House Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #3258 Edward Waters College Peer Counseling Institute
Requester:	Bernice Parker-Bell		Organization:		Edward Waters College
Project Title:	Edward Waters College Peer Counseling Institute		Date Submitted:		01/31/2000 11:25:31 PM
District Member:	Anthony Hill		Service Area:		Statewide
Counties Affected:	Duval
Recipient:	Edward Waters College		Contact:		Hasrings Williams
	1658 Kings Road		Contact Phone:		(904) 366-2538
	Jacksonville 32209
Project Description:
Edward Waters College is a four year coeducational private institution. The college is Florida's Oldest independent institution of higher learining as well as the first institution established for the education of African Americans. Established in 1866, the college strives to promote educational, cultural and spiritual development for all people. As a core social and educational institiution, EWC is duty bound to develop, implement and maintainn youth programs designed to better the lives of all young people. The EWC Peer Counseling Training Institute will target youth between the ages of 15 to 17 with career aspirations in one of the Behavorial Sciences. For the purpose of this program, the Behaviorial Sciences will include Psychology, Sociology, Criminal Justice and Social Work. Youth selected for the program will be chosen on the basis of recommendations from school personnel, the clergy, or a community leader. There will be 50-75 youth selectd for the program with an even mix of males and females. Youth facilitators will be selected from a pool of college students attending EWC, who, like the participants, have career aspirations in the Behavioral Sciences. There will be one facilitator per 10 participants. There will be 6 weeks of training for the facilitators and 12 weeks of instruction for the participants. The program is designed from the Jessor and Jessor Program which focuses on three systems found to be essential for the development of either positive or negative youth behavior; Social Environment System, Personality System and Behavior System.
Services Provided/Benefit to State:
Provide youth with hands on skills and training in the Social and Behaviorial Science Field, thus making them immediately eligible to join the workforce or further their education in that field with advantages others will not have. This program further identifies youth who are not in the juvinile justice system, but who need guidance.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Increase in potential trained professionals in the social science field. Decrease in juvenile delinquency in and around the service area. Enhance skills of EWC students serving as facilitators. Development of State-wide model program.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:				$200,000
Total cost of the project:		$200,000

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?					Yes
	Amount:	$200,000
	Purpose for future year funding:			Recurring Operations
	Will this be an annual request?				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:	Comprehensive Strategy Task Force on Serious Violent & Chronic Juvenile Offenders Report
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?					No