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"We know that kids are most likely to get in trouble after school
when they aren't under the supervision of a parent or responsible
adult. That's why it's important that we give young people a safe
place to be when school is out and their parents are working,"
Blagojevich said. "The Teen REACH program has been successful in
giving thousands of youth safe and educational after-school
alternatives that have helped them stay on the right track in school
and in life."
Teen REACH services include improving academic performance; life
skills education; parental and community involvement; recreation,
sports, cultural and artistic activities; and positive adult
mentors.
"More than 1 million school-age children in Illinois live in
families where the sole parent or both parents work," said
Department of Human Services Secretary Carol L. Adams, Ph.D. "The
hours from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. can be the toughest hours during the day
for many of our youth. During these hours after school, many
children are left alone because their parents or guardians are
working outside the home."
Mounting evidence shows that how children occupy their time
during non-school hours is directly related to their ability to
achieve in school and contribute to society. A number of studies
have found that children who attend quality after-school programs
have better peer relations, emotional adjustment, school grades and
conduct than their peers who are unsupervised after school (Posner &
Vandell, 1994; Baker and Witt, 1995).
"It's important for Teen REACH programs to fit the needs of their
individual communities," Adams said. "So, new this year are
Teen REACH Focus grants that support highly focused initiatives
such as music production, gender-specific programming or worldview
programming."
"There are over 40 active street gangs in Humboldt Park making
life unbearable for many families," said Freddy Calixto of BUILD
Inc. in Chicago. "Recruitment is a daily activity for them, and
there is a great need to keep our youth away from the dangers of
gangs, violence and drugs. Parents need to know that their children
are safe at all times. BUILD's Teen REACH program in Humboldt Park
not only provides a safe environment for the youth when they are out
of school; it also provides academic assistance to ensure
educational success of all program participants, as well as life
skills and recreational activities that teach our youth to be
successful in school, work and play."
Following is a list of the Teen REACH grants for fiscal 2006.
(Agency name, city, amount)
- A Knock At Midnight, NFP, Chicago, $70,000
- ABJ Center of the Arts, Chicago, $120,000
- ABJ Community Services, Chicago, $147,000
- Abraham Lincoln Centre, Chicago, $96,000
- Ada S. McKinley Community Services Inc., Chicago, $98,000
- Adams County Health Department, Quincy, $200,000
- Albany Park Community Center, Chicago, $156,800
- Alfred Campanelli YMCA, Schaumburg, $88,200
- Alliance of Logan Square Organizations, Chicago, $98,000
- Alternatives Inc., Chicago, $46,484
- Archdiocese of Chicago, Chicago, $156,800
- Asian Human Services Inc., Chicago, $78,400
- Association House of Chicago, Chicago, $68,600
- Aunt Martha's Youth Service Center, Chicago Heights,
$146,000
- Austin Peoples Action Center, Chicago, $98,000
- Beatrice Caffrey Youth Services Inc., Chicago, $147,000
- Better Boys Foundation, Chicago, $89,000
- BUILD Inc., Chicago, $152,000
- Carole Robertson Center for Learning, Chicago, $147,000
- Cass County Health Department, Virginia, $186,000
- Center for Family Services, Aurora, $100,000
- Centers for New Horizons Inc, Chicago, $73,500
- Charisma Program Inc., Chicago, $146,000
- Charles A. Hayes Family Investment Center, Chicago, $98,000
- Chicago Area Project, Chicago, $289,897
- Chicago Commons, Chicago, $156,800
- Chicago Urban League, Chicago, $99,840
- Chicago Youth Centers, Chicago, $187,000
- Chicago Youth Programs Inc., Chicago, $62,636
- Children's Home & Aid Society of Illinois, Chicago, $110,000
- Chinese American Service League, Chicago, $121,000
- Christ Ecumenical Center, Chicago Heights, $73,500
- Circle Family Care, Chicago, $98,000
- Clay County Health Department, Flora, $200,000
- Coordinated Youth and Human Services, Granite City, $160,000
- Delta Center Inc., Cairo, $196,000
- DeWitt County Human Resource Center, Clinton, $79,507
- Downstate Educational Assistance Corporation, Anna, $73,500
- DuPage County Area Project, Glendale Heights, $96,000
- DuPage Youth Services Coalition Inc., Wheaton, $196,114
