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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #952 |
| Best Buddies Middle Schools, High Schools, Colleges, Citizens, and e-Buddies |
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| Requester: |
Best Buddies Florida |
Organization: |
Best Buddies International |
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| Project Title: |
Best Buddies Middle Schools, High Schools, Colleges, Citizens, and e-Buddies |
Date Submitted |
12/27/2007 4:15:55 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
King |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Best Buddies provides friends to children and adults with intellectual disabilities, thus providing them the opportunity to develop the social skills they need to become more self-reliant, independent, and active in their communities. |
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| Recipient: |
Best Buddies Florida |
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Contact: |
Anthony K. Shriver |
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100 SE Second Street, Suite 2200 |
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Contact Phone: |
(305) 374-2233 |
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Miami 33131 |
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Contact email: |
AKS@bestbuddies.org |
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| Counties: |
{Statewide} |
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| Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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| Project Description: |
| Best Buddies enhances the lives of children and adults with intellectual disabilities by providing opportunities for one-to-one friendships with volunteers in middle schools, high schools, colleges, and the community at large. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Best Buddies will operate 140 chapters on middle schools, high schools, and colleges in the state, as well as form adult friendships between children and adults with and without intellectual disabilities. With this funding we anticipate 5,679 participants, with a positive impact on the lives of 28,395 children and adults throughout the state. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$1,250,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$1,988,056 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Local, Private |
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Cash Amount |
$738,056 |
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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: |
$1,150,000 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$1,500,000 |
To Fund: |
Operations |
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| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? |
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Yes |
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Agency |
Education, Department Of |
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| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? |
Yes |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
Academic journals, special ed publications document needs of children & adults w/ intellectual disab |
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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 |
