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CTF Designated Local Council
Child Abuse and Neglect Council
Prevention Area Served: Alger and Marquette Counties
Grant Tier: 1 ($6,000)
Address:
706 Chippewa Square
Marquette, MI 49855
Phone:(906) 458-8515
Coordinator: Joani Miller
Email: dwmjrm@aol.com
Phone:(906) 458-8515
Steve Rudness
Email: srudness@tfhomes.org
Phone: (906) 249-5437
Direct Service Grant
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Marquette and Alger Counties, Inc.
Prevention Area Served: Alger and Marquette Counties
Grant Number: CTFDS 12-52001
Grant Period: FY12-FY15
Website:
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Marquette and Alger Counties
Address:
101 S. Pioneer Ave.
Negaunee, MI 49866
Phone:(906) 475-7801
Contact:Jayne Letts
Email: jletts@chartermi.net
Project: The GirlPower specialized prevention services project will provide education and support to families in the Big Brother Big Sister programs, with a focus on issues that focus on different topics such as; 1. Community Based Mentoring for At-Risk Girls which will feature monthly activities for Big Sister/Little Sister matches that focus on different topics such as; pregnancy prevention, violence prevention, how to make healthy lifestyle choices, and relationship building; 2. The Circle of Parents, bi-weekly support program, will be for the parents of children in Big Brother Big Sister programs, with a focus on Western Marquette County communities which includes Ishpeming; 3. Provide Lunch Buddies to children in the Ishpeming School District that will meet weekly for the entire school year.
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