- Egyptian Health Department, Eldorado, $78,400
- Erie Neighborhood House, Chicago, $136,000
- F.U.T.U.R.E. Foundation Youth Services Inc., Ford Heights,
$98,000
- Family Focus Aurora, Aurora, $120,000
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- Gads Hill Center, Chicago, $100,000
- Girl Scouts of Chicago, Chicago, $100,000
- Good Hope NFP, Chicago, $125,000
- Grundy Kendall Regional Office of Education, Morris, $78,400
- Habilitative Systems Inc., Chicago, $73,500
- Healthcare Alternative Systems Inc., Chicago, $150,000
- Holy Cross -- Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, Chicago,
$130,000
- Homework Hangout Club Inc., Decatur, $150,000
- Housing Authority of Joliet, Joliet, $196,000
- Howard Area Community Center, Chicago, $136,000
- Human Resources Development Institute Inc., Chicago, $73,500
- I-KAN Regional Office of Education, Kankakee, $200,000
- Illinois Alliance of Boys & Girls Club, Schaumburg,
$4,500,000
- Kids Hope United -- Hudelson Region, Charleston, $73,500
- Knox County YMCA, Galesburg, $70,319
- Lakeside Community Committee, Chicago, $147,000
- Latino Youth Inc., Chicago, $147,000
- Lessie Bates Davis Neighborhood House, East St. Louis,
$196,000
- Logan Square Neighborhood Association, Chicago, $97,000
- M.G. & G. Collaborative Inc., Charleston, $196,000
- Macon County Mental Health Board, Decatur, $220,500
- Madison CUSD 12, Madison, $196,000
- Marcy Newberry Association, Chicago, $73,500
- Martin L. King Community Services Inc., Freeport, $98,000
- Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center Inc., Rock Island,
$156,000
- McHenry County Mental Health Board, Crystal Lake, $100,000
- Mercer County Health Department, Aledo, $73,500
- Metropolitan Family Services, Chicago, $343,000
- National Center for Violence Interruption, Chicago, $73,500
- New Hope Community Service Center, Chicago, $115,000
- Nicasa, Round Lake, $100,000
- Patriots' Community Center Rockford Teen REACH, Rockford,
$98,000
- Perry County Counseling Center, DuQuoin, $49,000
- Prairie Central Community Unit School District 8, Forrest,
$88,200
- Project Success of Vermilion County Inc., Danville, $240,000
- Proviso/Leyden Council for Community Action Inc., Maywood,
$196,000
- Reaching for Kids and Youth of Massac County Inc.,
Metropolis, $190,000
- Reformation Evangelical Lutheran Church, Chicago, $49,000
- Regional Office of Education 46, Jacksonville, $122,500
- Sesser-Valier Community Unit District 196, Sesser, $98,000
- Shawnee Health Services -- Adolescent Health Center,
Carbondale, $163,800
- Sinnissippi Centers Inc., Dixon, $93,600
- South Central Community Services Inc., Chicago, $147,000
- South Fork School District 14, Kincaid, $82,000
- Southeastern Illinois Counseling Centers Inc., Olney,
$196,000
- Southwest Youth Collaborative, Chicago, $156,800
- Springfield Urban League Inc., Springfield, $196,000
- St. Clair County Health Department, Belleville, $196,000
- Sullivan House Inc., Chicago, $91,000
- Sycamore CUSD 427, Sycamore, $147,000
- Tazewell County Health Department, Tremont, $210,000
- The Children's Home Association of Illinois, Peoria,
$200,000
- The Harold Colbert Jones Memorial Community Center, Chicago
Heights, $96,000
- The Harvey Community Center, Harvey, $98,000
- The Link & Option Center Inc., Markham, $138,000
- The Miracle Center, Chicago, $88,000
- The Success Center, Lansing, $97,000
- The Support Group Inc., Chicago, $130,000
- The Women's Resource Assistance Program, Harvey, $100,000
- UCAN Uhlich Children's Advantage Network, Chicago, $57,500
- Union Avenue Community Outreach, Chicago, $98,000
- United Neighborhood Organization, Chicago, $145,000
- Universal Family Connection Inc., Chicago, $98,000
- Urban League of Champaign County, Champaign, $196,000
- Urbana School District 116, Urbana, $200,000
- Vietnamese Association of Illinois, Chicago, $98,000
- West Chicago Police Department, West Chicago, $100,000
- Westside Health Authority, Chicago, $200,000
- Westside Holistic Family Services Inc., Chicago, $147,000
- Westside Youth Technical Entrepreneur Center, Chicago,
$61,250
- Willie L. Jordan, Community Service Center, Harvey, $49,000
- YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago, Chicago, $253,000
- YMCA of Rock River Valley, Rockford, $200,000
- Youth Guidance, Chicago, $165,000
- Youth Organizations Umbrella, Evanston, $190,000
- Youth Outreach Services, Chicago, $285,670
- Youth Service Bureau of Illinois Valley, Ottawa, $63,000
- YWCA Elgin, Elgin, $182,000
Total, $20.5 million
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