Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2817FY0001

Renewing Lives

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

George Ellis

Organization:

Miami's River of Life, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Renewing Lives

Date Submitted:

2/16/01 11:43:26 AM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsors:

Daryl Jones

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statewide Interest:

Reduce delinwuency crime among youth between the ages of 13 and 17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

Miami's River of Life, Inc.

Contact:

George Ellis

 

7900 NE 2 Avenue, Suite 504

Contact Phone:

(305) 756-6587

 

 

Miami 33138

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties:

Dade

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service Area:

Private Organization

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Renewing Lives is a residential transitional living project for youth between the ages of 13 and 17 who are homeless; have a prior history of delinquency; and are at risk (truant, runaway, drop-out)and a threat to public safety. The services include: Behavior Modification Life Skills Training; Mental Health overlay; education; health services; case management; conditional release (aftercare, mentoring, independent living).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

A reduction in juvenile crime and homelessness and an increase in the high school completion rate and enrollment in post secondary programs among at-risk youth between the ages of 13 and 17.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$200,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$250,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Type of funding match:

Local

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Cash Amount:

$20,000

Total In-Kind Amount:

$30,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

Yes

 

 

Fiscal Year:

2000-2001

Amount:

$200,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

Yes

 

 

Amount:

$200,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

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?

 

Unknown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

No