Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #103FY0001 Secrets of Success
Requester:		Edmund F. Benson			Organization:		ARISE Foundation
Project Title:		Secrets of Success			Date Submitted:		02/06/2001 2:24:57 PM
Sponsors:		Frederica Wilson
Statewide Interest:		ARISE serves youth in facilities from the Everglades to the Panhandle.
Recipient:		ARISE Foundation			Contact:		Edmund F. Benson
		4001 Edmund F. Benson Blvd.			Contact Phone:		(395) 592-7473
		Miami, FL 33178
Counties:		Dade
Service Area:		Private Organization
Project Description:
ARISE Secrets of Success is an award-winning, statistically-proven, professionally managed, juvenile prevention and intervention program, consisting of an in dept series of interactive courses of life management skills, specifically designed for high-risk youth, ages 12-18, in secure juvenile justice facilities, alternative schools, diversion programs, juvenile assessment centers, after care, and probation programs. Since 1986, this program has reached its goals of encouraging youth to obey the law, stay in school, respect society and self, reducing recidivism and truancy, and increasing school attendance.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Youth will significantly (25% of the youth) will improve their perceptions and violence reduction, anger management, the effects of drugs and alcohol abuse, the importance of staying in school, avoiding gangs, self-respect, and more. A pre/post attitudinal survey will be administered and analyzed by the University of Miami, Dept. of Sociology. The truancy rate will be reduced significantly by 25%. The number of truancies before involvement compared to after involvement will be analyzed. There will be a significant reduction (25%) after 6 months of release and a year of release. (DJJ will work with us to determine these results. Significant increase in the life-skill knowledge learned. Youth will be tested at the end of each chapter and assessed at the end of each book to determine the life-skill informtion learned.) Significant reduction in the amount of incidences of disruptive and violent behavior. A written survey will be completed by each instructor to determine if participants reduced the number of disruptive and violent behavior after participant the program.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:						$1,500,000
Identify item(s) in the Appropriations Bill to be reduced:
Specific Appropriation #:			1199
Specific Appropriation Title:			Grants & Aids Contracted Services
Amount to be reduced:			$1,500,000
Fund Source:			General Revenue
Total cost of the project:			$1,500,000
Request has been made to fund:				Operations
Type of funding match:		Private
					Total In-Kind Amount:		$375,000
Was this project previously funded by the State?							Yes
	Fiscal Year:		2000		Amount:		$759,000
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?							Yes
	Amount:		$1,500,000
	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:		Dept. of Juvenile Justice-OPPAGA 12/98 Legislative Report
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 Legislative Delegation
	Meeting Date:		01/17/2001