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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2243 |
| Intergenerational Health and wellness education and promotion-"YOUR BEST SELF" |
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| Requester: |
JASON KING |
Organization: |
YOUR BEST SELF FOUDATION |
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| Project Title: |
Intergenerational Health and wellness education and promotion-"YOUR BEST SELF" |
Date Submitted |
1/4/2008 12:07:06 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Wilson |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| This program empowers the family as a whole by addressing the health, socio-cultural, socio-economic and educational needs of each member of the family unit through heavy emphasis on prevention, maintenance of positive behavior changes,service coordination and collaboration with other community organizations with proven records of success. This program also assists other community based organizations with capacity building to better accomplish their respective objectives. |
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| Recipient: |
YOUR BEST SELF FOUNDATION |
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Contact: |
Jason King |
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1590 NE 127 Street, Suite 296 |
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Contact Phone: |
(239) 245-0782 |
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N. Miami, Fl. 33161 |
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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: |
| This program addresses and helps improve the care and quality of life for the entire family through a multidisciplinary educational approach and development of forums to foster education management and capacity building for other community based organizations. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Increased access to Heath Care; increased health literacy and participation in one's family's health care management; reduced Health Care Disparities; reduced truancy through effective afterschool programs and mentorship; increased parental involvement/participation in K-12; increased effectiveness of community services through effective management, capacity building and coordination of services; increased family safety. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$750,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$1,000,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Private |
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Cash Amount |
$150,000 |
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In-kind 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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Yes |
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Amount: |
$250,000 |
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: |
higher rate of drop outs, juvenile delinquency and an alarming increase in gang related violence |
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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 |
