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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1371 |
| How Truth Works |
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| Requester: |
Michael Rideman |
Organization: |
How Truth Works, Inc. |
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| Project Title: |
How Truth Works |
Date Submitted |
1/14/2003 11:13:56 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Wasserman Schultz |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Provides "at-risk" youth with a chance to lessen conflicts and increase life skills |
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| Recipient: |
How Truth Works |
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Contact: |
Michael Rideman |
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2742 Monte Video Avenue |
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Contact Phone: |
(954) 989-2595 |
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Cooper City 33026 |
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| Counties: |
Broward |
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| Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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| Project Description: |
| "How Truth Works" is a profile of how Truth, Acceptance, and Forgiveness work. Truth, acceptance, and forgiveness are utilized as tools to assist with learning skills, social skills and conflict resolution. The objectives are as follows:
1. To share the benefits of the program in our educational system, drug rehabilitation programs, and other community and civic programs, incl. law enforcement, and to develop an educational course to teach learning and behavioral management tools of the program. This course could be a character education course, required or an elective. It also could be integrated into or made part of any regular learning curriculum.
In addition to the character education component, a discretionary program titled "SET-TV" is also of importance.
Student Experimental Television (SET-TV) is an experimental discretionary program developed to address a diverse array of adolescent/teen/youth issues. The program is modeled as a diversionary tool, primarily for the at-risk population.
In addition to the vocational aspect of the program, a large part of SET-TV is a recreational module that is a specialized martial arts program called "Chang Chang Byan De Shou Fat, which means "The System of Ever-Changing Hands." Its objective is to achieve mind/body unity, a polishing of spirit and a means of self defense.
"How Truth Works" marketable components:
a. The training and teaching component is based on an average fee per day.
b. There is a component for the development & production of the curriculum materials.
c. There is also a component for the production of the educational tapes to be utilized for the curriculum. |
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| Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| To increase character and learning and social skills, lessen conflicts, and address adolescent/teen/youth issues for at risk children. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$200,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$400,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
None |
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Cash Amount |
$ |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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No |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Unknown |
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| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? |
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No |
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| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? |
No |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
Various studies/state statistics illustrating violence, conflict and harassment in schools. |
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| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? |
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Yes |
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Hearing Body: |
Broward County Legislative DXelegation |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
01/14/2002 |
