Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #171FY0001 Bay Point Schools, Inc.
Requester:		Mary Louise Cole, Ph. D.			Organization:		Bay Point Schools, Inc.
Project Title:		Bay Point Schools, Inc.			Date Submitted:		2/13/01 11:10:16 AM
Sponsors:		Rudolfo Garcia
Statewide Interest:		See bottow of Measurable Outcome Anticipated.
Recipient:		Bay Point Schools, Inc.			Contact:		Mary Louise Cole, Ph. D.
		25005 SW 133rd Avenue			Contact Phone:		(305) 251-3112
		Miami 33032
Counties:		Broward, Collier, Dade, Monroe, Palm Beach
Service Area:		Private Organization
Project Description:
Supportive Housing with job training, job placement and counseling for 60 homeless teens (17-19 yrs.) who have completed a DJJ residential program, were adjudicated and have no viable home to which they can return. If they are "on the streets", they are at risk of returning to crime or joining the chronic homeless.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
The State of Florida and the Region of South Florida will be a safer place to live, raise a family and conduct business, because every year 60 to 90 former juvenile offenders who are homeless will become productive members of their community with jobs, counseling and the safe housing which will support them in their long-term career goals. What statewide interest does this project address as it relates to Chapter 216.052(1)? This project is a capital outlay initiative, regional in scope as well as a statewide model that meets the documented need for supportive housing for teens (17-19 yrs.). They have completed a Florida Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) residential program and have no home to which they can return. These at-risk youth can become homeless and/or return to crime if they do not have housing, counseling, job training, and job placement. Supportive housing while they receive job training and job placement with follow-up counseling is necessary for this segment of the youth population where there is a gap in service.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:						$3,000,000
Total cost of the project:			$4,000,000
Request has been made to fund:				Construction
Type of funding match:		Local
	Total Cash Amount:		$500,065		Total In-Kind Amount:		$300,000
Was this project previously funded by the State?							Yes
	Fiscal Year:		2000		Amount:		$200,000
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:		The State of Florida Juvenile Justice Accountability Board and the Dade County Homeless Trust
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 Public Hearings
	Meeting Date:		1/17/01