FISCAL YEAR 2005 YOUTHBUILD AWARDS ARIZONA PPEP Youthbuild Somerton-San Luis of Tucson will receive a Youthbuild grant in the amount of 400,000. The grant will enable PPEP to train 30 youth between the ages of 16-24 and to construct 100 new houses. Major partners include: HEP program, PPEP TEC Charter High School, Arizona Western College, and Housing Development Corporation in Yuma County. Address: 802 E. 46th Street Tucson, AZ 85713 Contact Name: John Arnold Contact Telephone: (520) 622-3553 The Town of Guadalupe will receive a Youthbuild grant in the amount of $400,000. The grant will enable The Town of Guadalupe to train 22 youth and to construct 23 new self-help/Energy Star-rated houses. Major partners include: South Mountain, Gateway, and Rio Salado Community College. Address: 9241 S. Avienda Del Yaqui Guadalupe, AZ 85283 Contact Name: Gary Smith Contact Telephone: (480) 505-5366 CALIFORNIA ABLE-DISABLED Advocacy Inc., of San Diego will receive a Youthbuild grant in the amount of $400,000. The grant will enable ABLE-DISABLED Advocacy to provide training and job placement for 28 youth and to rehabilitate three (3) houses in the City of San Diego. Address: 2850 Sixth Avenue, Suite 311 San Diego, CA 92103 Contact Name: Elaine Cooluris Contact Telephone: (619) 231-5990 The City of Richmond, California will receive a Youthbuild grant in the amount of $400,000. The grant will enable the City of Richmond train 30 youth and the construction of four (4) new houses. The Richmond Youthbuild program will serve neighborhoods in the City of Richmond where youth and young adults are at extremely high-risk and confront major challenges including violence, rampant drug use, and gangs. Address: 330 25th Street, 2nd Floor Richmond, CA 94804 Contact Name: Sal Vaca Contact Telephone: (510) 307-8006 Community Action Partnership of Sonoma County (CAP/SC) will receive a Youthbuild grant for $400,000. Thee grant will enable the training of 20 Youthbuild trainees. The youth will participate in constructing 30 new houses and rehabilitation of ten (10) houses. Major partners include the Sonoma County Employment and Training Division, Social Advocates for Youth and Sonoma County Adult and Juvenile Probation Departments. Address: 1300 North Dutton Avenue Santa Rosa, CA 95401 Contact Person: D. Kai Nissley Contact Telephone: (707) 544-6911 The Los Angeles Conservation Corp, (LACC) will receive a Youthbuild grant in the amount of $700,000. The grant will enable the LACC to train 50 youth and to construct eleven new houses. Address: 3655 S. Grand Avenue, Suite 280 Los Angeles, CA 90007 Contact Name: Bruce Saito Contact Telephone: (213) 362-9000 San Joaquin County Office of Education will receive a Youthbuild grant in the amount of $400,000. The grant will enable the San Joaquin County Office of Education to train 21 youth and to construct one (1) new house in the Stockton area. Address: 2901 Arch Airport Stockton, CA 95213 Contact Name: Frederick A. Wentworth Contact Telephone: (209) 468-9151 The Valley, Incorporated-LA CAUSA will receive a Youthbuild grant in the amount of $700,000. The grant will enable Valley, Incorporated-LA CAUSA to provide training and job placement to 48 youth and to construct six (6) new houses in the East Los Angeles area. Address: 4716 E. Cesar E. Chavez Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90022 Contact Name: Alejandro Covarrubias Contact Telephone: (323) 415-9680 Youth Employment Partnership, Incorporated will receive a Youthbuild grant in the amount of $700,000. The grant will enable Youth Employment Partnership to train 56 youth and to construct a fourplex apartment building that will house eight (8) homeless youth. Major partners include: Oakland Unified School District, Alameda County Office of Education, Alameda County Social Services Agency, Alameda County Probation Department, Oakland Private Industry Council, Oakland Workforce Investment Board, and the Governor’s Office on Service and Volunteerism. Address: 2300 International Boulevard Oakland, CA 994601 Contact Name: Michele Clark Contact Telephone: (510) 533-3469 Yuba County Office of Education will receive a Youthbuild grant in the amount of $400,000. The grant will enable Yuba County Office of Education to train 21 youth and to construct two (2) new houses. Address: 935 14th Street Marysville, CA 95901 Contact Name: Richard D. Teagarden Contact Telephone: (530) 749-4855 COLORADO MileHigh Youth Corps (doing business as Year One Incorporated) will receive a Youthbuild grant in the amount of $434,000. The grant will enable MileHigh Youth Corps to train 34 youth and to construct eight (8) new houses. The partners for this project include: Northeast Denver Housing Center, Inc., Colorado Youth Corps Association, Greiner Electric, PCL Construction Services, Educational Opportunity