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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2712 |
| Youth Leadership and Enrichment Program |
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| Requester: |
1)Mayor John Peyton 2)Sheriff John Rutherford |
Organization: |
1)City of Jacksonville 2)Jacksonville Sheriff�s Office |
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| Project Title: |
Youth Leadership and Enrichment Program |
Date Submitted |
1/4/2008 3:59:05 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Hill |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Youth Education, Learning and Development, FCAT and Reading. |
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| Recipient: |
Police Athletic League of Jacksonville, Inc |
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Contact: |
Felecia Fredericks or Lt. Bobby L. Deal |
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2165 West 33rd Street |
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Contact Phone: |
(904) 355-3308 |
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Jacksonville 32209 |
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Contact email: |
ffredericks@jaxpal.com or bobby.deal@jaxsheriff.or |
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| Counties: |
Duval |
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| Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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| Project Description: |
| Purchase computers for computer labs with internet accessibility for our after-school education program at three sites and our youth teen center. Capital improvements to construct our 1500 square foot climate controlled storage room into youth teen center to serve disadvantaged at-risk youth.
The project will provide home work assistance, FCAT preparation through individualized tutoring related to core course work, mentoring, safety and crime prevention programs delivered by Police Officers and highly trained civilians, workforce development, job skills training, job shadowing opportunities and employment assistance. The project will also provide one on one specialized tutoring for youth with reading levels below standard or who maybe suffering from Dyslexia. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Increase promotion rate, improve FCAT Scores, improve reading levels of youth diagnosed with Dyslexia or with low reading scores, reduce crime, provide workforce development training, job skills training, job shadowing opportunities, and employment assistance. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$75,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$75,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Construction |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Local, Private |
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Cash Amount |
$6,000 |
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In-kind Amount |
$69,000 |
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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? |
Unknown |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
Crime Analysis Reports /Statistics provided by the Jacksonville Sheriff�s Office, Fight Crime Invest |
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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: |
Duval Delegation |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
