Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #946
Overtown Youth Center
 
Requester: Cassandra Wimms Organization: Overtown Youth Center
 
Project Title: Overtown Youth Center Date Submitted 1/27/2003 1:02:58 PM
 
Sponsors: Bendross-Mindingall
 
Statewide Interest:
Provides a pilot program aimed at improving the academic advancement and achievement of Florida's academically challenged and under-achieved students through compresensive educational services to these students in cooperation with the local school district.
 
Recipient: Overtown Youth Center   Contact: Cassandra Wimms  
  450 NW 14th Street   Contact Phone: (305) 349-1204  
  Miami 33186
 
Counties: Dade
 
Gov't Entity:   Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): Yes
 
Project Description:
OYC has developed a compresensive educational serto sevices program in conjuction with the local school district. Funding of this project will enable OYC to continue to serve academically challenged students by providing individualized tutoring, in-school academic guidance and monitoring easing the burden placed on teachers, while preventing struggling students from falling further behind in their academics. Furthermore, the requested funds will permit OYC to increase the enrollment within the program.
 
Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? No
 
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Increased enrollment to nearly 800b students, from the current 130 students, will assist in ensuring the advancement of academic performance, achievement and participation of underachieving students.
 
Amount requested from the State for this project this year: $400,000
 
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: $559,072
 
Request has been made to fund: Operations
 
What type of match exists for this project? Private
  Cash Amount $250,000   In-kind Amount $30,000
 
Was this project previously funded by the state?   No
 
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?   Yes
  Amount: $400,000 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: Florida's current naional graduation ranking U.S Census data
 
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