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CBIRS Request 2668
 
Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2668
Nehemiah Sheriff's Faith Based Academy
 
Requester: Rev. Willie C. Barnes Organization: Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church
 
Project Title: Nehemiah Sheriff's Faith Based Academy Date Submitted 1/15/2003 4:55:45 PM
 
Sponsors: Siplin
 
Statewide Interest:
The academy educates disruptive, low performing and males who are at-risk and potential candidates for Florida's juvenile justice and corrections systems.
 
Recipient: Nehemiah Youth Academy   Contact: Wilie C. Barnes  
  412 East Kennedy   Contact Phone: (407) 647-0010  
  Eatonville 32751
 
Counties: Orange
 
Gov't Entity:   Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): Yes
 
Project Description:
Nehemiah Sheriff's Faith Based Academy is an academy that seeks to provide a quality education to low performing and at-risk disruptive students that cannot be educated in a regular public school setting. The academy seeks to instill work ethics, values and provide a quality and sound education to a group of kids that are at-risk of being candidates for our juvenile justice and corrections systems here in Florida.
 
Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? No
 
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Increase the number of low performing and at-risk males in Orange County that graduate from high school.
 
Amount requested from the State for this project this year: $250,000
 
Total cost of the project: $350,000
 
Request has been made to fund: Construction
 
What type of match exists for this project? Local, Private
  Cash Amount $50,000   In-kind Amount $25,000
 
Was this project previously funded by the state?   Yes
  Fiscal Year: 2002-2003 Amount: $350,000
 
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?   No
 
Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?   No
 
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? No
 
Is there a documented need for this project? Yes
  Documentation: Orange County Schools has a large number of disruptive students that need a decent education
 
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?   Yes
  Hearing Body: Orange County Board of Commissioners
  Hearing Meeting Date: 07/16/2002