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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2053 |
| Project CRAFT - St. Petersburg |
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| Requester: |
John Hattery |
Organization: |
Home Builders Institute |
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| Project Title: |
Project CRAFT - St. Petersburg |
Date Submitted |
1/4/2008 8:33:37 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Jones |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Project CRAFT is a nationally recognized model for reducing recidivism for DJJ involved youth through the delivery of construction trades training and job placement services. |
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| Recipient: |
Home Builders Institute |
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Contact: |
John Hattery |
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1201 15th St, NW |
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Contact Phone: |
(202) 607-3397 |
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Washington, D.C. 20005 |
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Contact email: |
hatteryj@hbi.org |
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| Counties: |
Pinellas |
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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 purpose of this request is to continue operation of Project CRAFT, a nationally recognized model for trades training and job placement resulting in lower recidivism rates delivered by Home Builders Institute, the workforce development arm of the National Association of Home Builders. CRAFT takes students with little work history and prepares them for careers in the construction industry through a combination of classroom activities and community service construction projects. HBI training and job placement programs have successfully placed court-involved youth and adults, resulting in lower recidivism rates as suggested by published research. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Project CRAFT-St Petersburg will operates under the oversight of DJJ Circuit 6 with a daily capacity of 20 DJJ-involved youth. 2 training cycles completed over the course of a year will result in 40 youth earning HBI�s PreApprenticeship Certificate, 90 percent of graduates will be successfully attached to the labor market or enter continued education/training. Significant reduction of recidivism rates of CRAFT graduates as compared to those of youth released from the custody of the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice without vocational training will be documented. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$325,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$650,000 |
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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 |
$ |
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In-kind Amount |
$325,000 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
2007-2008 |
Amount: |
$325,000 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$325,000 |
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: |
Blueprint Commission Recommendations 2008 |
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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: |
Blueprint Commission October 2007 |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
