Senate Committee Publications
| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2705 | |||||||||
| Club Esteem | |||||||||
| Requester: | Paul Halpren | Organization: | Club Esteem | ||||||
| Project Title: | Club Esteem | Date Submitted | 1/4/2008 3:40:56 PM | ||||||
| Sponsors: | Posey | ||||||||
| Statewide Interest: | |||||||||
| Club Esteem was borne and evolves out of the recoginition for children to succeed, thrive, gives them new values, expectations and challenges that must be presented and conquered to keep these kids out of the Juvenile Justice System. Club Esteem is a proven and successful Juvenile Deliquency Prevention Program | |||||||||
| Recipient: | Paul Halpren | Contact: | Paul Halpren | ||||||
| 3316 S. Monroe Street | Contact Phone: | (321) 409-8942 | |||||||
| Melbourne 32901 | Contact email: | clubesteem@yahoo.com | |||||||
| Counties: | Brevard | ||||||||
| Gov't Entity: | Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): | Yes | |||||||
| Project Description: | |||||||||
| This is an after school and evening achievement and prevention programs for youth who come from single-parent families whose income falls within the lowest levels of the federal poverty guidelines. Most of the children do not have within their families too support them and most of the children in this area fall into the Juvenile Justice System and later on the Corrections System | |||||||||
| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? | No | ||||||||
| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: | |||||||||
| During 2006-2007 school year: 44 children completed the after-program: 100% were promoted to the next grade 100% achieved and mastered the social and academic skills that were presented to them 100% of the parents participating as partners with Club Esteem in the success of their children Comparing school grades from the 1st semester with the end of the year 95% either showed improvement or their grades remained the same 41% made the honor roll 39 participating in the end of the year Rites of Passage Program Attendance in the program averaged greater than 4 days a week | |||||||||
| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: | $70,000 | ||||||||
| Total cost of the project: | $157,000 | ||||||||
| Request has been made to fund: | Operations | ||||||||
| What type of match exists for this project? | Private | ||||||||
| Cash Amount | $87,000 | In-kind Amount | $60,000 | ||||||
| Was this project previously funded by the state? | No | ||||||||
| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? | Yes | Amount: | $25,000 | To Fund: | Operations | ||||
| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? | No | ||||||||
| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? | No | ||||||||
| Is there a documented need for this project? | Yes | ||||||||
| Documentation: | Agency Needs Assessment | ||||||||
| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? | Yes | ||||||||
| Hearing Body: | Brevard County Legislative Delegation Meeting | ||||||||
| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? | No | ||||||||