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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2088 |
| New Hope Development Center, Inc. |
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| Requester: |
Rev. Randall E. Holts and Karen Wilkinson |
Organization: |
New Hope Development Center, Inc. |
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| Project Title: |
New Hope Development Center, Inc. |
Date Submitted |
1/14/2005 3:49:38 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Wilson |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Prevention and educational program for our youth and their families, through positive lifestyle, health and parental workshops in addition to team sports. To service the youth and parents of our community and affect their attitudes and subsequently assist in their ability to set and achieve goals, develop leadership potential and constructively channel idle time and energies into positive behavior. |
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| Recipient: |
New Hope Development Center, Inc. |
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Contact: |
Rev. Randall Holts or Karen Wilkinson |
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1881 NW 103rd Street |
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Contact Phone: |
(305) 696-7745 |
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Miami 33147 |
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Contact email: |
NHDCI@aol.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: |
| Families Operating Communicating Unyielding Solutions (FOCUS) will enroll a minimum of twenty-five (25) youth and their families, not to exceed thrity (30) youth and families per program year. FOCUS was designed to generate motivation and long-term commitment to the program among participants.
Educational component will consist of GED preparation, enhanced instructions in reading and math, skill building excercises and social development. Each participant will have the opportunity to discover career opportunities through utilization of the public library, job shadowing, and job training. The educational tutoring will be conducted by not less than four (4) Miami-Dade County certified teachers, with each being responsible for not more than six (6) participants.
Additionally, each participant will have family or individual counseling available to assess emotional needs; group sessions to address topics such as but not limited to communication and social skills development, teen parent group, abstinence, health and excercise and other topics. counseling sessions will be conducted by certified counselors and be available for other topics as well as a personal trainer for exercise and health sessions. |
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| Is this a project related to 2004 hurricane damage? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Through this program, we are expecting the 20% of the high school dropouts will receive GED diplomas, reading and math skills will improve by 80%. Teens in the program will abstain from sexual activity and that youth and families will become closer through increase communications skills. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$50,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$200,000 |
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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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No |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$50,000 |
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: |
2000 US Census for Miami-Dade County |
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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 Delegatoin |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
11/22/2004 |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
