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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1573 |
| Indpendent Living Project for Homeless Youths Under Age 21 |
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| Requester: |
James M. Gress |
Organization: |
Covenant House Florida, Inc. |
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| Project Title: |
Indpendent Living Project for Homeless Youths Under Age 21 |
Date Submitted |
1/13/2006 2:14:59 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Constantine |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| 501(c)(3) |
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| Recipient: |
James M. Gress |
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Contact: |
James Gress, Executive Director |
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5931 E. Colonial Dr |
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Contact Phone: |
(800) 683-8338 |
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Orlando 32807 |
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Contact email: |
jgress@convenanthousefl.org |
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| Counties: |
Orange |
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| Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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| Project Description: |
| Covenant House Florida will provide up to 25 beds daily to assist homeless adolescents to progress to productive lifestyles through stable residency, improved life skills, and employment opportunities. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| 70% of youth will obtain employment and increase income; 70% of clients will increase self-determination skills, and 55% of clients will move to stable housing upon project completion. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$190,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$380,000 |
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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 |
$185,000 |
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In-kind Amount |
$5,000 |
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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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No |
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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: |
Orange County Consolidated Plan and Agency Needs Assessment |
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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 |
