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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2363 |
| Education/Employment Assistance for Homeless Youth Underage 21 |
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| Requester: |
James M Gress |
Organization: |
Covenant House |
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| Project Title: |
Education/Employment Assistance for Homeless Youth Underage 21 |
Date Submitted |
1/13/2006 1:28:51 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Atwater |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| 501(c)(3) |
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| Recipient: |
James Gress |
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Contact: |
James Gress Executive Director |
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733 Breakers Ave |
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Contact Phone: |
(954) 568-7925 |
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Ft Lauderdale 33304 |
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Contact email: |
jgress@covenanthousefl.org |
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| Counties: |
Broward |
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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 assist approximately 500 youths to improve their education and employmrnt by providing on-site GED Preparation Classes and an Employment Assistance Project(EAP) |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| 80% of youth who complete EAP will obtain employment; 80% of youth taking the GED exam will pass and earn a high school equivalency diploma |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$112,500 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$225 |
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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 |
$110,000 |
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In-kind Amount |
$2,500 |
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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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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: |
Agency Needs Assessment, 10 Year PLan to End Homelessness, etc |
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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 |
