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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1481 |
| Minority Female Delinquency Prevention Program |
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| Requester: |
Venus Highsmith |
Organization: |
Hands Up Corporation of America |
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| Project Title: |
Minority Female Delinquency Prevention Program |
Date Submitted |
1/11/2006 10:18:03 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Siplin |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Pogram is open to all females and will target predominately minority female groups( African American, Hispanic, Haitian, Jamaican, American Indian, Asian, Pacific Islander) to help reduce the number of females entering the juvenile justice system, thus creating a cost- avoidance to the Florida Treasury as an alternative to more expensive delinquency placement settings. |
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| Recipient: |
Hands Up Corporation of America |
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Contact: |
Venus Highsmith |
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4525 Waterside Pointe Circle |
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Contact Phone: |
(407) 718-1048 |
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Orlando 32829 |
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Contact email: |
vhsmith77@aol.com |
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| Counties: |
Orange, Seminole |
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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 establishment of two (2) Minority Female Delinquency Prevention Programs in high crime neighborhoods will serve as front line prevention of juvenile offenses committed by females. Program will provide girls, ages 12-17, with group work to deal with gender specific issues, skills to prepare them to live independently, promote character development, teach like skills and job readiness skills. The program will interface with the County School System, and will accept referrals from state agencies, community based organizations, faith based organizations and local programs. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Program will serve 150 girls over two counties with goal of reducing minority girls entering the juvenile justice system while increasing their independent living skills and decision making skills. Program will input statistical data into the Florida Juvenile Justice Information System to dtermine program outcomes/success rate. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$250,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$250,000 |
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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 |
$52,500 |
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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: |
$250,000 |
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: |
LRPP( Agency Needs Assessments), The Florida Department of Juvenile Justice Data & Research &Census |
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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 |
