| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2378 | |||||||||
| Southwest Florida Teen Challenge Community Outreach Center | |||||||||
| Requester: | Greg Hammond | Organization: | Southwest Florida Teen Challenge | ||||||
| Project Title: | Southwest Florida Teen Challenge Community Outreach Center | Date Submitted | 1/12/2006 5:11:30 PM | ||||||
| Sponsors: | Aronberg | ||||||||
| Statewide Interest: | |||||||||
| Reduction in Crime - provide anger management, life skills training and drug and alcohol recovery support Reduction in Unemployment - provide remediation, GED, after school Tutorial, and job skills training and apprenticeship Reduction in Government Subsidy - the programs will seek to strengthen healthy family relations resulting in the decrease of domestic violence, divorce, child abuse and welfare assistance. | |||||||||
| Recipient: | Southwest Florida Teen Challenge | Contact: | Greg Hammond | ||||||
| 5646 Seventh Avenue | Contact Phone: | (239) 277-0081 | |||||||
| Fort Myers 33906 | Contact email: | greg.hammond@teenchallenge.cc | |||||||
| Counties: | Lee | ||||||||
| Gov't Entity: | Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): | Yes | |||||||
| Project Description: | |||||||||
| Establishment of a Community Outreach Center in the Pine Manor Community to assist in neighborhood revitalization. Programming will target two specific groups of youth and young adults: 1. those who are economically challenged and need opportunity and confidence for personal advancement through educational programs; and 2. those who need to be reached and rescued from at-risk or criminal behavior. Programs would include: remediation classes; job skills training and apprenticeship tracks; after school tutorial assistance; anger management classes; GED classes; life skills training; drug and alcohol recovery support | |||||||||
| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? | No | ||||||||
| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: | |||||||||
| 1. Reduced rate of crime in the Pine Manor Community and surrounding neighborhoods; 2. Increased employment; 3. Strengthened families and community networks; 4. Increased education levels. | |||||||||
| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: | $1,000,000 | ||||||||
| Total cost of the project: | $1,000,000 | ||||||||
| Request has been made to fund: | Construction | ||||||||
| 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? | 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? | No | ||||||||
| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? | Yes | ||||||||
| Hearing Body: | Lee County Legislative Delegation | ||||||||
| Hearing Meeting Date: | 11/17/2005 | ||||||||
| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? | No | ||||||||