Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #196FY0102
Little Haiti Community Youth Center
Requester:		Phillippe Derose			Organization:		Haitian American Alliance Youth Foundation
Project Title:		Little Haiti Community Youth Center			Date Submitted:		1/8/2002 12:19:26 PM
Sponsors:		Phillip Brutus
Statewide Interest:
The proposed project will reduce juvenile crime, the cost of enforcement and adjudication, and improve Florida's workforce.
Recipient:		Haitian AMerican Alliance Youth Foundation			Contact:		Phillippe Derose
		8325 NE 2 Avenue			Contact Phone:		(305) 751-3330
		Miami 33138
Counties:		Dade
Gov't Entity:			Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):					Yes
Project Description:
The funds are requested to lease, improve and operate a youth community multipurpose center located in the Little River/Little Haiti corridor. The 13,000 square foot leased facility would operate after school, academic support and science based teen prevention activities for youth ages 18 and under and their families. The project would fund certain costs related to securing funding for ongoing operation of programs and services to meet the needs of the large population of at risk youth and the specialized needs of the largely immigrant population of Americans of Haitian descent. The facility would also offer lease space to other community and faith based providers of services within the community, as well as surrounding municipalities. It is anticipated that the cost to operate the facility in future years would be derived from rent and funding received through operation of youth and community service programs.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
A suitable, safe, sanitary and equipped facility will be provided to bridge the unmet needs for a community youth center. Measurable outcome include decreas drug abuse; delinquency precursors improvement in reading; school attendance; computer literacy; parental participation and positive social skills development will be achieved in 80% of program completers. School attendance, the number of drop out referrals and academic failures will decrease among program participants.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:						$350,000
Identify items(s) in the FY 2002-03 Appropriations Bill to be reduced:
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Amount to be reduced:			$
Total cost of the project:			$950,000
Request has been made to fund:				Operations
What type of match exists for this project?					None
Was this project previously funded by the State?							No
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?							Yes
	Amount:		$150,000
	Purpose for future year funding:					Recurring Operations
	Will this be an annual request?						No
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 Juvenile Justice statistics; Community Assessment to Prevent Youth Crime
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:		11/19/2001