Senate Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1459

Preventive Juvenile Camps

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Teo Babun

Organization:

Young Life of Greater Miami

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Preventive Juvenile Camps

Date Submitted:

01/28/2000 10:43:09 AM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

District Member:

Kendrick Meek

Service Area:

County

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties Affected:

Broward, Dade, Monroe

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

Young Life of Greater Miami

Contact:

Teo Babun

 

330 Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 620

Contact Phone:

(305) 379-0601

 

 

Miami 33132

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scholarships for 900 at-risk teens to attend after-school, weekend and summer extreme adventure, specialized and highly structured preventive program with leadership development, mentoring, new skill & educational workshops.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services Provided/Benefit to State:

 

 

 

 

 

A single youth who leaves school for a life of crime cost society $2 million. 100 Percent of high school seniors attending this program have graduated from high school. Over 90 percent of others remained and completed school.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

Lower juvenile crime, recidivism rates, improved school and educational performance.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$400,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$560,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?

 

Yes

 

 

Cash Amount:

$95,000

In-Kind Amount:

$65,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

Yes

 

 

Fiscal Year:

1998-1999

Amount:

$132,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

Yes

 

 

Amount:

$400,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purpose for future year funding:

 

Recurring Operations

 

 

Will this be an annual request?

 

 

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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?

 

Unknown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

Meeting Date:

12/01/1999