Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #674FY0102

SABER Assistance to Youth

Requester:

Josefina Bonet-Habif

Organization:

SABER

Project Title:

SABER Assistance to Youth

Date Submitted:

1/17/2002 12:40:57 PM

Sponsors:

J. Alex Villalobos

Statewide Interest:

SABER will serve at risk and out of youth

Recipient:

SABER

Contact:

Josefina Bonet-Habif

3990 N.W. West Flagler Street

Contact Phone:

(395) 443-7601

Miami 33131

Counties:

Dade

Gov't Entity:

Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):

Yes

Project Description:

SABER proposes to serve 170 youth by offering services which, as in the past have included Outreach and Recruitment, individual, family, and vocational counseling; remedial education and referral to on the job training; Employability Skills Training (EST), job search assistance placement if needed; and referral to supportive services (i.e. needs assesment during counseling, etc) SABER has developed an put in place as innovative program targeted to needs of at risk and out-of-school youth.� Services include outreach and recruitment; individual, family and vocational counseling; remedial educationjob training; and referral to on the job training; Employability Skills Training (ESt) job search assistance and placement if needed; and referral to supportive services (i.e. needs assessment during counseling, etc.) Approximately 40% of Hispanic Youth in Dade County drop out of high school.� This lack of formal educaiton along with the problems associated with language and acculturation have led to a significant portaion of Hispanic youth being socially dysfunctional.� In part this accounts for the severe youth-gang problem in the core areas of Miami

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

Launch an outreach and recruitment campaign to recruit a total of 170 at risk youth applicants; deliver supportive services to 170 program participants; provide counseling to 170 participants and or family as needed; provide EST training to 170 participants; provide summer youth training and employment through our WIA funded program or those that qualify; make available remedial education training to 170 participants as needed; provide job search assistance and placements (as needed to 170 participants)

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$100,000

Total cost of the project:

$210,000

Request has been made to fund:

Operations

What type of match exists for this project?

Local, Private

In-Kind Amount:

$106,000

Was this project previously funded by the State?

Yes

Fiscal Year:

2000-01

Amount:

$100,000

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

Yes

Amount:

$100,000

Purpose for future year funding:

Recurring Operations

Will this be an annual request?

Unknown

Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?

Unknown

Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?

Unknown

Is there a documented need for this project?

Unknown

Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?

Yes

Hearing Body:

Miami-Dade Legislative Delegation

Meeting Date:

10/5/2001