| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1237 | |||||||||
| Join a Team, Not a Gang | |||||||||
| Requester: | Major George Aylesworth | Organization: | Miami-Dade Police Department | ||||||
| Project Title: | Join a Team, Not a Gang | Date Submitted | 1/14/2003 9:27:33 AM | ||||||
| Sponsors: | Wilson | ||||||||
| Statewide Interest: | |||||||||
| Reduction of juvenile crime and recidivism rates rates for fuvenile offenders. | |||||||||
| Recipient: | Miami-Dade Police Department | Contact: | Major James DiBernardo | ||||||
| 9105 NW 25th St | Contact Phone: | (305) 471-1793 | |||||||
| Miami 33172 | |||||||||
| Counties: | Dade | ||||||||
| Gov't Entity: | Yes | Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): | |||||||
| Project Description: | |||||||||
| Join a Team-Not a Gang is a gang prevention program that serves 2100 children in 200 schools in Miami-Dade County. It is staffed by one Miami-Dade police sergeant and 28 Miami-Dade County police officers. The program focuses on gang alternatives and resistance strategies for students as they prepare to enter middle school. | |||||||||
| Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? | No | ||||||||
| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: | |||||||||
| A reduction in juvenile crime and gang activity. | |||||||||
| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: | $200,000 | ||||||||
| Total cost of the project: | $571,483 | ||||||||
| Request has been made to fund: | Operations | ||||||||
| What type of match exists for this project? | Local | ||||||||
| Cash Amount | $371,483 | ||||||||
| Was this project previously funded by the state? | Yes | Fiscal Year: | 1998-1999 | Amount: | $100,000 | ||||
| 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: | Miami-Dade Police Department statistics on juvenile crime and gang activity | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
| Hearing Meeting Date: | 12/17/2002 | ||||||||