Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #187FY0102

Dressing economically disadvantaged children with pride and dignity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Phyllis Krug

Organization:

Neat Stuff, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Dressing economically disadvantaged children with pride and dignity

Date Submitted:

1/14/2002 2:26:56 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsors:

Dorothy Bendross-Mindingall

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statewide Interest:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Neat Stuff provides its services to Jacksonville and Gainsville and other areas requesting assistance as well as all of Miami-Dade County.  This project can be easily replicated in every district of Florida enabling every child in need to receive clothing in our State.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

Neat Stuff, Inc.

 

Contact:

Cathy Padin

 

 

2624 N.W. 21st Terrace

 

Contact Phone:

(305) 638-5878 6

 

 

 

Miami 33142

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties:

Dade

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gov't Entity:

 

Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provides new clothing, free of charge, meeting the basic clothing needs of abused and neglected children living in State supported foster or shelter care and other economically deprived youngsters in MiamiDade County and other counties in Florida.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

Better school attendance, improved self-worth and conduct in class and home, higher grades, willingness to stay in school and learn and ability to get and keep a job after serving Neat Stuff's employment skills training.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$60,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identify items(s) in the FY 2002-03 Appropriations Bill to be reduced:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specific Appropriation #:

350e

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specific Appropriation Title:

Grants to Local Governments and Nonstate entities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount to be reduced:

$60,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$201,913

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What type of match exists for this project?

Local, Private

 

 

Cash Amount:

$60,000

In-Kind Amount:

$1,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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:

Letters expressing need and leeters of support .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

Meeting Date:

11/19/2001