House Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1581 Youth Mentoring and Self Respect Project
Requester:	Diana Susi		Organization:		Ayuda, Inc.
Project Title:	Youth Mentoring and Self Respect Project		Date Submitted:		01/28/2000 5:37:08 PM
District Member:	Gustavo Barreiro		Service Area:		County
Counties Affected:	Dade
Recipient:	Ayuda, Inc.		Contact:		Diana Susi
	2217 Normandy Drive		Contact Phone:		(305) 864-2273
	Miami Beach 33141
Project Description:
"Each Teen Matters!" trainings of 600 students at a time and staff training of teachers in order to continue with concepts year long.
Services Provided/Benefit to State:
Mentoring of teens; expanding the Governor's Mentoring Initiative.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Reduction of the number of teens going through juvenile courts by 40%.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:				$165,000
Total cost of the project:		$165,000

Request has been made to fund:			Operations
Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?				No
Was this project previously funded by the State?				No
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?				Unknown
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:	Media information on violence that has been occurring amongst teens in schools.
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?				Yes
	Hearing Body:	Miami-Dade County Legislative Delegation
	Meeting Date:	12/01/1999