House Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1856 Florida Tolerance Institute
Requester:	Walter Loebenberg, Founder		Organization:		Holocaust Museum
Project Title:	Florida Tolerance Institute		Date Submitted:		01/27/2000 2:47:07 PM
District Member:	Larry Crow		Service Area:		Statewide
Counties Affected:	Pinellas
Recipient:	Florida Holocaust Museum		Contact:		Lawrence Wasser
	55 Fifth St. South		Contact Phone:		(727) 820-0100 223
	St. Petersburg 33701
Project Description:
The Florida Holocaust Museum proposes to provide tolerance programs to all counties in Florida. This program will coordinate with all county sheriff departments and local courts that provide Juvenile Boot Camps, Juvenile Detention Centers, which address cultural diversity, hate crimes and racial tolerance. The Florida Holocaust Museum is already working with the Hillsborough and Pinellas County Court Systems to assist in providing tolerance training to selected juvenile offenders. It has been very successful. The Florida Tolerance Institute will take that program of tolerance and diversity statewide to other counties in need and provide teachers, materials, programs and general support as needed throughout the state.
Services Provided/Benefit to State:
This program has been in place on a limited basis in 5 Florida counties which have documented a marked difference in the behavior of juvenile participants. County and district judges and the "best way to get a message of tolerance to the students who are not reachable" have heralded this program.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Reduction in violent incidents in schools, reduction of hate crimes.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:				$500,000
Total cost of the project:		$550,000

Request has been made to fund:			Operations
Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?					Yes
				In-Kind Amount:	$50,000
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?					Unknown
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?					Unknown
Is there a documented need for this project?					Yes
	Documentation:	Florida Dept. of Ed. Annual Report and ADL article.
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?					Yes
	Hearing Body:	Pinellas County Delegation Meeting
	Meeting Date:	11/09/1999