Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #170FY0001 All About Crime
Requester:		Steward Steward			Organization:		Center for Folk and Community Art
Project Title:		All About Crime			Date Submitted:		2/9/01 5:16:13 PM
Sponsors:		Rudolfo Garcia
Statewide Interest:		See the bottom of Measurable Outcome Anticipated.
Recipient:		Center for Folk and Community Art (CFCA)			Contact:		Dena Stewart
		1800 Michigan Avenue			Contact Phone:		(305) 534-8807
		Miami Beach 33139
Counties:		Dade
Service Area:		Private Organization
Project Description:
All About Crime is a two-part intervention and crime prevention project, Part 1 involves a series of workshops where CFCA artists use their original, nationally acclaimed model program "Telling Stories Through Visuals." This program was selected by the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanties as one of eight national model programs that successfully combines art with social services to improve people's lives. This program takes participants who have had little or no prior artistic experience through a process in which they relate how crime affects their lives, write a story describing their feelings and experiences, and illustrate their narratives with pictures. The stories and artwork then becomes part of a movable mural. Part 2 involves a series of mural exhibitions that are used to educate the public about crime-related issues to stimulate dialogue and generate positive change within the community. For more information, go to the website at www.artmurals.org.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Reduction in juvenile crime, improved academic achievement, increases awareness in the community. What statewide interest does this project address as it relates to Chapter 216.052(1)? Workshops provide curriculum for academic, creative and social-skills improvement thereby preventing bad behavior in youth at risk of becoming juvenile offenders. The program also serves as a theraputic method of rehabilation.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:						$87,666
Total cost of the project:			$87,666
Request has been made to fund:				Operations
Type of funding match:		None
Was this project previously funded by the State?							No
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?							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:		Media reports, statistics, testimonial letters from previous project participants (schools)
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 Legislation Delegation
	Meeting Date:		1/17/01