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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #538 |
| The Believe and Achieve Project |
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| Requester: |
Carlton G. Cartwright |
Organization: |
The Children's Coalition, Inc. |
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| Project Title: |
The Believe and Achieve Project |
Date Submitted |
1/13/2004 11:17:03 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Dawson |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| The project addresses the issues relative to crime reduction by providing youth with a secure and safe place an and atmosphere where they can take part in productive activities that are artistic, educational and technologically driven. |
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| Recipient: |
The Children's Coalition, Inc. |
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Contact: |
Carlton G. Cartwright |
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529 Clematis Street |
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Contact Phone: |
(561) 832-3797 |
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West Palm Beach 33401 |
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Contact email: |
carlton@tccikids.org |
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| Counties: |
Palm Beach |
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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 Children's Coalition offers multimedia, multicultural arts and education workshops for youth, including: GED training, digital printing, video editing, still and video photography, K-12 remedial education training and one-on-one mentoring. |
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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: |
| Reduction to recidivist rate; crime deterrent; provide population with skills that transform into employability for youths at risk. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$1,000,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$2,000,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Local, Private, Federal |
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Cash Amount |
$500,000 |
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In-kind Amount |
$500,000 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
2003-2004 |
Amount: |
$25,000 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$1,000,000 |
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: |
Statistics from the Office of the State Attorney |
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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: |
Palm Beach County Legislative Delegation |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
11/25/2003 |
