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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #567 |
| 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project Expansion |
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| Requester: |
Pamela Jones |
Organization: |
5000 Role Models of Excellence Project |
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| Project Title: |
5000 Role Models of Excellence Project Expansion |
Date Submitted |
12/27/2007 1:45:37 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Wilson |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Promote retention in school and reduction in juvenile crime by providing cost effective delinquency prevention services to minority male youth who exhibit the risk factors that contribute to them being highly likely to enter the juvenile justice system. |
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| Recipient: |
5000 Role Models of Excellence Project |
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Contact: |
Pamela Jones |
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1450 NE 2nd Avenue, #227 |
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Contact Phone: |
(305) 995-2451 |
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Miami 33132 |
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Contact email: |
PJones@dadeschools.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: |
| 5000 Role Models of Excellence primary objective is to serve as a delinquency prevention/intervention initiative to male youth with a focus on minorities who make up 17% of the at-risk youth population, but represent 48% of juvenile delinquents in the most restrictive commitment placements. The secondary objective will be to provide dropout prevention intervention services for minority young boys at-risk of dropping out of school and/or exhibiting delinquency behaviors in four of the seven counties that represent over 50% of the juvenile delinquent referrals to the Department of Juvenile Justice in the State of Florida. The majority of the youth enters the program in middle school and continues activities throughout their high school and post secondary education years. Primarily, the program serves children who are being reared without the benefit of a father or a positive male role model. Students entering this program are guaranteed a chance to attend college or advancement to a potpourri of post secondary opportunities geared to the next level of education. Eligible students are employed in the program while in the program throughout high school. Mentors from the program assist students in this process with a dual focus, alternatives to delinquency and commitment to career opportunities through education. Services comply with the Department of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention Plan relating to targeting the right youth in the right communities. The project addresses those youth who are most likely to enter the Juvenile Justice System. This description applies to the existing program that is celebrating its 11th year in Miami-Dade County. The money asked for in this request covers the expansion ONLY. None of these funds will go to the Miami-Dade County program. |
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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 retention in public schools and reduction in juvenile crime. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$800,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$1,000,000 |
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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 |
$ |
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In-kind Amount |
$200,000 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
2007 |
Amount: |
$300,000 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$800,000 |
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: |
High school drop-out rate and juvenile crime statistics. |
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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 |
