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Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #4 |
"What We Could Be" Coaching and Mentoring Services |
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Requester: |
Jeannete M. Bradley, President |
Organization: |
What We Could Be, Inc. (WWCB, Inc.) |
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Project Title: |
"What We Could Be" Coaching and Mentoring Services |
Date Submitted |
1/13/2006 11:04:22 AM |
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Sponsors: |
Miller |
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Statewide Interest: |
Hillsborough County (Pilot Project with Statewide potential |
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Recipient: |
Jeannete M. Bradley, President/Owner |
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Contact: |
Jeannete M. Bradley, President |
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201 W. Laurel Street, Suite 301 |
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Contact Phone: |
(813) 209-2125 |
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Tampa 33602 |
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Contact email: |
jeannette@jmbradley.com |
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Counties: |
Hillsborough |
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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 WWCB Project provides one-on-one on-going early intervention and/or prevention services through a 24-month mentoring and coaching relationship designed to expand the knowledge and experiences of "at risk" African-American children and teens in grades 3 to 12 in enterprise areas. Project Activities are as follows:
� One (1) Hour session with child at school, home or office each week.
� One (1) Parent Group Session each month.
� Child Involvement in one (1) or more school/community activities.
� 7 day-a-week Access for coaching/mentoring.
� Focus on child/teens:
Academic Achievement - Gifted, Honors, AP coursework; standard achievement test mastery ; improve reading comprehension, writing skills, study habits, computer usage.
Personality Assessment - Myers Briggs Type to learn leadership potential for future career development.
Goal Setting - teach each child/teen to set and achieve short and long term goals.
Communication - teach basic communication
Relationship Building - family, teacher, friends, people encountered in community.
Extra Curricular Activities - participate in school and community activities.
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Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
� Improved Academic Standing as measured by success on standardized tests and/or the child/teen's GPA; number of AP classes taken during high school years.
� Improved School Attendance Rates as measured by number of days in school
� Increased Parent Involvement as measured by attendance at school and community family activities with child/teen.
� Increased knowledge of school resources as measured by child/teen's increased use of existing resources.
� College Admissions to Top Colleges as measured by number of college acceptance letters and/or scholarship awards by number of participants who graduate from a 4-year institution within 4 years.
� Improved relationships as measured by objective feedback from family, teachers, and friends.
� Improved Self-Confidence as measured by improvement in above areas.
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Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$96,000 |
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Total cost of the project: |
$144,000 |
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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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Yes |
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Amount: |
$96,000 |
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: |
The Florida Partnership for Minority and Underrepresented Student Achievement Act (2004) |
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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 |