| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2001 | |||||||||
| Safe Shelter for Homeless Youths under age 21 | |||||||||
| Requester: | James M. Gress | Organization: | Covenant House Florida, Inc. | ||||||
| Project Title: | Safe Shelter for Homeless Youths under age 21 | Date Submitted | 1/12/2006 4:31:00 PM | ||||||
| Sponsors: | Bogdanoff | ||||||||
| Statewide Interest: | |||||||||
| 501(c)(3) | |||||||||
| Recipient: | James M. Gress | Contact: | James Gress, Executive Directo | ||||||
| 733 Breakers Avenue | Contact Phone: | (954) 568-7925 | |||||||
| Fort Laduerdale 33304 | Contact email: | jgress@covenanthousefl.org | |||||||
| Counties: | Broward | ||||||||
| Gov't Entity: | Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): | Yes | |||||||
| Project Description: | |||||||||
| To repair and upgrade Covenant House Florida's shelter complex making it a safe and attractive environment; conducive for runaway/homeless adolescents to receive health, education, and social services | |||||||||
| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? | Yes | ||||||||
| If yes, which declared disaster? | Hurricane Wilma | ||||||||
| If yes, which year? | 2005 | ||||||||
| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: | |||||||||
| All damage caused by Hurricane Wilma will be repaired, and remainder of CHF Shelter Complex will be upgraded to assure a safe and healthy location (35,000 sq. ft. space, including 28 dormitory-style bedrooms, 5 lounges, cafeteria-style kitchen, health clinic, counseling rooms, classroom, staff offices, training/boardroom, playground, etc.) | |||||||||
| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: | $150,000 | ||||||||
| Total cost of the project: | $1,100,000 | ||||||||
| Request has been made to fund: | Construction | ||||||||
| What type of match exists for this project? | Private | ||||||||
| Cash Amount | $950,000 | ||||||||
| 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: | 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 | ||||||||