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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2378 |
| Southwest Florida Teen Challenge Community Outreach Center |
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| Requester: |
Greg Hammond |
Organization: |
Southwest Florida Teen Challenge |
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| Project Title: |
Southwest Florida Teen Challenge Community Outreach Center |
Date Submitted |
1/12/2006 5:11:30 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Aronberg |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Reduction in Crime - provide anger management, life skills training and drug and alcohol recovery support
Reduction in Unemployment - provide remediation, GED, after school Tutorial, and job skills training and apprenticeship
Reduction in Government Subsidy - the programs will seek to strengthen healthy family relations resulting in the decrease of domestic violence, divorce, child abuse and welfare assistance. |
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| Recipient: |
Southwest Florida Teen Challenge |
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Contact: |
Greg Hammond |
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5646 Seventh Avenue |
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Contact Phone: |
(239) 277-0081 |
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Fort Myers 33906 |
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Contact email: |
greg.hammond@teenchallenge.cc |
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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: |
| Establishment of a Community Outreach Center in the Pine Manor Community to assist in neighborhood revitalization. Programming will target two specific groups of youth and young adults: 1. those who are economically challenged and need opportunity and confidence for personal advancement through educational programs; and 2. those who need to be reached and rescued from at-risk or criminal behavior. Programs would include: remediation classes; job skills training and apprenticeship tracks; after school tutorial assistance; anger management classes; GED classes; life skills training; drug and alcohol recovery support |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| 1. Reduced rate of crime in the Pine Manor Community and surrounding neighborhoods; 2. Increased employment; 3. Strengthened families and community networks; 4. Increased education levels. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$1,000,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$1,000,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Construction |
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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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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? |
No |
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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 |
