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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2791 |
| WISH Foundation Community Service Initiative |
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| Requester: |
Barbara Mason-Gardiner |
Organization: |
The WISH Foundation |
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| Project Title: |
WISH Foundation Community Service Initiative |
Date Submitted |
1/4/2008 4:31:13 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Wilson |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| This initiative consolidates our operations in Miami-Dade�s underserved community to provide more services to more people in our target area. |
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| Recipient: |
The WISH Foundation |
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Contact: |
Barbara Mason-Gardiner |
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P.O. Box 170410 |
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Contact Phone: |
(954) 778-5418 |
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Hialeah 33017 |
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Contact email: |
bj_mason@bellsouth.net |
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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: |
| To obtain a building for a Family Life and Educational Skills Center that will house our Life Skills classes for women who are recovering from drug addiction; mentoring sessions with teenage girls; etiquette courses for young boys and girls; reading, writing and math tutorial services for children in underperforming schools so they will pass the state-mandated FCAT exam. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| The Women Involved in Service to Humankind (WISH) Foundation requests $1.75 million from the Florida Legislature to expand our compendium of services. Among our provided are tutoring in reading, writing and math; mentoring of pre-teen and teenage boys and girls; small business and money management workshops; and program services to help women who currently are in long-term drug treatment in Miami-Dade County.
The funds also would be used as seed money to obtaining provide a permanent facility where the foundation would operate and expand its programs to help more people with substance abuse challenges as they attempt to re-enter society. Such a facility in the target community allows us to consolidate our resources to make a greater impact in Miami.
The entire community will benefit if their children are in tutorial programs instead of on the streets after school; drug-addicted women will learn about life-enhancing skills such as stress management, resume preparation, dressing for success, and budget management; more students will successfully pass the FCAT, which is perceived as an insurmountable hurdle for a segment of the population. Nearly all of the poor performing middle and high schools are located in our target area.
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$1,750,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$2,000,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Construction |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
None |
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Cash Amount |
$ |
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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, Construction |
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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: |
FCAT Scores for 2004-2007 |
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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 |
