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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #146 |
| Grandparents Raising Grandchildren, Inc. |
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| Requester: |
Patricia Stripling |
Organization: |
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren, Inc. |
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| Project Title: |
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren, Inc. |
Date Submitted |
1/13/2006 2:12:50 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Wilson |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Funding will enable children to avoid the foster care and dependency system. |
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| Recipient: |
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren, Inc. |
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Contact: |
Patricia Stripling |
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20733 NW 9th Court #202 |
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Contact Phone: |
(786) 290-6754 |
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Miami Gardens 33169 |
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Contact email: |
grgstripling@aol.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: |
| This organization works with grandparents and other family members who find themselves taking care of children because of traumatic events affecting the children's parents. With the services offered, this organization has kept many children out of the foster care and dependency court process.
Funding sought will enable Ms. Stripling to better handle the increasing number of people seeking help from her organization. It will allow her to get a small office and phones.
Ms. Stripling has run this organization from her apartment for the past 5 years. Through networking with other agencies and organizations dealing with this population, Ms. Stripling has provided information referral to get such necessities as payment of utility bills and rent, counseling, food and clothing resources. She also has a monthly support meeting of caregivers enabling them to better care for the children. There is also a Council that meets monthly to give input to resources available in the community.
This request is specifically for the reason mentioned above. The sponsor has no way of putting a value on the time, personal resources and donations of physical items and personal services that Ms. Atripling amasses |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| It is hard to identify outcomes. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$15,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$15,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
None |
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Cash Amount |
$ |
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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: |
$15,000 |
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: |
Many studies on abused and neglected children. |
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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 |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