Center, Denver Justice and Peace Center, Millender White Construction, Empire Construction, Junior Achievement, and NPower Colorado. Address: 1801 Federal Boulevard Denver, CO 80204 Contact Name: Shanda Vargas Contact Telephone: (303) 433-1206 CONNECTICUT Co-opportunity, Inc. will receive a Youthbuild grant in the amount of $700,000. The grant will enable Co-opportunity, Inc. to train 64 youth and to construct four (4) new houses. Major partners in this project include: Habitat for Humanity, the City of Hartford, and the Carpenters Union. Address: 20-28 Sargeant Street Hartford, CT 06105 Contact Name: Donna Taglianetti Contact Telephone: (860) 236-3617 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ARCH Training Center will receive a Youthbuild grant in the amount of $700,000. The grant will enable ARCH Training Center to assist 60 youth in achieving independent living, economic empowerment, educational opportunities, housing choice, and improved living environments and to rehabilitate two (2) housing units within the enterprise communities of DC and. Key partners include: Covenant House, DC Department of Employment Services, DC Education Agency, AFL-CIO, Jobs for Homeless People, and Vanella Group. Address: 1227 Good Hope Road S.E. Washington, DC 20020 Contact Name: Clement E. Idun Contact Telephone: (202) 678-8146 The Latin American Youth Center (LAYC) will receive a Youthbuild grant in the amount of $536,039. The grant will enable Latin American Youth Center to train 55 youth and to rehabilitate a vacant building into ten (10) condominiums for homeless and very low income or low-income families. Major partners include: Youthbuild Public Charter School, Smithsonian Institution staffs for LAYC’s Columbia Heights Community Science Workshop, Mary’s Center for Maternal and Child Care, and MANNA, Inc. Address: 1419 Columbia Road, N.W. Washington, DC 20009 Contact Name: Lori Kaplan Contact Telephone: (202) 319-2225 FLORIDA Centro Campesino Farmworker Center will receive a Youthbuild grant in the amount of $400,000. The grant will enable Centro Campesino Farmworker Center to provide education and training programs in rural areas for 15 low-income disadvantaged children of migrant and seasonal farm workers and the construction of 11 new houses. Major ajor partners in this project are: Wachovia Bank, City of Homestead Police Department, Miami-Dade College, Miami-Dade Transit, South Florida Workforce, CHI, and Coalition of Florida Farmworkers. Address: 35801 S.W. 186TH Avenue Florida City, FL 33034 Contact Name: Steven Mainster Contact Telephone: (305) 245-7738 The City of Sanford will receive a Youthbuild grant in the amount of $400,000. The grant will enable the City of Sanford to train 20 youth, construction of five (5) new houses, and rehabilitation of 50 houses. A major partner includes the Department of Energy. Address: P.O. Box 1788 Sanford, FL 32771 Contact Name: Linda Kuhn Contact Telephone: (407) 330-5602 The Consolidated City of Jacksonville will receive a Youthbuild grant in the amount of $700,000. The grant will enable the Consolidated City of Jacksonville to train 100 youth, construct 15 houses, and rehabilitate 100 houses. Major partners include: Habijax, Jacksonville Housing Partnership, the State Attorney’s Office, Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, Northeast Florida Builders Association, City of Jacksonville, Ready 4 Work, and Home Depot. Address: 117 West Duval Street Jacksonville, FL 32202 Contact Name: John Peyton Contact Telephone: (904) 630-1776 GEORGIA Community Housing Resource Center will receive a Youthbuild grant in the amount of $400,000. The grant will enable Community Housing Resource Center to train 20 youth and to rehabilitate four (4) houses. Major partners include: Operation P.E.A.C.E, Southface Energy Institute, Construction Education Foundation of Georgia, Atlanta Community Tool Bank, Fulton County Office of Workforce Development and Georgia State University. Address: 659 Auburn Avenue, Studio C-153 Atlanta, GA 30312 Contact Name: Aaron Sampson Contact Telephone: (404) 658-1322 Prevention Plus Incorporated will receive a Youthbuild grant in the amount of $400,000. The grant will enable Prevention Plus Inc., to train 20 youth and construct one (1) new house. Major partners include: Southern Crescent Habitat for Humanity and Forest Park Street School. Address: P.O. Box 2691 Forest Parkway, GA 30297 Contact Name: Marybeth Leavell Contact Telephone: (404) 363-8531 Southwest Georgia United Empowerment Zone, Incorporated will receive a Youthbuild grant in the amount of $400,000. The grant will enable Southwest Georgia United Empowerment Zone, Inc. to train 16 youth and construct three (3) houses. Major partners include: CEPT, LEARNetwork, Crisp Area Habitat for Humanity, Cordele Housing Authority, and Cantrell