| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #658 | |||||||||
| Employment and Training Program | |||||||||
| Requester: | Marc Harry Lamarre | Organization: | Haitian American Consulting Service | ||||||
| Project Title: | Employment and Training Program | Date Submitted | 1/10/2003 4:11:12 PM | ||||||
| Sponsors: | Bullard | ||||||||
| Statewide Interest: | |||||||||
| Assists immigrants with INS status to obtain employment. | |||||||||
| Recipient: | Haitian American Consulting Service | Contact: | Harry Lamarre | ||||||
| 18901 South Dixie Highway | Contact Phone: | (305) 253-7839 | |||||||
| Miami 33157 | |||||||||
| Counties: | Dade | ||||||||
| Gov't Entity: | Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): | Yes | |||||||
| Project Description: | |||||||||
| Assists new arrivals within the USA with Legal INS status to find employment and/or training. Qualified applicants to this program live at or below poverty level. | |||||||||
| Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? | No | ||||||||
| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: | |||||||||
| Each year, at least 72 job placements will be made. | |||||||||
| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: | $259,000 | ||||||||
| Total cost of the project: | $324,000 | ||||||||
| Request has been made to fund: | Operations | ||||||||
| What type of match exists for this project? | Private | ||||||||
| Cash Amount | $65,000 | ||||||||
| Was this project previously funded by the state? | No | ||||||||
| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? | Yes | Amount: | $500,000 | 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: | Department of Health we site - Unemployment rate is 5.5% and rising | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||