House Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1279

State of Florida Project For Juvenile Justice at-risk youth

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Christine McCarthy

Organization:

Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic, Florida Unit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

State of Florida Project For Juvenile Justice at-risk youth

Date Submitted:

01/31/2000 8:31:02 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

District Member:

John Cosgrove

Service Area:

Regional

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties Affected:

Broward, Dade, Palm Beach

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic, Florida Unit

Contact:

Wendy Toy

 

6704 S.W. 80 Street

Contact Phone:

(305) 666-0552 12

 

 

Miami 33143

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Four facilities in each county will be provided with

institutional memberships to our library of taped textbooks, recorders, and equipment. Coordinators will offer training sessions, instructional strategies, and materials to each facility.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services Provided/Benefit to State:

 

 

 

 

 

Membership to audio library, training, instructional strategies, technical assistance.  Benefit: increased school survival rates, academic self-esteem, and decreased

recidivism rates.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

Increased grade point averages

Increased academic self-esteem

Decreased recidivism rates

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$181,875

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$242,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?

 

Yes

 

 

 

 

In-Kind Amount:

$60,625

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

Yes

 

 

Amount:

$181,875

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purpose for future year funding:

 

Recurring Operations

 

 

Will this be an annual request?

 

 

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?

 

No

 

Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there a documented need for this project?

 

Yes

 

 

Documentation:

Multiple research articles, National Institute of Health, OJJPP, etc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?

No