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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1854 |
| Family Empowerment through Literacy |
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| Requester: |
Marleine Bastien |
Organization: |
Fanm Ayisyen Nan Miyami, Inc. |
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| Project Title: |
Family Empowerment through Literacy |
Date Submitted |
1/15/2004 1:35:39 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Wilson |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Improve quality of life for at-risk families |
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| Recipient: |
Fanm Ayisyen Nan Miyami, Inc. |
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Contact: |
Marleine Bastien |
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8340 NE 2nd Ave., Suite 212 |
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Contact Phone: |
(305) 756-8050 |
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Miami 33138 |
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Contact email: |
fanmayisyen@juno.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: |
| Family literacy project focusing on 1st and 2nd generation entrants into the US and their families to include FCAT preparation through reading comprehension and literacy tutoring. |
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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: |
| Parents will be able to facilitate learning. Increase in the FCAT reading scores. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$90,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$150,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Local |
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Cash Amount |
$ |
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In-kind Amount |
$60,000 |
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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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Yes |
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Amount: |
$75,000 |
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: |
FCAT reading scores shows disparities between 1st & 2nd generation entrants in the US. |
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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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No |
