Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2342
Still I Rise Mentoring and Family Literacy Program
Requester:		Rev. Stanley L Walker, Sr/ Faye Herring			Organization:		Tabernacle M.B. Church Commity Empowerment Foundation, Inc
Project Title:		Still I Rise Mentoring and Family Literacy Program			Date Submitted		1/16/2004 12:07:36 PM
Sponsors:		Lawson
Statewide Interest:
Strengthens and educates family and community
Recipient:		Still I Rise Mentoring and Family Literacy Program			Contact:		Rev. Stanley L. Walker, Sr/Faye Herring
		615 Tuskegee Street			Contact Phone:		(850) 575-2739
		Tallahassee 32310			Contact email:		Hhfdherring@aol.com
Counties:		Leon
Gov't Entity:			Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):					Yes
Project Description:
Provides mentoring, tutoring, summer and special afternoon programs to aid students' educational success, as well as parental training for overall family literacy enhancement.
Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida?								No
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Students' grades and test scores will improve along with increased levels of reading for the entire family.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:						$100,000
Total cost of the project:			$150,000
Request has been made to fund:				Operations
What type of match exists for this project?					None
	Cash Amount		$
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:		Failing schools data, lack of after school programs
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?							No