Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #121 Human Development and Resource Centre - Fort Pierce/St. Lucie County
Requester:	R. Duke Nelson		Organization:		Human Development and Resource Centre
Project Title:	Human Development and Resource Centre - Fort Pierce/St. Lucie County		Date Submitted:		12/29/1999 12:35:39 PM
District Member:	Patsy Kurth		Service Area:		County
Counties Affected:	St. Lucie
Recipient:	Human Development & Resource Centre		Contact:		R. Duke Nelson
	Avenue D and North 29th Street		Contact Phone:		(561) 461-5555
	Fort Pierce 34947
Project Description:
Collaborative effort by City of Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, St. Lucie School Board, Ft. Pierce Housing Authority, Boys and Girls Club and Indian River Community College to construct a 38,000 sf facility to serve St. Lucie County and surrounding areas. 50% of inner city Ft. Pierce residents are defined as within 150% of poverty. 75% of students receive free lunch. In area of proposed site, 1 out of 7 has not completed 8th grade and 1 out of 4 do not have high school diploma. Per capita income for inner city Ft. Pierce is 32% below state average.
Services Provided/Benefit to State:
Adult education, English as a second language, computer training, business and entrepreneurial instruction, mentoring, office skill training and tutoring, parenting skills, childcare, dance/drama, arts and crafts, physical fitness, financial planning,after school programs, cultural and heritage programs, meeting rooms, multi purpose rooms, auditorium, gymnasiam, computer labs, dining room with kitchen, outdoor recreational facilities.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Increased literacy, increased employment, decreased crime, decreased domestic violence, decreased abuse and neglect, decreased poverty, decreased school drop-out, decreased juvenile delinquency
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:				$3,500,000
Total cost of the project:		$3,500,000

Request has been made to fund:			Construction
Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?					Yes
				In-Kind Amount:	$500,000
Was this project previously funded by the State?					No
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?					Unknown
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:	Ft. Pierce County Commission 12/21/98.
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?					Yes
	Hearing Body:	Ft. Pierce County Commission, Treasure Coast Legislative Delegation
	Meeting Date:	12/21/1998