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Slated to open in mid-2006, the school will be
located at a site adjacent to D. For many families, being involved has
been very difficult since their children travel from the city to the suburbs
for schooling.
His new perspective influenced the project's design.

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General Hospital and near RFK Stadium. Ensuring that
children with severe disabilities and their families have access to
educational opportunities is critical to creating stronger families.freddiemacfoundation.
Mike Webster played from 1974 until 1990, led the Steelers to four
Super Bowl wins in the 1970s, was All-Pro nine times, and was inducted
into the Hall of Fame in 1997 and the NFL's all-time team in 2000.

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Coletta will be the first District
facility to offer school choice to parents and caretakers of children with
severe cognitive disabilities. To see renderings of the
school, visit http://www.

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BALTIMORE----Cy Smith of Zuckerman
Spaeder LLP, and Bob Fitzsimmons, attorneys representing the estate of
former Steeler great Mike Webster, are available for interviews and
talk programs about the recently decided case in favor of Webster's
estate.

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The additional benefits to Webster's estate and family are
expected to be well over $1 million.

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Coletta to incorporate the families
and caretakers more fully in students' education and overall development. A majority of St.

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serving children with mental
retardation and autism. St. He
died in 2002.

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, The Freddie Mac Foundation
has made a $1 million grant to help St.C.
Currently, St. Public School System has more than 2,400 cognitively disabled
students. Coletta's new
facility will be fully accessible , providing an excellent alternative to
helping this vulnerable population.

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"The Freddie Mac Foundation is focused on strengthening families and
helping children and young people reach their full potential.C.

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The Freddie Mac Foundation's support will ensure that more
families reap the full benefits of our program by bringing our services closer
to them," explained Sharon Raimo, executive director, St.
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.
To arrange interviews, please call Amy Elias at 410-243-3790.

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Coletta to Reach Underserved Children Where They Live

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Coletta is the area's most prominent school and resource for children and
adults with moderate to severe cognitive disabilities. Having the whole family engaged in the educational process is
imperative to St.
Another highlight of this project is that Michael Graves, a nationally and
internationally recognized architect, designed the building to capture the
spirit of St.

Sites for or by athletes that are recognized successes in their fields are listed in this category.

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Coletta is constructing a state-of-the-
art, 99,000 square foot facility to house a special education charter school
and private school serving 260 children. Coletta provides functional academics with life
skills and vocational training to children and adults with mental retardation
and autism to help them gain independence . 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 . The court cited "overwhelming evidence" that Mike Webster had
become "totally and permanently disabled " by 1991, the end of his
football career, as a direct result of playing center for 245 games.

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As a charter school, St. Coletta students
graduate and receive exemplary life skills training necessary to successfully
transition to adulthood -- which complements the Freddie Mac Foundation's
mission to provide hope and opportunity for children and youth.

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Coletta's success. Typically,
the Foundation supports programs that strengthen families by preventing child
abuse and neglect, finding homes for foster children, and developing youth to
their fullest potential.

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With the help of this grant , St. Coletta serves 165 students from throughout the region at
its location in Old Town, Alexandria -- 68 percent of whom are from D.org.

Precedent-Setting Case Decided in Favor of Estate of Former Steeler Mike Webster

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$1 Million Freddie Mac Foundation Grant to Help Build DC-Based School for Severely Disabled Children

While working on the
design, Graves became paralyzed through illness and must use a wheelchair.

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Coletta reflects our determination to invest in children so that
they may have brighter futures," explained Ralph F. The Foundation's investment will also
help increase enrollment by 100 children and improve the educational and
therapeutic efforts with better-designed and equipped classrooms , music/art
studios, physical/occupational therapy areas, and vocational training
stations.C. Coletta 's mission and the children served.

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St.C.

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Coletta of Greater Washington build a
new school in southeast Washington, D. Boyd, chairman, Freddie
Mac Foundation. The majority of the student population will be physically closer to
their homes and community, allowing St. Families of these children will now have the
ability to enroll them as they would in any public school.
On Tuesday, April 26, a Baltimore federal court judge ruled that
the NFL's pension plan had wrongfully denied pension benefits for
Webster's disability caused by repetitive concussions and multiple
head injuries playing football for the Steelers and Kansas City
Chiefs.

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Founded in 1959, St.

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"We believe in encouraging talent, celebrating success and building self-
esteem. Coletta. Our
grant to St.
Nearly 25 percent of their students are in the foster care system and an
additional 25 percent live with only one parent or an extended family member.