Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #189FY0102
Project New Start
Requester:		Wayne Rawlins			Organization:		Miami/Miami-Dade Weed and Seed
Project Title:		Project New Start			Date Submitted:		1/14/2002 2:40:50 PM
Sponsors:		Dorothy Bendross-Mindingall
Statewide Interest:
This project aims to make significant measurable reductions in the recidivism rates of the youth served, yielding a 80+% success rate compared to the <50% success rate of the national average.
Recipient:		Wayne			Contact:		Wayne Rawlins
		Rawlins			Contact Phone:		(305) 751-4866
		Miami 33150
Counties:		Dade
Gov't Entity:			Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):					Yes
Project Description:
Conflict resolution workshops, counseling, job referrals and placement, academic assistance, peer mediation, housing assistance and life skills training.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Seventy percent reduction in recidivism amongst program participants.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:						$350,000
Identify items(s) in the FY 2002-03 Appropriations Bill to be reduced:
Specific Appropriation #:			1189a
Specific Appropriation Title:			Legislative Initiatives to reduce and prevent juvenile crime
Amount to be reduced:			$350,000
Total cost of the project:			$350,000
Request has been made to fund:				Operations
What type of match exists for this project?					None
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?							Yes
	Documentation:		Fl. Dept. of Corr. 95-96 report, Nat. Institute of Justice, Dept. of Juv. Jus. Ann. Rep.
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?							No