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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2060 |
| Advance Junior Achievement Economic Education Programs |
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| Requester: |
Richard George |
Organization: |
Junior Achievement of Central Florida |
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| Project Title: |
Advance Junior Achievement Economic Education Programs |
Date Submitted |
1/14/2005 9:40:28 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Fasano |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| To help ensure that every Florida student can attain a fundamental understanding of the free enterprise system, Junior Achievement is requesting $1,000,000 to advance Junior Achievement's mission in educating and inspiring young people to value free enterprise, business and economics to improve the quality of their lives and the lives of their future families and members of their communities. |
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| Recipient: |
Junior Achievement of Central Florida |
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Contact: |
Richard George |
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2121 Camden Road |
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Contact Phone: |
(727) 530-0884 |
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Orlando 32803-1487 |
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Contact email: |
richard.george@ja-wcf.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: |
| To help ensure that every Florida student can attain a fundamental understanding of the free enterprise system, Junior Achievement is requesting $1,000,000 to advance Junior Achievement's mission in educating and inspiring young people to value free enterprise, business and economics to improve the quality of their lives and the lives of their future families and members of their communities.
Junior Achievement does this by recruiting community-based volunteers to visit local school classrooms and neighborhood after-school centers. These dedicated business volunteers deliver Junior Achievement's time-tested and approved activity-based education programs to share their stories with the students. Serving as mentors, JA volunteers also serve as role models to help students develop the skills and insights necessary to become successful in life and to aid them in building sustainable communities for the future.
Junior Achievement's economic and financial literacy education programs are designed to help a child better understand his or her role in the local and global economy, the privileges and responsibilities inherent in a free enterprise system, socioeconomic development and the many opportunities available to be secured with knowledge, education, and hard work. Junior Achievement programs have been developed for students in grades kindergarten through 12th.
249,966 Florida students participated in Junior Achievement programs during the 2003-04 school year. Junior Achievement is primarily funded through the generosity of the private sector (approximately 90%).
State funding will be dispersed throughout the Junior Achievement service areas in Florida (listed above) with Junior Achievement of Central Florida serving as the designated custodian of the grant.
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| Is this a project related to 2004 hurricane damage? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| 15% growth in students/classes from a projected 2004-05 total of 245,000 student participants this school and with state support and continued development of private partnerships Junior Achievement will grow to a projected 282,000 students in 2005-06.
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$1,000,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$7,894,082 |
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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 |
$8,082,078 |
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In-kind Amount |
$171,123 |
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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: |
Western Institute of Research and Evaluation studey on effectiveness of Junior Achievement Programs |
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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 |
