Earmark - Juvenile-based services for prevention, control, or reduction of juvenile delinquency

Agency:		Department of Justice
Bureau:		Office of Justice Programs
Account:		Juvenile justice program (15-0405)
Certifying Official:		Deputy Director, OBMS
Contact Information:		http://WWW.USDOJ.GOV 202-514-2007

Juvenile-based services for prevention, control, or reduction of juvenile delinquency - Iowa Mentor Center.

1 recipient will receive $592,000. This is a first-time earmark.

Year Enacted: 2005

Code: 106

Description: The Iowa Mentor Center is a collaboration of mentoring programs throughout the state of Iowa dedicated to empowering youth through mentoring. This project will serve Iowa youth who live in areas that are underserved by mentoring or other proven prevention-based programs. The project will target at-risk students age 6-15 attending Iowa schools. Students will be matched with screened and trained adult mentors recruited from local communities. The project's goal is to serve 2150 youth by creating and maintaining one-to-one mentoring relationships. Program outcomes include improved confidence, competence and caring, as measured by twenty-one risk factors.

Beneficiary/Recipient	Amount ($K)	Program	Type	Address
Iowa Mentor Center (86699183)	$592		Non-Profit	600 4th Street Suite 112 Sioux City, IA

Citation

Source: Appropriations Report Language - Conference

Reference: Pub. L. No. 108-447

Method: User entered excerpt

Citation Excerpt: $600,000 for the Iowa Mentor Center for a rural mentoring program in partnership with Big Brothers/Big Sisters;

Last Modified: 16-Apr-2007