Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #770FY0001 Project to manufacture military clothing for the United States Armed Forces
Requester:		Dennis Pastrana			Organization:		Goodwill Industries of South Florida
Project Title:		Project to manufacture military clothing for the United States Armed Forces			Date Submitted:		2/8/01 10:14:09 AM
Sponsors:		Rudolfo Garcia, Daryl Jones, James King, Ronald Silver
Statewide Interest:		Permanent employment of disabled persons statewide
Recipient:		Goodwill Industries of South Florida			Contact:		Dennis Pastrana
		2121 NW 21st Street			Contact Phone:		(305) 325-9114
		Miami 33142
Counties:		{Statewide}
Service Area:		Private Organization
Project Description:
Purchase of equipment to create 250 permanent new jobs for disabled persons manufacturing military clothing
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
After two years of operation, 125 workers will be placed outside Goodwill throughout the state in competitive employment, making room for new disabled persons to be employed in the program. Over 10 years Goodwill will have served 1,050 different people with disabilities, creating $41.3 million in new earnings which generates $9.4 million in new taxes
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:						$800,000
Total cost of the project:			$3,825,050
Request has been made to fund:				Operations
Type of funding match:		Private
	Total Cash Amount:		$3,025,050
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?							Yes
	Documentation:		poll by Louis Harris Organization confirming 67% unemployment amongst disabled adults
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?							No