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President's HHS budget provides safety net for inmates' children.(FY 2005 Federal Budget)(Department of Health & Human Services)(Brief Article)
Economic Opportunity Report, February, 2004
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' FY 2005 budget proposal includes $50 million for the Mentoring Children of Prisoners initiative, a program supported by President Bush, that is aimed at ending the shame and stigma for children who have parents that are incarcerated.
In FY 2004 more than 50 grants were awarded to nonprofits and faith-based organizations, including Big Brothers Big Sisters of Bucks County, Pa., in suburban Philadelphia. While 40 children whose parents are in jail have already been placed with mentors, the organization eventually hopes to reach about 300 kids, Executive Director Mary Ann Conway told EOR..
A massive recruitment effort is under way for volunteers, who must go through extensive training. A major obstacle of...
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