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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2550 |
| American Red Cross of Greater Miami & the Keys |
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| Requester: |
Phillis Oesters |
Organization: |
American Red Cross of Greater Miami & the Keys |
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| Project Title: |
American Red Cross of Greater Miami & the Keys |
Date Submitted |
1/14/2005 11:02:38 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Rodolfo Garcia |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| The American Red Cross of Greater Miami & the Keys serves as the only non-profit agency providing emergency preparedness and recovery from natural and human-made disasters in Miami-Dade and Monroe counties for the general population. This year, responding to Hurricanes Charley, Frances, Ivan and Jeanne required sheltering and feeding 11,525 residents of Miami-Dade and Monroe counties living in evacuation zones. The Chapter also provided casework assistance to 37 families. |
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| Recipient: |
Phillis Oesters |
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Contact: |
Berta Rios, PH.D. |
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335 SW 27 Avenue |
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Contact Phone: |
(305) 644-1200 |
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Miami 33135 |
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Contact email: |
riosb@usa.redcross.org |
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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 American Red Cross of Greater Miami and the Keys seeks to be the leader in Community Preparedness for all hazards, from those affecting single families, such as fires, to those that threaten all of Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties, such as hurricanes and terrorist attacks. The Red Cross is not federally or state funded. All expenditures incurred responding to hurricanes Charley, Frances, Ivan and Jeanne are funded through voluntary donations. In order to become the leader in Community Preparedness, the Chapters need to institute its Community Disaster Education program and to conduct a comprehensive outreach campaign targeting our diverse community. |
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| Is this a project related to 2004 hurricane damage? |
Yes |
| Have you applied for financial assistance from FEMA? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Funds will increase the capacity of individuals to take responsibility to help themselves and be able to prevent, prepare for and respond to disasters and emergencies so they can help themselves, their families, their friends and their neighbors and gain better control of their own situations. The funds will also save the government expenditures for individual disaster relief. Some emergencies will be prevented, the harmful effects of others will be reduced, and the government will not spend as much helping those who are afflicted to recover. The funds will also translate into more Red Cross volunteers, more Red Cross services, fewer government services, and less government spending. |
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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: |
$780,630 |
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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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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: |
Miami Dade Local Mitigation Strategy , Federal Response Plan, FL Comp. Emergency Plan |
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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: |
11/12/2004 |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
