Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #921
The Sertoma Mentoring Village Leadership Project
Requester:		Robert DeSimone, President			Organization:		The Sertoma Mentoring Village of Citrus County
Project Title:		The Sertoma Mentoring Village Leadership Project			Date Submitted		1/16/2004 1:36:23 PM
Sponsors:		Argenziano
Statewide Interest:
As outlined in the Governor's Mentoring Initiative, our program addresses the need to have trained mentors in our communities.
Recipient:		Sertoma Mentoring Village of Citrus County			Contact:		Edwin Lorenzo, Executive Director
		16 NE 5th Street			Contact Phone:		(352) 794-5410
		Crystal River 34428			Contact email:		elorenzo@clm.workforce.com
Counties:		Citrus
Gov't Entity:			Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):					Yes
Project Description:
To establish and maintain the only one-to-one mentoring program in our county.
Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida?								No
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
40 Children will be mentored in our community-based mentoring project.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:						$85,000
Total cost of the project:			$136,000
Request has been made to fund:				Operations
What type of match exists for this project?					Local, Private
	Cash Amount		$35,000			In-kind Amount		$48,000
Was this project previously funded by the state?							No
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?							Yes
	Amount:		$85,000		To Fund:		Operations
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:		2002 Florida Youth Substance Abuse Survey; Agency Need Assessment; Citrus County Board of Education
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?							No