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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #806 |
| Community Housing and Enterprise Strategy |
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| Requester: |
Mathes Guice |
Organization: |
Community Reconstruction Housing, Inc. |
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| Project Title: |
Community Housing and Enterprise Strategy |
Date Submitted |
1/14/2005 2:55:57 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Margolis |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Enhance the overall standard of living and increase the social and economic opportunity for thousands of residents. |
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| Recipient: |
Community Reconstruction Housing, Inc. |
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Contact: |
Mathes Guice |
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8551 NW 49th Street |
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Contact Phone: |
(954) 748-0101 |
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Lauderhill 33351 |
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Contact email: |
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| Counties: |
Broward |
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| Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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| Project Description: |
| Community Housing and Enterprise Strategy (CHES) is a project designed by Community Reconstruction Housing, Inc. (CRH) to develop the capacity of both non and for-profit entities to provide affordable housing and establish thriving enterprises in the City of West Park. CRH will organize and implement training, technical assistance and public private partnerships that would allow individuals and agencies to acquire the skills and resources needed to develop housing and businesses, thereby creating wealth that residents can use to meet their quality of life needs and prvent the kinds of poverty problems associated with very low and low-income communities. West Park is over 80% Black, most of whom are in the low-income bracket. Ownership of homes and businesses is teh surest way to help people in this bracket incease their net worth, maintain a decent quality of life and contribute to the local revenue base. |
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| Is this a project related to 2004 hurricane damage? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Conduct six one day hands on workshops, one every two months, for new and existing non-profits and individuals interested in housing development in the City of West Park. Workshops will focus on planning, financing, management, grants and partnerships. Assist not less than 10 households to become homeowners, through homeownership training, credit counselting, and down payment assitance and post closing assistance. Help to establish at least five new business enterprises in the community, throug business through business training, credit couseling, business planning, loan packaging, financing, pruchasing, market adn management assistance. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$500,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$500,000 |
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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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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? |
No |
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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: |
Broward Legislative Delegation |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
01/20/2005 |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
