,476
Big Brother Big Sister Association of Franklin County
116 Federal Street
Greenfield, MA 01301
Contact: Kay Johnson
(413) 772-0915
Maryland
Q184B070273 $154,677
Montgomery County Public Schools
850 Hungerford Drive
Rockville, MD 20850
Contact: Carol Dahlberg
(301) 989-5780
Q184B071006 $196,300
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Maryland
3600 Clipper Mill Road Suite 250
Baltimore, MD 21211
Contact: Wendy Bohdel
(410) 243-4000
Maine
Q184B070201 $183,747
Maine School Administrative District #17
1570 Main Street Suite 11
Oxford, ME 04270
Contact: John Parsons
(207) 743-8972
Michigan
Q184B070196 $354,739
Francis Reh PSA Public School District
2201 Owen Street
Saginaw, MI 48601
Contact: Diane Hofman
(989) 753-2349
Q184B070693 $127,550
Alma Public Schools
1500 North Pine Avenue
Alma, MI 48801
Contact: Virginia Holmes
(989) 466-7539
Q184B070167 $199,471
Inkster Public Schools
29115 Carlysle St.
Inkster, MI 48141
Contact: Thomas G Maridada
(734) 722-5310
Q184B070120 $342,002
George Crockett Academy
4851 14th Street
Detroit, MI 48208
Contact: Cathie Hirsch
(313) 896-6078
Q184B070226 $183,721
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Marquette County, Inc.
101 Pioneer Avenue
Negaunee, MI 49866
Contact: Jayne Letts
(906) 475-7801
Q184B070375 $168,995
Big Brothers Big Sisters Michigan Capital Region
1235-A Center Street
Lansing, MI 48906
Contact: Michael Klauka
(517) 372-0160
Q184B070832 $179,634
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Grand Rapids
805 Leonard NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Contact: Sharon Loughridge
(616) 451-2021
Minnesota
Q184B070588 $138,635
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Minnesota
15 Sixth Avenue North
St. Cloud, MN 56303
Contact: Perry Rollings
(320) 253-1616
Missouri
Q184B071058 $95,575
Chillicothe R-11 School District
1020 Old Hwy 36
Chillicothe, MO 64601
Contact: Nancy Elliott
(660) 973-2022
Q184B070901 $147,600
Poplar Bluff R-1 Schools
1110 N. Westwood Blvd.
Poplar Bluff, MO 63901
Contact: Brenda K Allen
(573) 785-4392
Q184B070809 $193,540
Rockwood R-VI School District
111 E. North Street
Eureka, MO 63025
Contact: Art McCoy
(636) 938-2200
Mississippi
Q184B070035 $199,506
Noxubee County Citizen's Improvement League, Inc.
754A Martin Luther King Drive
Brooksville, MS 39739
Contact: Sandra Jones
(662) 738-5773
Q184B070718 $174,882
Quitman School District
104 East Franklin Street
Quitman, MS 39355
Contact: Suzanne Hawley
(601) 776-2187
Montana
Q184B070019 $122,497
Thrive Inc
PO Box 4325
Bozeman, MT 59772
Contact: Deborah Neuman
(406) 587-3840
Nebraska
Q184B070347 $150,793
Lincoln Public Schools
5901 O Street
Lincoln, NE 68501
Contact: Deila J Steiner
(402) 436-1988
Q184B070987 $121,058
Heartland Big Brothers Big Sisters
6201 Havelock Avenue
Lincoln, NE 68507
Contact: Tom Crew
(402) 464-2227
Q184B070753 $76,931
Grand Island Public Schools
123 South Webb Road
Grand Island, NE 68802
Contact: James Werth
(308) 385-5900
New Hampshire
Q184B070975 $47,573
Superintendent School Administrative Unit 43
9 Depot Street Suite 2
Newport, NH 03773
Contact: William Mealey
(603) 863-3540
New Jersey
Q184B070905 $172,688
Protestant Community Centers, Inc.
25 James Street
Newark, NJ 07102
Contact: William Madsen
(973) 621-2273
Q184B070168 $152,563
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Camden & Gloucester Counties
246 S White Horse Pike
Audubon, NJ 08106
Contact: Robert Jakubowski
(856) 546-1221
New Mexico
Q184B070745 $200,000
Youth Development, Inc.
