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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1359 |
| Inner City Sports Program |
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| Requester: |
Remberto Reyes |
Organization: |
Miami Boys Corp. |
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| Project Title: |
Inner City Sports Program |
Date Submitted |
1/2/2008 12:26:43 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Diaz de la Portilla |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| The program intent is to provide an athletic outlet to low income community youth of various ages who would not otherwise be able to participate in such a program. This initiative will address local community concerns and will produce measurable results. |
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| Recipient: |
Miami Boys Corp. |
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Contact: |
Remberto Reyes |
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101 SW 24 Ave. |
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Contact Phone: |
(305) 909-3697 |
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Miami 33135 |
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Contact email: |
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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 Miami Boys Academy is a nonprofit corporation registered with the State of Florida and Tax exempt from federal income tax under section 501(C)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code with public charity status 170 (b) (1) (A) (VI).
The Miami Boys Academy�s mission is to help children maintain a healthy and physically active lifestyle through the game of Baseball. The organization recruits children within Miami�s inner city neighborhoods and organize them into age appropriate teams. The children train, practice and play the game of baseball year round at Jose Marti Park, located in downtown Miami and adjacent to an economically depressed area.
The Academy provides uniforms, equipment, tournament fees and insurance for all those who participate.
Additionally, while the organization is primarily sports oriented, the Board of Directors, Coaches, staff and volunteers pay special attention to the children�s educational needs and demand acceptable grades before children are allowed to participate. They work in conjunction with parents and, in some cases, teachers for the purpose of achieving good academic results.
The organization�s philosophy is that education and hard work are the principal elements in the positive development of a child. A number of the organization�s past participants have received scholarships to colleges and universities thanks to the combination of academics and sports.
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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 program specific objectives that we are proposing to achieve are the following:
� The recruitment of 100 participants. Doubling the programs current size.
� Increasing the number of available practice days from 3 to 6 days a week.
� Update and replacement of equipment
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$50,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$50,000 |
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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: |
$50,000 |
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? |
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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No |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
