Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #434FY0102
SECRETS OF SUCCESS
Requester:		EDMUND F. BENSON			Organization:		ARISE FOUNDATION
Project Title:		SECRETS OF SUCCESS			Date Submitted:		1/17/2002 11:21:34 AM
Sponsors:		Frederica Wilson
Statewide Interest:
It meets the documented need of providing essential life-skills required before youth are released into society. In an editorial written by DJJ Secretary Bankhead (August 2000), "the State of Florida is applying "Tough Love" to the youth, cracking down on those who commit violence, but also providing appropriate treatment for offenders." For this reason, ARISE Secrets of Success (SOS) provides the last best change of reaching Florida's most serious incarcerated delinquents with life-readiness courses.
Recipient:		ARISE Foundation			Contact:		Edmund F. Benson
		4001 Edmund F. Benson Blvd.			Contact Phone:		(305) 592-7473
		Miami 33178
Counties:		Dade
Gov't Entity:			Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):					Yes
Project Description:
ARISE Secrets life-management skills concentrate on changing antisocial behavior and improving prosocial skills. It is structured, yet interactive, as well as inexpensive. It appeals to youth who have difficulty reading and communicating effectively. You may ask, why has it been so successful? It works because ARISE Secrets of Success was specifically designed to be taught to this high-risk population.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
The ARISE Secrets of Success produces measurable results as seen by the University of Miami statistical analysis of the youths perceptions about violence reduction, anger management, effects of drug and alcohol abuse, the importance of staying in school, avoiding gangs, learning respect for society and self, and more.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:						$1,500,000
Identify items(s) in the FY 2002-03 Appropriations Bill to be reduced:
Specific Appropriation #:			86A
Specific Appropriation Title:			Special Categories Legislative Iniatives to reduce and prevent Juvenile Crime
Amount to be reduced:			$1,500,000
Total cost of the project:			$1,500,000
Request has been made to fund:				Operations
What type of match exists for this project?					Private
					In-Kind Amount:		$375,000
Was this project previously funded by the State?							Yes
	Fiscal Year:		1999-2000		Amount:		$759,000
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?							Yes
	Amount:		$1,500,000
	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?							Yes
	Documentation:		DJJ, 12/98 Rpt. to the Florida Legislature prepared by OPPAGA
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:		1/17/2001