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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2533 |
| Food Recovery Program |
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| Requester: |
Patricia Robbins |
Organization: |
Farm Share, Inc. |
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| Project Title: |
Food Recovery Program |
Date Submitted |
1/16/2004 3:07:22 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Bullard |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Reduces the need for provision of meal program statewide aimed at the poor, working poor, elderly, and disabled of the state by maximizing Florida's ability to receive surplus food from the federal level with produce from Florida farmers. |
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| Recipient: |
Farm Share, Inc. |
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Contact: |
Patricia Robbins |
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300 N. Krome Avenue, Building 12 |
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Contact Phone: |
(305) 246-3276 |
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Florida City 33134 |
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Contact email: |
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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: |
| Farm Share receives fresh produce from Florida farmers and farmers in other states. This food is repackaged utilizing inmate and volunteer labor and distributed to soup kitchens, food banks, and other non-profit groups in all counties of Florida to feed those in need, at no charge to the soup kitchens, churches, and homeless shelters, or to the individual families. Farm Share also distributes, at no charge, USDA commodities to the five southern counties. |
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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: |
| This budget allocation will allow Farm Share to continue its mission of recovering as much fresh produce as possible and distributing nearly half of the USDA "Mass Household" food in the State of Florida. The funding request will enable us to keep our doors open, recover approximately 9 million pounds of fresh produce and distribute USDA commodities as made available. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$400,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$22,900,000 |
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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 |
$22,000,000 |
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In-kind Amount |
$900,000 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
2001-2002 |
Amount: |
$200,000 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$400,000 |
To Fund: |
Operations |
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| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? |
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Yes |
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Agency |
Agriculture And Consumer Services, Department Of, And Commissioner Of Agriculture |
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| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? |
Yes |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
2000 US Census Poverty Data & U.S. Department of Labor Umemployment Statistics |
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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: |
12/17/2003 |
