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April 3, 2009

The Honorable David Obey The Honorable Jerry Lewis

Chairman Ranking Member
House Committee on Appropriations House Committee on Appropriations
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Washington, DC 20515 Washington, DC 20515

Dear Chairman Obey and Ranking Member Lewis,

I am requesting $700,000 for The Covenant House of Florida in fiscal year 2010. The entity to receive
funding for this project is the Covenant House of Florida at 5931 East Colonial Drive, Orlando, Florida 32807.

The funding would be used for The Covenant House of Florida to establish a Parenting Education and
Health Support program that will serve pregnant or parenting homeless teen mothers in central Florida. This
project will provide a specialized curriculum for runaway and homeless youth (teen mothers and fathers) on
parenting and parenthood, childbirth, infant feeding and breastfeeding promotion, baby care basics, and
education regarding risky behavior and other risk factors that may result in harm to fetuses and newborns (i.e,
tobacco, alcohol and drug use). This is a good use of taxpayers' dollars because educating disconnected youth
who are young parents, particularly runaways, is essential to a healthy and safe developmental start for their
children and a way to prevent these children from repeating the lifestyle mistakes.

1 certify that neither 1 nor my spouse has any financial interest in this project.

Sincerely,

~~~
Alan Grayson
Member of Congress

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