For Immediate Release
Media Contact: Bob Cooper
(208) 334-4112
Date: November 24, 2004
More than $90,000 to be Distributed to Homeless Shelters
(Boise) - Attorney General Lawrence Wasden announced that his office is distributing more than $90,000 in grants to 45 homeless shelters, transition houses, domestic violence safe houses, and group homes throughout Idaho.
The grants, which are funded with money received from two antitrust settlements, range from $500 to $3,000 depending on the size of the shelter. The grants will assist shelters in purchasing food, appliances, and other kitchen equipment.
"Many of Idaho's men, women, and children will need assistance during the winter months," Attorney General Wasden said. "Our shelters see a large increase in individuals who need a warm place to sleep and a hot, nutritious meal. This money allows our shelters to assist in feeding thousands of Idahoans this holiday season."
The grants are a result of two antitrust settlements. In October 2000, three European companies, F. Hoffman-La Roche, BASF, and Aventis (formerly Rhone-Poulenc), and three Japanese companies, Takeda Chemical Industries Ltd., Eisai Co. Ltd., and Daiichi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., agreed to a settlement resolving allegations that they conspired to fix prices for vitamins and vitamin products.
The second settlement resolved a lawsuit alleging that Salton, Inc., a distributor of small household appliances, had engaged in resale price fixing.
A small amount of money remains available for any qualified shelter that did not submit a grant application by the November 15 deadline. These shelters are encouraged to contact the Consumer Protection Unit at (208) 334–2424 to inquire about the application process.
The shelters receiving grants are:
The Advocates, Hailey - $2,000
Aid for Friends, Pocatello - $1,500
Bannock Youth Foundation, Pocatello - $2,500
Bingham Crisis Center, Blackfoot - $1,500
Boise Rescue Mission, Boise - $3,000
Boise Rescue Mission-City of Light Home, Boise - $3,000
Boise Rescue Mission-Lighthouse Rescue Mission, Boise - $3,000
Bonner County Homeless Task Force, Sandpoint - $3,000
Children's Village, Inc., Coeur d'Alene - $3,000
Chrysalis Women's Transitional Living of Idaho, Eagle - $1,500
City of Refuge Shelter & Training Center, Idaho Falls - $1,500
CLUB, Inc., Idaho Falls - $3,000
Community Family Shelter/Salvation Army, Nampa - $1,000
Community House, Boise - $3,000
Community Oasis Outreach, Acequia - $3,000
Corpus Christi House, Inc., Boise - $2,500
Crisis Center of the Magic Valley, Twin Falls - $2,000
Domestic Violence Intervention Center, Idaho Falls - $500
F.A.I.T.H., Idaho Falls - $3,000
Family Services Alliance of Southeast Idaho, Inc., Pocatello - $2,500
The Haven, Idaho Falls - $3,000
Hope's Door-Advocates Against Family Violence, Inc., Caldwell - $1,000
Idaho Youth Ranch - Hays Shelter Home, Boise - $2,000
Idaho Youth Ranch - Anchor House, Boise - $2,000
Idaho Youth Ranch - Emancipation Home, Boise - $500
Idaho Youth Ranch - Harbor House, Boise - $2,000
Idaho Youth Ranch - Nampa Boys Home, Boise - $1,500
Idaho Youth Ranch - Ranch Campus, Boise - $3,000
Latah Alliance for the Mentally Ill, Moscow - $3,000
Mini-Cassia Shelter for Woman and Children, Rupert - $1,000
Road to Recovery - Pathways, Pocatello - $2,000
Project Dove, Ontario - $500
Salvation Army Safe Center (Booth Family Care Center), Boise - $3,000
Safe Place Ministries, Boise - $500
Southeastern Idaho Community Action Agency, Pocatello - $1,000
Sojourners' Alliance - The Village, Moscow - $500
Sojourners' Alliance - Food Bank, Moscow - $1,000
St. Pius Church, Coeur d'Alene - $1,000
St. Vincent de Paul (Men’s Shelter), Coeur d'Alene - $2,000
St. Vincent de Paul (Women’s Shelter), Coeur d'Alene - $2,000
Valley Crisis Center, Nampa - $3,000
Valley House Homeless Shelter, Twin Falls - $3,000
Women's & Children's Alliance, Boise - $3,000
The Women's Center, Coeur d'Alene - $1,500
YWCA of Lewiston, Lewiston - $1,500
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