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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #273 |
| Cuban American Bar Association Pro Bono Project |
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| Requester: |
Marlene Quintana |
Organization: |
Cuban American Bar Association |
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| Project Title: |
Cuban American Bar Association Pro Bono Project |
Date Submitted |
12/27/2007 4:02:27 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Villalobos |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Provide pro bono legal services to indigent Spanish speaking people. |
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| Recipient: |
Cuban American Bar Association |
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Contact: |
Marlene Quintana |
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8567 Coral Way Suite 382 |
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Contact Phone: |
(305) 416-6880 |
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Miami 33155 |
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Contact email: |
Marlene.quintana@gray-robinson.com |
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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: |
| The CABA Pro Bono Project was formed in 1984 in response to the needs of indigent Spanish speaking people who did not have access to Spanish speaking lawyers and the courts. The CABA Pro Bono Project operates under a Family Court blanket waiver of the local rule requiring that litigants go through the Family Court Self Help Project, which was granted by the Court in 1998. The CABA Pro Bono Project was nationally recognized as a point of Light by President George Bush. The cases are generally in the are of family law but there are also needs in the following areas: adoption, bankruptcy, birth and marriage certificate amendment, consumer issues, court order enforcement, disability, foreclosure, guaranty, immigration, insurance, landlord/tenant, name change and other civil matters. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| With the additional funding, CABA will provide additional Pro Bono legal services to indigent Spanish speaking people in the areas of family, adoption, bankruptcy, birth and marriage certificate amendment, consumer issues, court order enforcement, disability, foreclosure, guaranty, immigration, insurance, landlord/tenant, name change and other civil matters. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$250,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$250,000 |
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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 |
$250,000 |
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In-kind Amount |
$250,000 |
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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: |
Court Appointed Counsel Registry Demographics in Civil (Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida) |
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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: |
Miami-Dade Legislative Delegation |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
