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Discontinued Program -- Community Youth Grants

These grants expired in December 2001 and no additional Community Youth Grant funding (with the exception of continued funding for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Wisconsin) was provided.

Community Youth Grants have been awarded to 7 Targeted Agencies and 29 Competitive Agencies. These organizations will be providing services that will improve social, academic and employment skills for low-income, TANF eligible youth 5-18 years old.

The grants will be used to address the needs of low-income youth by providing a safe environment that allows them to strengthen relationships with their parents, schools and neighborhoods.

The grants will be used by local (municipal, county and school district) governments, non-profit agencies, community-based organizations and for-profit agencies. In addition to social development and job training, the grants will pay for runaway services, leadership training, peer counseling and other programs.

Targeted Agencies = 7.3 Million Dollars:

1. Boys and Girls Clubs of Wisconsin (Statewide) -- Boys and Girls Clubs will provide citizenship and leadership development, the arts, health and life skills, educational and career development, sports, fitness, and recreation. They will also provide social and cultural activities at all 26 sites.
2. Safe & Sounds (Milwaukee) -- This program is designed to prevent youth crime and violence by organizing neighborhoods against drug sales and gangs and by giving youth safe, constructive activity centers after school, in the evenings, on the weekends, and in the summer. This funding will allow the expansion of Safe & Sound and offer program services in about 20 Milwaukee neighborhoods.
3. Good Samaritan Project (Milwaukee) -- This program works with individuals and families to fight drug and alcohol abuse , child abuse, homelessness, and family violence. The Good Samaritan Project will also develop a youth mentoring program.
4. New Concept Self-Development Center (Milwaukee) -- New Concept Self-Development Center will collaborate with youth and family agencies throughout Milwaukee County to provide job placement/training referrals, nutrition education and counseling, relationships information, social support, leisure and recreational activities, basic educational skills, self-control training, and life skills management activities.
5. Silver Spring Neighborhood Association (Milwaukee) -- This program includes Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Abuse (ATODA) Prevention, SSNC Spartans Track Team, and Community Learning Center (CLC). The program components will include alcohol, tobacco and other drug prevention, leadership skill building, social skill opportunities, and recreational activities to enhance academic, leadership and social skills.
6. Passports for Youth (Milwaukee) -- A program developed by the YMCA of Metropolitan Milwaukee and is designed to guide youth and their families towards making successful choices for their futures. The core focus of the Passports for Youth program is: promoting school success and academic support, providing career development/exploration workshops, and promoting social and personal development.
7. Youth Leadership Academy, Inc. and United Community Center (Milwaukee) -- The Youth Leadership Academy will serve low-income African-American boys in grades 3-12 from Milwaukee's central city. The three core areas are: social skills training ranging from social interaction to personal accountability to support network development; job skills and entrepreneur training, internships and leadership development; and a musical training and performance program. United Community Center serves a low-income, predominantly Hispanic population on Milwaukee's south side. The Center's afterschool program provides academic support to kids ages 6 to 13. Homework assistance, subject specific tutoring and small group instruction are available.

Competitive Agencies = 7.7 Million Dollars Available

1. Catholic Charities of Archdiocese of Milwaukee, Inc.
2. Lao Family Community, Inc. -- Milwaukee, Waukesha, Ozaukee, and Washington Counties.
3. Social Development Commission -- Milwaukee
4. United Community Center -- Milwaukee
5. Allied-Dunn marsh Neighborhood Center -- Dane County
6. Hmong/American Friendship Association, Inc. -- Milwaukee County
7. Milwaukee Public Schools -- W-2 Regions 1,2,3 & 6
8. Wisconsin Association of Runaway Services -- Statewide
9. Community Enterprises of Greater Milwaukee -- Williamsburg Heights Community
10. Journey House -- United Neighborhood Centers of Milwaukee
11. Northland Community Services, Inc. -- Marquette County
12. Family Services of Northeast Wisconsin, Inc. -- Brown County
13. Team Leadership Center, Inc. -- Door and Kewaunee Counties
14. UW- Milwaukee -- Southside of Milwaukee
15. Children's Service Society of Wisconsin -- Waukesha County
16. Children's Service Society of Wisconsin -- Cities of Baraboo, Eau Claire, Milwaukee, Oshkosh and Stevens Point
17. Indianhead Community Action Agency -- Burnett, Clark, Rusk, Sawyer, Taylor, Ashland, Douglas, Bayfield, Iron, Price, Barron, Polk and Lincoln Counties; Tribes: Lac Courte Oreilles, Bad River and St. Croix
18. YWCA of Greater Milwaukee -- Milwaukee County
19. St. Charles Youth & Family Services, Inc. -- Milwaukee County
20. City of Racine Health Department -- City of Racine
21. Walker's Point Youth and Family Center -- Milwaukee County
22. Opportunities of Industrialization Center of Greater Milwaukee -- City of Milwaukee
23. Wilson House, Inc. -- Sheboygan County
24. Lutheran Social Services of Wisconsin & Upper Michigan, Inc. -- Eau Claire County
25. Forward Service Corporation -- Forest, Oneida and Vilas counties
26. Family Services Lakeshore, Inc. -- City of Manitowoc
27. East Madison Community Center -- Dane County
28. Cooperative Educational Service Agency #3 -- Grant, Iowa, Crawford, Richland, and Lafayette Counties
29. Fond du Lac County -- Department of Social Services