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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2319 |
| Imagination Library |
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| Requester: |
Braulio Col�n |
Organization: |
Imagination Library Partnership |
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| Project Title: |
Imagination Library |
Date Submitted |
1/4/2008 11:40:15 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Storms |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Improving Kindergarten Readiness, Parental Involvement, Community Awareness on Importance of Early Literacy. |
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| Recipient: |
United Way of Tampa Bay |
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Contact: |
Braulio Col�n |
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1000 N. Ashley Drive, Suite 800 |
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Contact Phone: |
(813) 313-8903 |
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Tampa 33602 |
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Contact email: |
bcolon@enlace.usf.edu |
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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 Imagination Library of Hillsborough County is committed to improve early learning opportunities for all children birth to age five by sending new, age-appropriate books to their homes and providing companion parental workshops and resources that support early literacy, school readiness, and life-long learning. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| (1) Increase the percentage of students entering kindergarten who are prepared and have the skills necessary for learning to read. (2) Increase the amount of age-appropriate children�s books available in homes. (3) Increase the amount of time parents spend reading with their children. (4) Increase community awareness of the Importance of Early Literacy. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$100,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$429,096 |
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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 |
$100,000 |
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In-kind Amount |
$110,000 |
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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: |
2006 Kindergarten Readiness Results, Hillsborough County, Florida Department of Education |
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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: |
Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
