Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2431
33311 Community Building Resourse Center
 
Requester: Donald Bowen Organization: Urban League of Broward County
 
Project Title: 33311 Community Building Resourse Center Date Submitted 1/15/2003 1:26:11 PM
 
Sponsors: Smith
 
Statewide Interest:
It will serve as a model and statewide demonstration project on how to revitalize underserved and disinvested communities. It will also strengthen and help actualize the holistic community revitalization goals of the Front Porch Initiative.
 
Recipient: Donald Bowen   Contact: Donald Bowen  
  11 N.W. 36th Avenue   Contact Phone: (954) 584-0777  
  Ft. Lauderdale 33311
 
Counties: Broward
 
Gov't Entity:   Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): Yes
 
Project Description:
To serve as a statewide demonstration project to revitalize underserved and disinvested communities. Will serve as the hub of the wheel of the 33311 Community Building Initiative. Will strengthen and help actualize the holistic community revitalization goals of the Front Porch Initiative.
 
Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? No
 
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
The outcome measures are to be developed. It is important to understand the Community Building Resource Center is not just a facility but also the hub of the wheel for the 33311 Building Initiative. As such, it will build the capacity of community residents to develop their children and improve the community by providing training in the following ares: advocacy training, leadership training, parent training, community organizing training, neighborhood governance, and technical skills training in areas such as data collection and analysis.
 
Amount requested from the State for this project this year: $1,410,000
 
Identify item(s) in the FY 2003-04 Appropriations Bill to be reduced:
 
Specific Appropriation #: 2366
 
Specific Appropriation Title: Lump Sum/Industries Critical to Florida's Economic Base & Future Growth
 
Amount to be reduced: $1,410,000
 
Total cost of the project: $3,000,000
 
Request has been made to fund: Construction
 
What type of match exists for this project? Private
  Cash Amount $   In-kind Amount $1,000,000
 
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?   Unknown
 
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? No
 
Is there a documented need for this project? Yes
  Documentation: It is within zip code area 33311 where 40% of the children live in povety, single parents head 46%.
 
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?   Yes
  Hearing Body: Broward Board of County Commissioners
  Hearing Meeting Date: 09/11/2001