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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #749 |
| Juvenile Delinquency Neighborhood Accountability Intervention Initiative |
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| Requester: |
Roderick A. Love |
Organization: |
Florida Prevention Association, Inc. |
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| Project Title: |
Juvenile Delinquency Neighborhood Accountability Intervention Initiative |
Date Submitted |
12/21/2007 4:46:10 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Hill |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| The Juvenile Delinqency Diversionary Neighborhood Accountability Intervention Initiative has statewide interest due to the intensified and increased juvenile violent crime in Florida's communities. This initiative will establish multiple collaboratives that provide communities with the means to effectively interdict delinquent behaviours and reduce juvenile crime utilizing cost effective strategies, contrary to more expensive deep-end delinquency placements. The effectiveness of this initiative is based upon an emphasis on increased community volunteerism, realignment of youth and families residing in high crime neighborhoods to improve quality of life and thus increase public safety. |
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| Recipient: |
Florida Prevention Association, Inc. |
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Contact: |
Roderick A. Love |
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3887 Kitty Hawk Ave. |
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Contact Phone: |
(407) 532-5372 |
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Orlando 32808 |
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Contact email: |
RodLove@Fla-PA.Org |
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| Counties: |
Brevard, Marion, Pinellas, Seminole, Volusia |
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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 Juvenile Delinquency Diversionary Neighborhood Accountability Intervention Initiative has statewide interest due to the intensified and increased juvenile violent crime in Florida's communities. This initiative will establish multiple collaboratives that provide communities with the means to effectively interdict delinquent behaviors and reduce juvenile crime utilizing cost effective strategies, contrary to more expensive deep-end delinquency placements. The effectiveness of this initiative is based upon an emphasis on increased community volunteerism, realignment of existing resources, fast-track accountability for youthful offenders, and character development competency (skill) development of youth and families residing in high crime neighborhoods to improve quality of life and thus increase public safety. |
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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 measurable outcome will be that;
1)Two Hundred & Eighty (280) youth and/or units of family/guardians will be served throughout the fiscal year 08-09. 2)One Hundred percent (100%) of youth will be assessed based on identified risk factors.
3)Seventy percent (70%) of youth will not be referred to the judicial system within one year of receiving services. 4)Fifty percent (50%) of all program participates will have parent/guardian/Significant Adult Mentor involvement.
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$400,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$442,240 |
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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 |
$42,240 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
2007-2008 |
Amount: |
$80,000 |
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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? |
No |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
DJJ 2006-2007State Delinquency Profile Data |
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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 |
