Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #69FY0001

Renovation of Pierre Toussaint Center

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Richard Turcotte, Ph.D.

Organization:

Catholic Charities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Renovation of Pierre Toussaint Center

Date Submitted:

01/31/2001 9:26:35 AM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsors:

Phillip Brutus

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statewide Interest:

Reduces morbidity and mortality by providing preventive medical, daycare and elder  services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

Pierre Toussaint Center

Contact:

Thomas Franklin

 

130 NE 62nd Street

Contact Phone:

(305) 762-1330

 

 

Miami 33138

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties:

Dade

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service Area:

Private Organization

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Renovation of the Pierre Toussaint Center to meet ADA compliance electrical overhaul, air conditioning and office configuration

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

Increase service to 900 clients per day. Will provide child care to low income families, job development and employment, abstinence education for teens, emergency services, elderly services, ESOL, creole literacy program. At least 35% of clients served will become acculturated and self-sufficient.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$243,266

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identify item(s) in the Appropriations Bill to be reduced:

 

 

 

 

Specific Appropriation #:

 

 

 

 

 

Specific Appropriation Title:

 

 

 

Amount to be reduced:

$

 

 

 

 

Fund Source:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$1,206,358

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Construction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Type of funding match:

Local

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Cash Amount:

$963,092

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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:

Miami Herald 10/04/98; Refugee Resettlement 1994;Center for applied Linguistic 1994:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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