Senate Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1311 PACE Program Expansion and State Office Program Services
Requester:	Lawanda Ravoira		Organization:		PACE Center for Girls, Inc.
Project Title:	PACE Program Expansion and State Office Program Services		Date Submitted:		01/30/2000 5:49:10 PM
District Member:	Jack Latvala		Service Area:		Regional
Counties Affected:	{Statewide}
Recipient:	PACE Center for Girls, Inc.		Contact:		Lawanda Ravoira
	112 W. Adams Street, Auite 500		Contact Phone:		(407) 888-0002
	Jacksonville 32202
Project Description:
$972,000 to increase by 90 the slots in their year round, non-residential prevention programs, which offer education, counseling and gender specific services to troubled girls who are identified as dependent, status offenders, delinquent or high risk for substance abuse, pregnancy, suicide or dropping out of school. $160,000 to continue State Office support services to PACE Centers statewide offering technical supervison, business support and to provide for the successful DJJ requested expansion of PACE programs to Districts 13 and 14.
Services Provided/Benefit to State:
The new slots will increase the $6.75 million Florida saved last fiscal year by providing a prevention program that works and keeps girls out of the Juvenile Justice system.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Improve school success, youth employment, and self sufficiency. Reduce additional and/or prevent program participants' involvement in disciplinary problems in school, criminal activity, and the Juvenile Justice System by reducing or eliminating high risk behavior.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:				$1,132,000
Total cost of the project:		$1,132,000

Request has been made to fund:			Operations
Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?						Yes
	Cash Amount:	$300,000
Was this project previously funded by the State?						Yes
	Fiscal Year:	1999-2000		Amount:		$160,000
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?						Yes
	Amount:	$1,132,000
	Purpose for future year funding:				Recurring Operations
	Will this be an annual request?					Yes
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:	OJJDP's Comprehensive Community Strategy recommending a focus on preventing female juvenile crime.
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?						Yes
	Hearing Body:	Local Legislative Delegations and Juvenile Justice Councils
	Meeting Date:	01/26/2000