Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #746FY0001 RFB&D Learning through Listening
Requester:		Christine McCarthy			Organization:		Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic, Florida Unit
Project Title:		RFB&D Learning through Listening			Date Submitted:		2/8/01 9:42:16 AM
Sponsors:		Ronald Silver
Statewide Interest:		There is documented need for the project, and it addresses a statewide interest
Recipient:		Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic			Contact:		Christine McCarthy
		6704 SW 80th Street			Contact Phone:		(305) 666-0552 20
		Miami 33143
Counties:		{Statewide}
Service Area:		Private Organization
Project Description:
Provide taped text accomodations to learning disabled juvenile offenders
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
reduction in recidivism and improvement in literacy, school performance and increased academic self-esteem
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:						$50,000
Total cost of the project:			$50,000
Request has been made to fund:				Operations
Type of funding match:		None
Was this project previously funded by the State?							Yes
	Fiscal Year:		1999-2000		Amount:		$50,000
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?							Yes
	Amount:		$50,000
	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:		Data related to juvenile offerders literacy rates and recidivism rates
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 County Legislative Delegation
	Meeting Date:		1/17/01