Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2348FY0001 Kerbo Coalition of Citizens
Requester:		Taylor McGrew			Organization:		Kerbo Coalition of Citizens
Project Title:		Kerbo Coalition of Citizens			Date Submitted:		2/15/01 12:27:42 PM
Sponsors:		Richard Mitchell
Statewide Interest:		The preservation of Kerbo Elem. School, the one and only "all black" schooll created in early 1900s.
Recipient:		Kerbo Coalition			Contact:		Taylor McGrew
		P.O. Box 674			Contact Phone:		(386) 294-1701
		Mayo 32066
Counties:		Hamilton
Service Area:		Private Organization
Project Description:
This is a not-for-profit foundation dedicated to saving and restoring Kerbo Elem. School. Kerbo is Lafayette's one and only "all black" school created in the early 1900's. Many of Lafayette County's black leadership gained first education and cultural foundation through the teachings of those who labored at Kerbo Elem. Over the next five years this coaltion will be concentrating on: community development, tutoring/educational needs, crisis intervention center, juvenile crime prevention, recreation/teen center. Kerbo is situated in the south end of Knight's Subdivion in the core of Lafayette's black community. The coalition hopes to retain Kerbo as a memorial of their black heritage.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
The coaltion hopes to reach the youth of Lafayette County by providing the above services. It is the intent to provide a facility for the youth and work with them and their families if needed to rebuild their lives. In a small rural county such as Lafayette County these services are not always readily available.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:						$120,000
Total cost of the project:			$150,000
Request has been made to fund:				Construction
Type of funding match:		Local
	Total Cash Amount:		$5,000		Total In-Kind Amount:		$25,000
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?							No
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?							No
Is there a documented need for this project?							Unknown
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?							Yes
	Hearing Body:		Mayo City Commission
	Meeting Date:		1/30/01