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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1749 |
| PACE Center - Lee County |
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| Requester: |
Judge James Seals, Dr. Sandra |
Organization: |
Twentieth Judicial Circuit, Florida Gulf Coast University |
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| Project Title: |
PACE Center - Lee County |
Date Submitted |
1/12/2006 5:08:34 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Aronberg |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| PACE provides services to adolescent girls at 22 locations throughout Florida. PACE consistently achieves superior outcomes for girls in the juvenile justice system or girls at risk of entering the system. |
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| Recipient: |
PACE Center for the Girls, Inc. |
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Contact: |
Dr. Sandra O'Brien |
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One West Adams Street, Suite 301 |
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Contact Phone: |
(239) 590-7835 |
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Jacksonville 32202 |
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Contact email: |
sobrien@fgcu.edu |
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| Counties: |
Lee |
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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 PACE Center for Girls has 22 program sites across FL. The budget request is to add a new 45-girl program in Lee County. Girls will be referred for services at the PACE center based on their individual needs, including risks of involvement in juvenile crime, and documented school failure. PACE Centers across the state provide gender specific programming to adolescent females. The program services include academic classes and therapeutic programming including counseling and vocational services. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| The creation of a PACE center for Southwest Florida in 2006-2007, which would mean lower recidivism rates for juvenile offenders in SWFL. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$248,063 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$851,127 |
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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 |
$603,064 |
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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: |
$496,125 |
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: |
Lee Cty. ranks 12th for juvenile referrals- per Dept. of Juvenile Justice Bureau of Research & Plan. |
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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: |
Lee County Legislative Delegation |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
11/17/2005 |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