6301 Central Avenue, NW
Albuquerque, NM 87105
Contact: Diana Lopez
(505) 352-3413
New York
Q184B070623 $200,000
Syracuse City School District
725 Harrison Street
Syracuse, NY 13210
Contact: Michael Puntschenko
(315) 435-5840
Q184B070681 $132,138
Champlain Valley Family Center
20 Ampersand Drive
Plattsburgh, NY 12901
Contact: Constance Wille
(518) 566-6382
Q184B070962 $200,000
Children of Promise NYC
90-05 199th Street
Jamaica, NY 11423
Contact: Sharon Content
(917) 676-8969
Q184B070772 $199,796
The After-School Corporation
925 Ninth Avenue
New York, NY 10019
Contact: Martha King
(212) 547-6983
Q184B070177 $74,079
Hornell City School District
25 Pearl Street
Hornell, NY 14843
Contact: Maureen Sweet
(607) 324-1303
Q184B070576 $200,000
Cattaraugus-Allegany-Erie-Wyoming BOCES
1825 Windfall Road
Olean, NY 14760
Contact: Robert Olczak
(716) 376-8200
Q184B070096 $154,820
City School District of the City of Elmira, NY Inc.
951 Hoffman Street
Elmira, NY 14905
Contact: Christine Mecke
(607) 735-3097
Q184B070153 $121,767
Chautauqua Striders, Inc.
101 E. Fourth Street
Jamestown, NY 14701
Contact: David Reinhardt
(716) 488-2203
Q184B070568 $169,395
Ithaca Youth Bureau
1 James L. Gibbs Dr.
Ithaca, NY 14850
Contact: Allen Green
(607) 273-8364
Q184B070570 $197,080
Boys & Girls Clubs of Schenectady
P.O. Box 466
Schenectady, NY 12301
Contact: Thomas Ciancetta
(518) 374-4714
Q184B070567 $179,346
Uniondale Union Free School District
933 Goodrich Street
Uniondale, NY 11553
Contact: Stacie Reid
(516) 560-8661
Q184B070036 $194,650
American Latin Association of New York
922 Hoe Avenue
Bronx, NY 10459
Contact: Israel Rodriguez
(646) 260-3382
North Carolina
Q184B070948 $198,326
Healthy Start Charter Academy
807 W. Chapel Hill Street
Durham, NC 27701
Contact: Dietrich Danner
(919) 688-5599
Q184B070980 $135,159
Communities in Schools of Moore County Inc.
231 West Pennsylvania Avenue
Southern Pines, NC 28387
Contact: Andrea Korte
(910) 692-9010
Q184B070853 $174,200
Communities in Schools of Montgomery County
522 Allen St
Troy, NC 27371
Contact: James Matheny
(336) 461-1558
Q184B070750 $347,538
Halifax County Schools
P.O. Box 468
Halifax, NC 27839
Contact: Carolyn Johnson
(252) 583-5111
North Dakota
Q184B070649 $188,739
Western Wellness Foundation Inc.
135 W. Villard Street
Stark, ND 58601
Contact: Kris Fehr
(701) 483-8615
Ohio
Q184B070294 $119,562
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Butler County
5539 Eureka Drive
Hamilton, OH 45011
Contact: Carolyn Winslow
(513) 867-1227
Q184B070133 $181,426
Youth Engaged for Successful Lives, Inc.
4239 Vineshire Drive
Columbus, OH 43227
Contact: Patricia Stewart
(614) 212-0968
Q184B070383 $349,908
Lake Erie Academy
2740 West Central Avenue
Toledo, OH 43606
Contact: Beverly Baker
(419) 475-3786
Oklahoma
Q184B070646 $169,968
Maryetta School District
Rural Route 6
Stilwell, OK 74960
Contact: Lori Means
(918) 696-2285
Q184B070687 $54,051
Warner Public Schools District 51074
Route 1
Warner, OK 74469
Contact: Monte Madewell
(918) 463-5171
Oregon
Q184B070359 $180,000
Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization Youth
& Family Services School-Based Programs
10301 NE Glisan Street
Portland, OR 97220
Contact: Lee Cha
(503) 235-9396