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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2566 |
| Healthy Lifestyle Education, Alcohol-free, Nutrition, Drug & Smoke Free (HANDS) Program |
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| Requester: |
Guillermo M. Chacon |
Organization: |
South Florida Sports League, Inc. |
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| Project Title: |
Healthy Lifestyle Education, Alcohol-free, Nutrition, Drug & Smoke Free (HANDS) Program |
Date Submitted |
1/12/2006 5:11:56 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Diaz de la Portilla |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| This project addresses a statewide interest by providing at-risk youths and young adults in a tri-county area with a program teaching them how to live a healthy and substance-free life. |
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| Recipient: |
South Florida Sports League, Inc. |
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Contact: |
Guillermo Chacon |
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2520 SW 22 Street, Suite 2309 |
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Contact Phone: |
(786) 210-7375 |
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Miami 33145 |
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Contact email: |
williec@sfsl.org |
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| Counties: |
Dade |
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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 HANDS program currently serves approximately 1125 students ranging from Elementary and Secondary Schools in a tri-county area. The program, which is run by the South Florida Sports League (SFSL), a 501 (c)(3), teaches at-risk youths how to incorporate seven essential elements into their lives in order to be a healthy, productive, and successful member of society. HANDS teaches the kids to make the right choices when confronted with issues such as drug, alcohol, and tobacco use, as well teaching them how to eat more healthfully and how to study better. The program has had a great deal of success and is now planning to expand significantly. This coming year, the program hopes to serve almost 3,000 kids; 1,875 elementary and middle school kids from August to February and 1,125 high school kids from March to July. Now that the program is expanding both the number of participants it accepts and the number of programs it provides, the SFSL is in need of funding from the State to match the private and public monies it currently receives. |
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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 measurable outcome anticipated is a decrease in negative behaviors among program participants, an increase in the teaching and demonstration of responsible and productive social behaviors among teenagers, a larger awareness of the components of a healthy and productive lifestyle for teenagers, and a higher graduation rate and college enrollment rate among program participants. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$450,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$757,900 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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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? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
Working for Children and Families: Safe and Smart After-School Program |
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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: |
Miami Dade County Legislative Delegation |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
11/30/2005 |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
