Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #443FY0102
Progress Village Pipeline to Success
Requester:		Jim Wilson			Organization:		Tampa United Methodist Centers
Project Title:		Progress Village Pipeline to Success			Date Submitted:		1/17/2002 6:21:08 PM
Sponsors:		Arthenia Joyner
Statewide Interest:
This is part of Florida Power-Up in conjunction with Community High Technology Investment Program, which seeks to help children in underserved neighborhoods bridge the digital divide.
Recipient:		Tampa United Methodist Centers/Progress Village Power-Up			Contact:		Jim Wilson
		P. O. Box 5746			Contact Phone:		(813) 248-6259 236
		Tampa 33625-5746
Counties:		Hillsborough
Gov't Entity:			Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):					Yes
Project Description:
This is a faith based initiative and a collaborative interdenominational, community and corporate venture to provide state of the art computer mentoring programs to a predominantly African American community with a youth population of approximately 800. The program provides technical, academic and life skills training to children in underserved neighborhoods where the majority of school children are on subsidized feeding program and youth felonies and teen pregnancies are at a 10% higher rate than the rest of the county. The program additionally will incorporate SAT, FCAT, career counseling and other training to ensure continuing academic success.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Lower the juvenile delinquency rate by 5% by providing positive role models and activities to children. Decrease the drop out rate by 15% by providing skills training to reinforce self-esteem and academic achievement. Enhance community cohesiveness by providing the most cooperative project undertaken by the community and its partners as a whole, focusing on the common denominator of providing a future for their children in academic and occupational pursuits.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:						$25,000
Identify items(s) in the FY 2002-03 Appropriations Bill to be reduced:
Specific Appropriation #:			Line 7C
Specific Appropriation Title:			Grants and Aids - Mentoring/Student Assistance
Amount to be reduced:			$25,000
Total cost of the project:			$42,500
Request has been made to fund:				Operations
What type of match exists for this project?					Local, Private
	Cash Amount:		$25,000		In-Kind Amount:		$50,000
Was this project previously funded by the State?							Yes
	Fiscal Year:		2001		Amount:		$20,000
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:		Executive Summary
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?							Unknown