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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #886 |
| Juvenile Workforce Development Initiative (JWDI) |
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| Requester: |
Roderick A. Love |
Organization: |
Florida Prevention Association, Inc. |
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| Project Title: |
Juvenile Workforce Development Initiative (JWDI) |
Date Submitted |
1/2/2008 9:58:25 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Crist |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| The Juvenile Workforce Development Initiative (JWDI) initiative has a dual statewide interest; the first is the continued reduction of juvenile recidivism by developing employability skills training among youthful offenders under the supervision of the Department of Juvenile Justice which will ultimately lead to permanent job placement thereby making them productive citizens of their respective communities. The second statewide interest is to further economic development through the utilization of an untapped revenue generating, tax-paying workforce (age appropriate youth). The impact of this initiative will alleviate the potential of an increase in the number of violent crimes committed by juvenile offenders in the State of Florida. This initiative is presently providing services in Orange, Lake, Miami-Dade and Pinellas counties. Orange, Miami-Dade and Pinellas Counties represent three of the seven counties in Florida that represent over 50% of all youth arrested in the sixty-seven (67) counties in the state. |
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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: |
Hillsborough, Lake, Orange, Pinellas, Seminole |
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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 JWDI initiative will provide employability skills training and job placement utilizing the Association of Service Providers for Employability and Career Training (ASPECT) community based training curriculum created in British Columbia. Three (3) of the seven (7) JWDI sites represent over 50% of all juvenile referrals in the State of Florida, to which this initiative is targeted to combat the high rates of juvenile arrest and recidivism. This initiative will also cultivate a relationship with the business community in an effort to create a seamless transition from juvenile offender to the workforce industry. Up to 200 youth transitioning from juvenile justice community supervision and/or residential commitment programs will receive employability skills training to assist in their workforce transition. |
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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;
� Two hundred (200) youth will be served in five (5) Florida counties over the course of the contract/state fiscal year,
� 25% of youth will receive OJT, Job Shadowing, Internship and/or mentoring,
� 75% of youth will receive Employability Case Management Support Services,
� 80% of youth will complete Employability Skills Training Curriculum,
� 15% of youth will be gainfully employed through JWDI job placement.
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$500,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$500,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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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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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
2007-2008 |
Amount: |
$100,000 |
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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 2005-2006 State 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 |
