This report would not have been possible without the help of the JUMP grantees who provided extensive information about their agencies, projects, youth, mentors, and the matches they are supporting with their JUMP grants. They helped us to get very personal knowledge of the issues in their communities that make mentoring such a necessary service for their youth at risk. They allowed us to "meet" the families they serve.

We want to give special thanks to the following organizations that gave extra time to provide additional information about their communities and stories about the struggles and successes of the young people with whom they work:

California: Florida: Maryland: Minnesota: Ohio: Washington: Wisconsin:	Valley Youth Foundation Pinnellas County Education Foundation Wicomico County Board of Education Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Greater Minneapolis Cincinnati Youth Collaborative Center for Career Alternatives Boys and Girls Club of Milwaukee

Names of youth and mentors whose stories have been shared by these grantees have been changed to protect the confidentiality of the individuals involved.

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1998 Report to Congress: Juvenile Mentoring Program		OJJDP Report December 1998