Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #115
After Care Program for Edison/Little River/Lemon City/Little Haiti
 
Requester: Ringo Cayard Organization: Haitian American Foundation, Inc (HAFI)
 
Project Title: After Care Program for Edison/Little River/Lemon City/Little Haiti Date Submitted 12/30/2002 5:07:36 PM
 
Sponsors: Bendross-Mindingall, Brutus
 
Statewide Interest:
Will save the state the direct cost of providing after school services. Will provide wholesome activities for elementary and middle school students thus preventing negative interaction with authorities which may result in juvenile detention and incarceration.
 
Recipient: Haitian American Foundatin (HAFI)   Contact: Ringo Cayard  
  5080 Biscayne Boulevard   Contact Phone: (305) 758-3338  
  Miami 33137
 
Counties: Dade
 
Gov't Entity:   Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): Yes
 
Project Description:
Provide after school activites for 100 elementary and middle school students in the areas of Edison/Little River/Lemon City and Little Haiti. The after school program will help increase the student's academic grade by at least one grade level while exposing them to arts and crafts, music, conflict resolution, debate, problem solving methods, martial arts, exploration field trips, youth leadership training and soccer. All activities will be age appropriate and will be conducted in a culturally and linguistically competent fashion.
 
Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? No
 
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Decreased juvenile crime instances in the communities of Edison/Little River/Lemon City and Little Haiti; increased academic performance for participants.
 
Amount requested from the State for this project this year: $175,000
 
Identify item(s) in the FY 2003-04 Appropriations Bill to be reduced:
 
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Amount to be reduced: $
 
Total cost of the project: $200,000
 
Request has been made to fund: Operations
 
What type of match exists for this project? Local
  Cash Amount $   In-kind Amount $25,000
 
Was this project previously funded by the state?   No
 
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?   Unknown
 
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: Dept of Juvenile Justice statistics; Community Assessment to Prevent Youth Crime
 
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
  Hearing Meeting Date: 12/17/2002