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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #762 |
| After Care Program for Edison/Little River/Lemon City/Little Haiti |
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| Requester: |
Ringo Cayard |
Organization: |
Haitian American Foundation, Inc. (HAFI) |
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| Project Title: |
After Care Program for Edison/Little River/Lemon City/Little Haiti |
Date Submitted |
1/14/2004 5:26:23 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Wilson |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Will save the state the direct cost of providing after school services. Will provide wholesome activities for elementary and middle school students thus preventing negative interaction with authorities which may result in juvenile detention and incarceration. |
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| Recipient: |
Haitian American Foundation, Inc. (HAFI) |
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Contact: |
Ringo Cayard |
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5080 Biscayne Blvd |
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Contact Phone: |
(305) 758-3338 |
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Miami 33137 |
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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: |
| Provision of after school activities for 100 elementary and middle school students in the area of Edison/Little River/Lemon City/Little Haiti. The after school program will increase the students' academic grade by at least one grade level while exposing them to arts and crafts, music, conflict resolution, debate, problem solving methods, martial arts, exploration field trips, youth leadership training and soccer. All activities will be age appropriate and will be conducted in a culturally and linguistically competent fashion. |
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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: |
| Decrease in instances of juvenile crime in the communities of Edison/Little River/Lemon City/Little Haiti along with increased academic performance for participants of program. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$175,000 |
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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? |
Local |
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Cash Amount |
$ |
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In-kind Amount |
$25,000 |
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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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Unknown |
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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: |
DJJ Statistics; Community Assessment to Prevent Youth Crime |
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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 |
