| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2326 | |||||||||
| Mentoring and Skill Development Project | |||||||||
| Requester: | Mariette Ferguson | Organization: | Home of Promise, Inc. | ||||||
| Project Title: | Mentoring and Skill Development Project | Date Submitted | 1/15/2003 12:02:04 PM | ||||||
| Sponsors: | Bendross-Mindingall, Holloway | ||||||||
| Statewide Interest: | |||||||||
| This project addresses the statewide interest of Reunification of Family. | |||||||||
| Recipient: | Home of Promise, Inc. | Contact: | Mariette Ferguson | ||||||
| 3751 NW 170th Street | Contact Phone: | (305) 624-5324 | |||||||
| Miami 33055 | |||||||||
| Counties: | Dade | ||||||||
| Gov't Entity: | Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): | Yes | |||||||
| Project Description: | |||||||||
| Mentoring and Skills Development Project is a mentoring program implemented by Home of Promise and designed to build the self-image, self-confidence and independent living skills of young ladies 13 years and older. They have the opportunities to understand the real world and develop a sense of responsibility and self-discipline. The young ladies undergo psychological testing upon enrollment and are provided with opportunities to participate in mentoring, life skill development, educational programming, and achievement, health and dental screening and prevention, health, safety and vocational counseling. | |||||||||
| Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? | No | ||||||||
| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: | |||||||||
| The measurable outcome anticipated for the project is that the girls involved will exhibit 60% increase in being proper personal hygiene and persona value of time; 60% increase in ettiquette, money mangement in banking;60% increase in self-esteem. | |||||||||
| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: | $50,000 | ||||||||
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| Amount to be reduced: | $ | ||||||||
| Total cost of the project: | $50,000 | ||||||||
| Request has been made to fund: | Operations | ||||||||
| What type of match exists for this project? | None | ||||||||
| Cash Amount | $ | ||||||||
| Was this project previously funded by the state? | No | ||||||||
| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? | Yes | Amount: | $50,000 | To Fund: | Operations | ||||
| 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: | Needs Assessment Research has documented that mentoring programs are effective tools for enhancing | ||||||||
| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? | No | ||||||||