Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #373FY0102

Miami/Miami Dade Weed and Seed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Wayne Rawlins

Organization:

Miami/ Miami Dade Weed and Seed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Miami/Miami Dade Weed and Seed

Date Submitted:

1/11/2002 1:27:16 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsors:

Edward Bullard

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statewide Interest:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This project aims to make significant measurable reductions in the recidivism rates of the youth served, yielding a 80+% success rate compared to the <50% success rate of the national average.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

Wayne Rawlins

 

Contact:

Wayne Rawlins

 

 

645 NW 62nd Street, Suite 100

 

Contact Phone:

(305) 751-4866

 

 

 

Miami 33150

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties:

Dade

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gov't Entity:

 

Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Conflict resolution workshops counseling job referral and placement academic assistance, peer mediation training, housing assistance, and life skills training.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

Seventy percent reduction in recidivism amongst 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:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specific Appropriation #:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specific Appropriation Title:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount to be reduced:

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$350,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What type of match exists for this project?

Federal

 

 

Cash Amount:

$350,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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?

 

Unknown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?

Unknown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there a documented need for this project?

 

Yes

 

 

Documentation:

Fl Dept. of Corrections 95-96 Annual Report, National Institute of Justice Research in Brief 2001, a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?

No