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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1904 |
| Child Care Developmental Services/Parental Workforce Development |
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| Requester: |
Quandra Love, President/CEO |
Organization: |
Community Synergy Corporation, Inc. |
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| Project Title: |
Child Care Developmental Services/Parental Workforce Development |
Date Submitted |
1/15/2004 4:37:36 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Siplin |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| The state wide interest addresses and supports protective child welfare issues and welfare reform pertaining to services of the Department of Children and Families and the Agency for Workforce Innovations. Affordable childcare directly impacts the ability of single unwed caregivers to participate in the workforce as well as job development skills training. |
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| Recipient: |
Community Synergy Corporation, Inc. |
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Contact: |
Quandra M. Love |
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3887 Kittyhawk Avenue |
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Contact Phone: |
(407) 294-3377 |
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Orlando, Florida 32808 |
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Contact email: |
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| Counties: |
Orange |
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| Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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| Project Description: |
| This childcare facility will provide a safe learning environment for children, in addition to providing parenting skills training coupled with job skills development and placement referral assistance. Ancillary case management services to appropriate agencies regarding mental health will also be provided. |
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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: |
| The measurable outcome will be that forty (40) children and units of family/guardians will receive subsidized childcare services in addition to employability skills training and referral for job development training and assignment through the appropriate placement agencies throughout the term of fiscal year 04-05. Fifty percent (50%) of participating parents/guardians will receive job development training; thirty percent (30%) will become employed after participating, and all children will imporve their basic knowledge of assembling alphabets and numbers. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$166,400 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$199,680 |
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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 |
$10,000 |
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In-kind Amount |
$23,280 |
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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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No |
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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: |
Proximity One 2000 Census Data and U.S. Department of Labor |
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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 |
