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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1676 |
| City of Miami Beach After School Program |
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| Requester: |
Kevin Crowder |
Organization: |
City of Miami Beach |
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| Project Title: |
City of Miami Beach After School Program |
Date Submitted |
1/14/2005 3:12:54 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Margolis |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Provides youth services to residents and non residents, providing juveniles an after-school alternative to gangs and drugs. |
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| Recipient: |
City of Miami Beach |
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Contact: |
Kevin Crowder |
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1700 Convention Center Drive |
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Contact Phone: |
(305) 673-7193 |
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Miami Beach 33139 |
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Contact email: |
kcrowder@miamibeachfl.gov |
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| Counties: |
Dade |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| The City of Miami Beach provides After School(2-6PM) and Summer programming (8AM-5PM for 9 weeks) to approximately 1,100 resident youth. Athletic Leagues and Programming varies during the season for 9 months out of the year. The target age groups are from Kindergarten to High School age. The Capital improvement component is for 2 small scale recreational facilities (approximate cost of hardware is $50,000 to $ 75,000 each), which would target all age groups but would show a higher impact of users within the teens. A key component of the athletic leagues is the 3 on 3 basketball program, which provides youth an after-school alternative. The City does not currently charge a fee for participation in this program, and is aggressively seeking funding sources other than a direct fee on the participant. Additionally, athletic leagues provide a more attractive style of program for teenagers, many of whom may be reluctant to participate in a more traditional after-school program. |
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| Is this a project related to 2004 hurricane damage? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Continued After-School and Summer programs ensure youth growing-up within the park system. These youth are less likely to entertain outside and detrimental participation in other unsupervised activities, such as involvement in gangs and/or drugs. Current numbers show most participants return for subsequent years in the program. The addition of smaller recreational facilities throughout the city would allow youth a legal place to participate in various recreational activities without constantly being reported to Police by concerned residents.
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$250,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$486,750 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Construction |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Local |
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Cash Amount |
$236,750 |
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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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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: |
Serious Play: A Comprehensive Action Plan for Our Parks-A Report by the Parks and Recreation Program |
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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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Yes |
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Hearing Body: |
Miami-Dade Legislative Delegation |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
01/08/2005 |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
