| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1514 | |||||||||
| Indpendent Living Project for Homeless Youths Under Age 21 | |||||||||
| Requester: | James M. Gress | Organization: | Covenant House Florida, Inc. | ||||||
| Project Title: | Indpendent Living Project for Homeless Youths Under Age 21 | Date Submitted | 1/13/2006 11:03:36 AM | ||||||
| Sponsors: | McInvale | ||||||||
| Statewide Interest: | |||||||||
| 501(c)(3) | |||||||||
| Recipient: | James M. Gress | Contact: | James Gress, Executive Directo | ||||||
| 5931 E. Colonial Dr | Contact Phone: | (800) 683-8338 | |||||||
| Orlando 32807 | Contact email: | jgress@convenanthousefl.org | |||||||
| Counties: | Orange | ||||||||
| Gov't Entity: | Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): | Yes | |||||||
| Project Description: | |||||||||
| Covenant House Florida will provide up to 25 beds daily to assist homeless adolescents to progress to productive lifestyles through stable residency, improved life skills, and employment opportunities. | |||||||||
| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? | No | ||||||||
| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: | |||||||||
| 70% of youth will obtain employment and increase income; 70% of clients will increase self-determination skills, and 55% of clients will move to stable housing upon project completion. | |||||||||
| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: | $190,000 | ||||||||
| Total cost of the project: | $380,000 | ||||||||
| Request has been made to fund: | Operations | ||||||||
| What type of match exists for this project? | Private | ||||||||
| Cash Amount | $185,000 | In-kind Amount | $5,000 | ||||||
| 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: | Orange County Consolidated Plan and Agency Needs Assessment | ||||||||
| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? | No | ||||||||
| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? | No | ||||||||