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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2852 |
| Youth Summer Jobs Program |
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| Requester: |
George Gretsas |
Organization: |
Municipality |
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| Project Title: |
Youth Summer Jobs Program |
Date Submitted |
1/13/2006 11:25:51 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Dawson |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| This program meets the goals of Workforce Florida in particular, establishing a comprehensive policy related to the education and training of target populations such as those who have disabilities, are economically disadvantaged, and receive public assistance. This approach should ensure the effective use of federal, state, local and private resources in reducing the need for public assistance. |
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| Recipient: |
City of Fort Lauderdale |
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Contact: |
Ann Kelleher |
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100 N. Andrews Avenue |
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Contact Phone: |
(954) 828-5868 |
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Fort Lauderdale 33316 |
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Contact email: |
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| Counties: |
Broward |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| The City of Fort Lauderdale participated in the Florida Youth Summer Jobs Program with Broward Workforce Development Board this past summer. The program offers at-risk and disadvantaged children summer jobs in partnership with local communities and public employers. Eligible teens are between 14 and 18 and are: at risk of welfare dependency, including economically disadvantaged children, children of participants in the welfare transition program, children of migrant farmworkers, and children of teen parents. In addition, juvenile offenders, children in foster care, and children with disabilities are eligible. The salaries of the students were paid by the program. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| This program offers students basic employment skills training and assists them in job placement in a field of interest. This commitment to the City's resident youth will provide valuable mentoring experiences to students as well as broadening their horizons by exposing them to a wide variety of career fields in constructive, positive settings during the summer months. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$500,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$600,000 |
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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 |
$100,000 |
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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: |
Statistics from Broward workforce One - 8,412 at risk teenagers |
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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: |
City of Fort Lauderdale City Commission |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
01/17/2006 |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
