Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1447FY0001

Best Buddies High Schools, Colleges and Citizens

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Anthony Shriver

Organization:

Best Buddies International

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Best Buddies High Schools, Colleges and Citizens

Date Submitted:

2/12/01 4:32:21 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsors:

Ronald Silver

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statewide Interest:

works to enhance the quality of life of the special needs population

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

Best Buddies International

Contact:

Anthony Shriver

 

100 SE 2nd Street, Suite 1990

Contact Phone:

(305) 374-2233

 

 

Miami 33131

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties:

Dade

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service Area:

Private Organization

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Best Buddies Florida works to enhance the lives of individuals with mental retardation by providing opportunities for one-to-one friendships with volunteers from High Schools, Colleges and the community at large.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

By providing friends to poeple with mental retardation, Best Buddies is working to enhance the quality of life of this special population which assists them with becoming more self reliant and active in their communities.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$750,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$928,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Type of funding match:

Private

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Cash Amount:

$25,000

Total In-Kind Amount:

$53,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

Yes

 

 

Fiscal Year:

2000-2001

Amount:

$542,229

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

Yes

 

 

Amount:

$750,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purpose for future year funding:

 

Recurring Operations

 

 

Will this be an annual request?

 

 

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?

 

Unknown

 

Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?

Unknown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there a documented need for this project?

 

Yes

 

 

Documentation:

will forward backup information to committee

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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:

1/17/01