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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1063 |
| The Challenger After School Program |
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| Requester: |
Beverly Hilton |
Organization: |
Alhambra Heights Residential Force, Inc |
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| Project Title: |
The Challenger After School Program |
Date Submitted |
12/28/2007 4:42:02 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Wilson |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| This program offers inner city youth a place to go after school where they receive structured activities, and tutoring in a safe, crime free environment. By providing constructive activities, it reduces the possibilities for idle hands to participate in criminal activities that, increases crime rates and burden the juvenile justice system. This program also promotes a positive attitude towards learning and encourages participants to seek a college career while forming marketable computer skills. |
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| Recipient: |
Alhambra Heights Residential Force, Inc |
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Contact: |
Beverly Hilton |
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12128 NW 2nd Avenue |
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Contact Phone: |
(786) 553-8555 |
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North Miami Beach 33168 |
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Contact email: |
alhambraheights@aol.com |
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| Counties: |
Miami-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 Challenger School provides after school tutoring for 5th through 12th grades, computer training, youth crime prevention, FCAT preparation, health and fitness, cultural arts and Arts & Drama will be provided for students ranging from 5th-12th grades. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Our program is helping to reduce the high drop-out rate, is reducing youth crime in the community, while the early intervention program prepares our children to enter into and start their Elementary Education. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$175,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$360,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Local, Private |
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Cash Amount |
$100,000 |
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In-kind Amount |
$80,000 |
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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: |
DOE Report 1998-99 through 2005-06, NCLB School Public Accountability Reports ; DOE Indicators |
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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 |
