auto glass wholesaler , and Safelite
Glass Corp.com . JACKSONVILLE, Fla. The funds will be used by the organizations to
provide services such as mobile clinics for Hispanic children, mental health
counseling, disease management programs, dental care services and health care
and education for the homeless and teen runaways. Joseph's Children's Advocacy Center (Tampa) $50,000 for two years
* Patient Centered Health Network (Hastings) $100,000 for three years
* The Barnabas Center (Fernandina Beach) $40,500 for one year
* Community Asthma Partnership of Jax (Jacksonville) $50,000 for two
years
* Trenton Medical Center, Inc. For more information on The Blue Foundation
for a Healthy Florida, please visit its web site at
http://www.

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"We hope our contribution can play some small role in
easing the burden of families when a child is hospitalized.

* DC Action for Children , which received $50,000 to heighten awareness of
issues facing children in the District of Columbia through public
awareness, education and collaboration.

* St.,
which received $20,000 to support volunteers who advocate for the best
interests and permanent placement of foster children in Prince George's
County, MD.

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Due to space limitations at the current 28-room house, Ronald McDonald
House Charities has been forced to turn families away on a consistent basis.

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"Making a
difference in and giving back to the Washington, DC area is especially
important to us -- this is our community and we are proud to play an important
role in making it a better place for children to grow and families to thrive.
A majority of the recent grants improve the lives of children in the
District of Columbia and neighboring areas.

In Maryland , several organizations received funding for their programs,
including:

* National Center for Children and Families, which received $50,000 to
provide families who are at risk for recurrent homelessness in
Montgomery County, MD with supportive services that help them achieve
stability while they transition to permanent housing in the community
and $500,000 to provide academic enrichment activities and support
services that enhance the lives of students and their families at the
J.C.

* Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA)/ Prince George 's County, Inc.

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Stephens Economic Development Corporation, which received $30,000 to
coordinate activities for children and families in Howard County, MD
that promote academic achievement for students and parenting skills for
adults.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio, Columbus, Ohio-based Safelite
Group , the parent company of Safelite AutoGlass, announces a donation to the
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Ohio to support a new Ronald
McDonald House, a home-away-from-home for families of seriously ill children
at local hospitals. As
one of the largest corporate funders in the Washington, DC metropolitan area,
Freddie Mac and the Freddie Mac Foundation have invested nearly $250 million
in organizations serving the community.

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Last year, the Foundation invested more than $28
million in organizations working to strengthen families by preventing child
abuse and neglect, finding adoptive homes for foster children, and helping
youth reach their full potential. The organization helps these families reach self-
sufficiency through quality child care and a focus on health, safety ,
economic literacy and family living skills.

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More information
is available at http://www . "The programs and services selected
are reaching Floridians who do not have access to traditional health care
options.
The Blue Foundation for a Healthy Florida is a separate, philanthropic
affiliate of BCBSF incorporated in the state of Florida.org ."
The Foundation, which is dedicated to opening the doors to hope and
opportunity for children and their families, approved 82 grants during the
first six months of 2005.C.

Among the grantees in Virginia were:

* Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) of Northern Virginia, which received $40,000
to support a parent education program, public education program and the
Court Appointed Special Advocate program in Northern Virginia.

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The new house is scheduled to be
unveiled during a donor event this Thursday , March 10. Please call the Ronald McDonald House at
(614) 258-8433 for open house details.
Columbus, Ohio-based Safelite Group is a leading provider of auto glass
products and services and property and casualty claims management solutions.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050112/NEW019LOGO )
"The grant recipients were selected from more than 100 applications
because they are offering innovative solutions to key health issues in
communities across the state," said Susan Towler, executive director of The
Blue Foundation for a Healthy Florida. In the District of Columbia,
organizations receiving grants included:

* Children's Law Center, Inc.

* Northern Virginia Family Service , which received $50,000 to support the
ongoing operations of Healthy Families Prince William , an intensive home
visiting program for first-time parents at risk for child abuse or
neglect or other poor childhood outcomes.

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The two rooms sponsored by Safelite are
the Teen Room and the Family Laundry Room., The Blue Foundation for a
Healthy Florida, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida's (BCBSF) philanthropic
affiliate, has approved $500,300 in grants to be awarded this summer to nine
nonprofit Florida organizations that are positively addressing health care
needs in their communities.9 million.
"We remain very committed to strengthening families and communities ," said
Maxine B.

