| 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 | ||||||||