House Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1970 SABER'S Assistance to Youth
Requester:	Josefina Bonet-Habif		Organization:		SABER
Project Title:	SABER'S Assistance to Youth		Date Submitted:		01/27/2000 6:20:04 PM
District Member:	Carlos Lacasa		Service Area:		County
Counties Affected:	Dade
Recipient:	SABER		Contact:		Josefina Bonet-Habif
	3990 West Flagler Street		Contact Phone:		(305) 443-7601
	Miami 33131
Project Description:
Saber Proposes to serve 170 youth by offering services which, as in the past have included Outreach and Recruitment, individual, family, and vocational counseling; remedial education and referral to on-the-job training; Employability Skills Training (EST), job search assistance placement if needed; and referral to supportive services (i.e. needs assessment during counseling, etc.).
Services Provided/Benefit to State:
SABER has developed and put in place an innovative program targeted to needs of at-risk and out-of-school youth. Services include outreach and recruitment; individual, family, and vocational counseling; remedial education and referral to on-the-job training; Employability Skills Training (EST), job search assistance and placement if needed; and referral to supportive services (i.e. needs assessment during counseling, etc.). Approximately 40% of Hispanic Youth in Dade County drop out of high school. This lack of formal education along with the problems associated with language and acculturation have led to a significant portion of Hispanic youth being socially dysfunctional. In part this accounts for the severe youth-gang problem in the core areas of Miami.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Launch an outreach and recruitment campaign to recruit a total of 170 at risk youth applicants; enroll a total of 170 at risk youth applicants; deliver supportive services to 170 program participants ; provide counseling to 170 participants and or family as needed; provide EST training to 170 participants ; provide summer youth training and employment through our WIA funded program for those that qualify; make available remedial education training to 170 participants as needed; provide job search assistance and placements (as needed to 170 participants).
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:				$200,000
Total cost of the project:		$210,000

Request has been made to fund:			Operations
Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?						Yes
				In-Kind Amount:		$106,000
Was this project previously funded by the State?						No
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?						Yes
	Amount:	$200,000
	Purpose for future year funding:				Recurring Operations
	Will this be an annual request?					No
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:	Public Safety Review Panel Request for Proposal
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?						Yes
	Hearing Body:	Public Safety Review Panel at Miami-Dade Legislative Delegation
	Meeting Date:	11/10/1999