Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #532FY0102

SER's Second Chance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Jose Cela

Organization:

SER Jobs for Progress

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

SER's Second Chance

Date Submitted:

1/15/2002 2:52:05 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsors:

Manuel Prieguez

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statewide Interest:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Providing training and mentoring to have the at-risk youth to stay in school.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

SER Jobs for Progress

 

Contact:

Jose Cela

 

 

42 NW 27th Avenue

 

Contact Phone:

(305) 649-7500

 

 

 

Miami 33125

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties:

Dade

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gov't Entity:

 

Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SER-Jobs for Progress proposes to build upon it's successful at-risk and out of school prevention program by enabling high risk youth to stay in school, enable out of school youth to re-enter school and enable out of school youth to secure unsubsidized employment.  A minimum of 200 program participants will be served.  The prevention program provides a training and mentoring component as well as counseling and remedial education.  The latter will be in classroom setting and will be teacher led and computer assisted.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

Of the 200 program participants, a minimum of 75 % will either stay in school, re-enter school, or become employed in an unsubsidized position.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$100,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specific Appropriation #:

1233A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specific Appropriation Title:

Special Categories Legislative Initiatives to Reduce and Prevent Juvenile Crime

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount to be reduced:

$100,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$275,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What type of match exists for this project?

Local

 

 

 

 

In-Kind Amount:

$75,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

Yes

 

 

Fiscal Year:

2000-2001

Amount:

$75,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

Yes

 

 

Amount:

$100,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purpose for future year funding:

 

Recurring Operations

 

 

Will this be an annual request?

 

 

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?

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 Legislative Delegation

 

Meeting Date:

1/17/2001