Press Release Thursday, September 25, 2003 Contact: Office of Communications 404-651-7774 Governor Perdue Announces $1.2 Million in Grant Awards for Children and Youth Atlanta - Governor Sonny Perdue announced today the approval of 28 grants totaling more than $1.2 million to support youth prevention programs in Georgia. These grants will assist in the areas of teen pregnancy prevention using abstinence education, prevention programs for high-risk youth and treatment programs for juvenile offenders. "Community based programs help keep our kids going in the right direction by reducing risk factors and providing positive role models," said Governor Sonny Perdue. "These grants will help community programs ensure a bright future for Georgia's young people." The grants were made available through the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, and the Georgia General Assembly. The grants will be administered through the state's Children and Youth Coordinating Council (CYCC). CYCC assists local communities in preventing juvenile delinquency through the provision of state and federal grants, technical assistance, training and education of service providers, and juvenile justice law projects. The agency monitors juvenile courts, detention centers and other facilities for compliance with federal regulations and state laws related to the detention of juveniles. CYCC monitors and tracks state and federal legislation and programs related to children and youth, advises the Governor's Office and the General Assembly on the potential impact of programs and legislation, and supports funding requests for programs serving children and youth. In addition, the agency administers the Georgia abstinence education initiative. For an overview of CYCC and general program information, please visit www.cycc.state.ga.us. The following programs will receive funding: Agency Name Counties Served Funding Amount Year Advantage Behavioral Health Barrow, Clarke, Elbert, Jackson, Madison, Oconee, Oglethorpe 3rd $58,013 Athens Tutorial Program Clarke 3rd $10,000 Atlanta Bar Foundation, Inc. Fulton 3rd $33,900 Baldwin County Board of Commissioners Baldwin 3rd $37,500 Boys & Girls Club of NW Georgia Floyd 1st $75,000 Boys & Girls Clubs of Camilla Mitchell County Mitchell 3rd $31,475 Bulloch County Board of Commissioners Bulloch 1st $75,000 Chattahoochee County Board of Education Chattahoochee 3rd Children's Advocacy Center-LMJC City of Conyers Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Walker 2nd Rockdale 3rd City Schools of Decatur DeKalb 2nd Crisis Pregnancy Center of Coastal Georgia, Inc. Long, Wayne 3rd Crisp County Community Council, Inc. Crisp 2nd Fulton County Conflict Defender, Inc. Fulton 2nd Johnson County Board of Education Johnson 1st McIntosh Trail MH/MR/SA Community Service Board Butts 3rd Mitchell County Board of Education Mitchell 3rd Morningstar Treatment Service, Inc. Camden, Charlton, Glynn, McIntosh, Pierce, Ware 2nd Parent and Child Development Services, Inc. Effingham 3rd Randolph County Board of Education Randolph 3rd The Boys & Girls Clubs of Glynn Glynn 2nd The Faith Center for Community Development Cherokee 1st The Fledglings, Inc. Forsyth 3rd The Fledglings, Inc. Carroll 3rd The Salvation Army Fulton 2nd Twiggs County Board of Education Twiggs 3rd Union Mission, Inc. Chatham 3rd $23,175 $20,000 $27889 $40,000 $38,535 $23,435 $150,000 $64,915 $15,000 $47,472 $48,000 $35,101 $56,250 $35,000 $75,000 $30,176 $30,138 $50,000 $59,965 $23,662 Washington-Wilkes Parks and Recreation Commission TOTAL Wilkes # # # 3rd $40,287 $1,254,888