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Mar k of Mi ssi on 4 62 an innovative program to provide resource development for skills-training for teens and young adults; and $32,500 to St. John’s House Learning and Development Center, which strives to break the cycle of poverty by strengthening every child’s self-esteem, selfconfidence, interpersonal skills, and attitudes toward education. Dioceses with ministries receiving Jubilee grants are Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Colombia, Haiti, Iowa, Kansas, Lexington, New Jersey, Newark, Northern Indiana, Northern Michigan, Olympia, Southwest Florida, Spokane, Western Louisiana, West Missouri, and West Virginia. ADVOCACY to CHALLENGE DOMESTIC POVERTY CONFERENCE WASHINGTON, D.C., MAY 12-14, 2014 50 BISHOPS AND YOUNG ADULTS EMERGING LEADERS,TRAINED TO NAVIGATE THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS BISHOPS’ AND YOUNG ADULTS’ ADVOCACY PARTNERSHIP In collaboration with the Bishops Working for a Just World coalition, we convened a conference for young adults and bishops to equip them to be effective advocates