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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2019 |
| Cuban American Bar Association Pro Bono Project |
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| Requester: |
Antonio Castro |
Organization: |
Cuban American Bar Association |
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| Project Title: |
Cuban American Bar Association Pro Bono Project |
Date Submitted |
1/14/2005 5:38:04 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Rich |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Provide pro bono legal services to indigent Spanish speaking people |
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| Recipient: |
Cuban American Bar Association |
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Contact: |
Antonio Castro |
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100 SE 2nd Street |
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Contact Phone: |
(305) 539-8400 |
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Miami 33131 |
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Contact email: |
acastro@bsflip.com |
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| Counties: |
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: |
| The CABA Pro Bono Project was formed in 1984 in response to the needs of indigent Spanish speaking people who did not have access to Spanish speaking lawyers and the courts. The CABA Pro Bono Project operates under a Family Court blanket waiver of the local rule requiring that pro se litigants go through the Family Court Self Help Project, which was granted by the Court in 1998. The CABA Pro Bono Project was nationally recognized as a Point of Light by President George Bush. The cases are generally in the area of family law but there are also needs in the following areas: adoption, bankruptcy, birth and marriage certificate amendment, consumer issues, court order enforcment, disability, foreclosure, guardianship, immigration, insurance, landlord/tenant, name change, and other civil matters. |
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| Is this a project related to 2004 hurricane damage? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| With this additional funding, CABA will provide additional pro bono legal services to indigent Spanish speaking people in the areas of family law, adoption, bankruptcy, birth and marriage certificate amendment, consumer issues, court order enforcement, disability, foreclosure, guardianship, immigration, insurance, landlord/tenant, name change, and other civil matters. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$100,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$300,000 |
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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 |
$100,000 |
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In-kind Amount |
$100,000 |
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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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Yes |
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Amount: |
$100,000 |
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: |
A grant proposal submitted to the Florida Department of State, Division of Historical Resources. |
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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: |
11/06/2004 |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
