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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1294 |
| Leadership Academy |
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| Requester: |
Jonathan L. Dotson |
Organization: |
100 Black Men of South Florida, Inc. |
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| Project Title: |
Leadership Academy |
Date Submitted |
1/14/2004 6:07:16 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Wilson |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| As a not-for-profit, the 100 Black Men of South Florida, Inc. will continue to provide educational, mentoring and health and wellness initiatives to support the youth that we serve. As we continue to provide an environment that is nurturing and conducive to becoming contributing members of society, we gauge the progress of our youth and encourage them to aspire to be productive citizens. |
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| Recipient: |
100 Black Men of South Florida, Inc. |
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Contact: |
Jonathan L. Dotson |
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16155 SW 117th Avenue, Suite 12 |
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Contact Phone: |
(786) 412-2104 |
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Miami 33177-1600 |
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Contact email: |
JonathanLDotson@aol.com |
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| Counties: |
Dade |
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| Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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| Project Description: |
| The 100 Black Men of South Florida, Inc schedules at least two group sessions with the participants of our Leadership Academy. During these group sessions, we provide the youth with practical skills development and training, academically challenging experiences and hands-on exposure to enrich their lives. These academic experiences include tutoring on homework, leadership assignments, supplemental educational lessons and field trips, computer training, etiquette lessons and survival skills. |
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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: |
| As for the Scholastic Maintenance that our organization has had and continues to expand our program, which encourages continued scholastic excellence. This program annually works with sixty (60) Young Leaders. We measure the success of our program by the following categories: Behavioral Maturity, Academic Excellence - Standardized Testing (FCAT, ACT and SAT) and Grade Point Average and Community Service. |
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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: |
$200,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Private |
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Cash Amount |
$100,000 |
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In-kind Amount |
$100,000 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
2002 |
Amount: |
$150,000 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$200,000 |
To Fund: |
Operations |
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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: |
Dept of Education School Performance, Disproportionate Minority Contact with Juvenile Justice |
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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: |
Miami Dade Legislative Delegation |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
11/13/2003 |
