| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #271 | |||||||||
| Youth Enhancement Skills (YES) | |||||||||
| Requester: | Mayor Rick Baker | Organization: | City of St. Petersburg | ||||||
| Project Title: | Youth Enhancement Skills (YES) | Date Submitted | 1/9/2006 8:07:02 AM | ||||||
| Sponsors: | Miller | ||||||||
| Statewide Interest: | |||||||||
| School-based initiative could be replicated and implemented on a statewide basis. | |||||||||
| Recipient: | YMCA of Greater St. Petersburg | Contact: | David E. Krahl, Ph. D | ||||||
| 70 35th Street South | Contact Phone: | (727) 895-9622 | |||||||
| St. Petersburg, FL 33711 | Contact email: | ||||||||
| Counties: | Pinellas | ||||||||
| Gov't Entity: | Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): | Yes | |||||||
| Project Description: | |||||||||
| This YES Program targets 150 students per school who are at the highest risk for school suspension, juvenile offending, and academic retention or failure. These youth participates in a semester-long scientifically-validated curriculum that promotes personal self-management skillls, drug resistance skills, and general skills. | |||||||||
| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? | No | ||||||||
| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: | |||||||||
| Decrease school suspensions, JAC refferals; improve academic performance. | |||||||||
| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: | $875,000 | ||||||||
| Total cost of the project: | $875,000 | ||||||||
| Request has been made to fund: | Operations | ||||||||
| What type of match exists for this project? | Local | ||||||||
| Cash Amount | $ | In-kind Amount | $175,000 | ||||||
| Was this project previously funded by the state? | Yes | Fiscal Year: | 2005-2006 | Amount: | $1,000,000 | ||||
| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? | Yes | Amount: | $875,000 | 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: | Community-based needs assessmnet. | ||||||||
| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? | Yes | ||||||||
| Hearing Body: | Pinellas County Legislative Delegation | ||||||||
| Hearing Meeting Date: | 10/27/2005 | ||||||||
| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? | No | ||||||||