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Nalle Community School located in the District of Columbia.

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Since its inception in 2001, The Blue Foundation has made 94 grants
totaling $4.
Nalle is a signature program for the Foundation.

* Voices for Virginia's Children, which received $62,000 to support a
foster care and adoption policy analyst focused on raising public
awareness and improving outcomes for children in Virginia's foster care
system.

For a full list of grants made during the first half of 2005, visit
http://www.freddiemacfoundation.

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* Crossway Community, which received $50,000 to provide services to low-
income families headed by women with small children in the Washington
metropolitan area.

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, a leading fabricator of aftermarket windshields. Petersburg) $27,500 for one
year
* St.

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There will be a public
open house on Saturday, March 12.newscom. received $90,000 to support caregivers of
children in the D.

* Latin American Youth Center, which received $100,000 to support the
agency 's network of housing programs and services for abused, neglected
and homeless youth in the Washington metropolitan area.

This category provides health information, support and advice to parents and care givers about children ranging in age from newborn to twenty-one.

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for one year
* MaliVai Washington Kids Foundation (Jacksonville) $74,300 for two years
* Tampa Bay Healthcare Collaborative (St.

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The Teen Room provides an area for
teens to interact and the Family Laundry Room features a playroom for children
and a sitting room in which parents can relax while doing their laundry.
"Supporting the new Ronald McDonald House is a great opportunity for
Safelite to give back to the Central Ohio community that has given so much to
us ," said Tom Feeney, Safelite Group's executive vice president + chief client
officer, as well a member of the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central
Ohio Board of Trustees.safelite. (Trenton) $100 ,000 for one year
* Covenant House (Orlando) $15,000 for one year

The Blue Foundation annually awards up to $1 million in grants during two
grant cycles. 2005 Giving Focused on Improving Lives of Washington, DC
Metro Families and Communities

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Safelite Group is the parent company of Safelite AutoGlass, the nation's
largest provider of auto glass repair and replacement services, Safelite
Solutions LLC, a leading third party administrator of property and casualty
claims, Service AutoGlass, a leading U.
(Logo: http: //www. foster care system who are seeking adoption and
guardianship.

* Center for Multicultural Human Services, which received $50,000 to
provide culturally appropriate mental health services and parenting
classes in the Washington metropolitan area for limited English -speaking
families that experience family violence and $550,000 to provide
homeless families who are language and cultural minorities with
transitional housing and support services that prepare them to move to
more permanent and affordable housing in Fairfax County, VA.

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Recipients and grant totals are:
* Family Health Centers of Southwest Florida , Inc.
The Blue Foundation for a Healthy Florida and its parent, Blue Cross and
Blue Shield of Florida, are independent licensees of the Blue Cross and Blue
Shield Association.5 million
in grants to organizations whose innovative programs help better the lives of
children and families in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. J.

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Safelite Group Announces Support of New Ronald McDonald House

Safelite is contributing $50,000 to cover the costs of two rooms in the
newly completed 55,000-square-foot house, which is scheduled to receive its
first guests this Sunday, March 13.
The new Ronald McDonald House will provide accommodations for 37 families with
the potential to add 50 rooms in the future.S.

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For an application, please call 1-800-477-3736, extension
63215. The Blue Foundation
for a Healthy Florida, and its parent, BCBSF, are independent licensees of the
Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, an association of independent Blue
Cross and Blue Shield companies .bluefoundationfl.

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Freddie Mac Foundation Invests Nearly $5.5 Million in Programs That Enrich the Lives of Vulnerable Children and Families

, In recent giving, the Freddie Mac
Foundation continued to strengthen communities by awarding nearly $5. Baker, president and CEO, Freddie Mac Foundation.

* The Community Foundation for the National Capital Region, which received
$20,000 to support the Greater Washington Youth Philanthropy Initiative,
including youth-to-youth grants , youth development/leadership training
and program administration.

Created by Freddie Mac in 1991, the Freddie Mac Foundation is dedicated to
opening the doors to hope and opportunity for children and their families. http://www.org