Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #189FY0001

Quality Life Center of Southwest Florida, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

A.H. Muhammed

Organization:

Quality Life Center of  Southwest Florida, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Quality Life Center of Southwest Florida, Inc.

Date Submitted:

2/15/01 10:50:24 AM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsors:

Tom Rossin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statewide Interest:

crime prevention for at risk children by providing enrichment programs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

Quality Life Center of Southwest Florida, Inc.

Contact:

A.H. Muhammed

 

3300 Marion Street

Contact Phone:

(941) 334-2797

 

 

Fort Myers 33902-1290

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties:

Lee

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service Area:

Private Organization

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

An after school and summer youth enrichment and family building program designed to instill pride and self-confidence, and promote academic achievement and personal success in a low-income community in which a significant percentage of children live in conditions of severe economic and social deprivation, an identified risk factor for childhood delinquency

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

Improved school attendance; improved academic performance; improved behaviour as demonstrated by a decrease of school discipline referrals, school truancy referrals and delinquency referrals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$100,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$1,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Type of funding match:

Local

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Cash Amount:

$148,999

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

Yes

 

 

Fiscal Year:

2000-01

Amount:

$100,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

Yes

 

 

Amount:

$100,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

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:

Demographics of the targeted community

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?

Yes

 

 

Hearing Body:

Lee County Legislative Delegation

 

Meeting Date:

1/19/01