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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #972 |
| Volunteer Way Statewide Food Distribution Network |
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| Requester: |
Lester Cypher |
Organization: |
The Volunteer Way, Inc. |
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| Project Title: |
Volunteer Way Statewide Food Distribution Network |
Date Submitted |
1/13/2005 10:16:16 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Fasano |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| To transport food into Florida for eighty partnering food banks and food pantries. |
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| Recipient: |
Lester Cypher |
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Contact: |
Lester Cypher |
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7820 Congress Street |
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Contact Phone: |
(727) 815-0433 |
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New Port Richey 34653 |
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Contact email: |
lester@thevolunteerway.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: |
| The Volunteer Way Food Bank distributed 4,000,000 pounds of food in 2004 to its network of food banks and pantries throughout Florida. These funds will allow the Volunteer Way to bring additional food to the 80 members of the food bank network throughout Florida. The Volunteer Way's mission is to have food available to all food banks and pantries free of any financial cost. The Volunteer Way's goal is to make sure all nutritionally challenged people of Florida have an opportunity to receive help. |
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| Is this a project related to 2004 hurricane damage? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| The Volunteer Way will be able to bring into Florida an additonal 2,500,000 pounds of food to support its network of 80 partners in the fight against hunger. Two additional food banks and 40 more pantries are anticpated to open within the first two years of this project. |
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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: |
$150,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Construction |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Local |
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Cash Amount |
$50,000 |
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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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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: |
Needs assessments conducted by Urban Institute and Florida Impact |
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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: |
Pasco County Legislative Delegation |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
01/07/2005 |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
