CITY OF HALLANDALEBEACH
FY 2013-2014
COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP GRANT
GRANT REVIEW COMMITTEE - COMMENTS
EVALUATION CRITERIA AND SCORING
ORGANIZATION: / A Child Is Missing / # TO BE SERVED: / 940 (40 sessions)NAME OF PROGRAM: / Child Safety Education/High Risk Youth Education / AMOUNT REQUESTED: / $3,500
TOTAL SCORE: / 80.8 / RECOMMENDED FUNDING: / $3,500
SUMMARY OF PROPOSED PROGRAM:
The Child Safety program is an education and prevention program that teaches children safety tips when they are alone, during an attempted abduction or if they are being bullied. The program targets children, ages 5-17. The agency uses teachers from Hallandale Beach schools who are trained to facilitate the curriculum.
GROUP COMMENTS:
Committee agreed unanimously to fund at the requested amount. . Committee recommended funding at 3,500 as requested.
NOT APPROVED (office use only) ______PENDING ______
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CITY OF HALLANDALEBEACH
FY 2013-2014
COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP GRANT
GRANT REVIEW COMMITTEE - COMMENTS
EVALUATION CRITERIA AND SCORING
ORGANIZATION: / Broward Education Foundation / # TO BE SERVED: / 2NAME OF PROGRAM: /
City of Hallandale Student Scholarship Fund / AMOUNT REQUESTED: / $24,000 (2 scholarships)
TOTAL SCORE: / 88.7 / RECOMMENDED FUNDING: / $12,000 (1 scholarship)
SUMMARY OF PROPOSED PROGRAM:
Broward Education Foundation proposes to provide two (2) graduating seniors with a 4 year/120 credit hour full tuition scholarship to a state college or university. The scholarship is made through the state of Florida’s Pre-Paid Scholarship program.______
GROUP COMMENTS:
Most students who qualify for this scholarship would also qualify for the Bright Futures Program. The Committee recommended______beginning with one (1) scholarship and evaluatethe effectiveness of the program during year one (1) of funding. The Committee also______recommends that the scholarship recipient complete an internship with the city, and forty (40 hours of community service work).Lastly,__ the Committee Recommendsorganization develop a better system of tracking recipient progress.______
NOT APPROVED (office use only) ______PENDING ______
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CITY OF HALLANDALEBEACH
FY 2013-2014
COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP GRANT
GRANT REVIEW COMMITTEE - COMMENTS
EVALUATION CRITERIA AND SCORING
ORGANIZATION: / Davin Joseph Events for Cause Foundation / # TO BE SERVED: / 270NAME OF PROGRAM: / Feeding the Future / AMOUNT REQUESTED: / $15,500
TOTAL SCORE: / 83.8 / RECOMMENDED FUNDING: / $7,500
SUMMARY OF PROPOSED PROGRAM:
The Davin Joseph Events for Cause Foundation proposes to provide proper nutrition to student athletes prior to the students engaging in their respective sports programs at Hallandale High School. In addition to a balance mix of proteins, carbohydrates and hydration delivered through nutrition bars, meals, snacks and sports drinks, the Foundation also provides nutrition education and training to student athletes.______
GROUP COMMENTS:
Feeds and mentors high school and PAL athletes in Hallandale. The committee agreed that the program is needed, if properly______administered, could prove to be quite beneficial to athletes. This program meets a need that is not being addressed by the school. The____ Committee recommended funding at $7,500, because this is a new program.______
NOT APPROVED (office use only) ______PENDING ______
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CITY OF HALLANDALEBEACH
FY 2013-2014
COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP GRANT
GRANT REVIEW COMMITTEE - COMMENTS
EVALUATION CRITERIA AND SCORING
ORGANIZATION: / Feeding South Florida / # TO BE SERVED: / 190NAME OF PROGRAM: / Hallandale Elementary Backpack Program / AMOUNT REQUESTED: / $50,000
TOTAL SCORE: / 75.2 / RECOMMENDED FUNDING: / $37,500
SUMMARY OF PROPOSED PROGRAM:
Feeding South Florida proposes to provide backpacks filled with food, weighing 6 pounds and providing them every weekend through their School Backpack Program. The program was developed to alleviate childhood hunger by addressing the lack of food resources on weekends and holidays for children who, during the week have access to school breakfast and lunch but on weekends have little access to food. The agency serves 190 at-risk children at Hallandale Elementary school.______
GROUP COMMENTS:
The quality of some food items are in question as organization provides only processed foods. Committee is recommending $37,500 in___ funding. Organization asked for additional funding, however the service level projection was the same as 2012-2013.______
NOT APPROVED (office use only) ______PENDING ______
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CITY OF HALLANDALE BEACH
FY 2013-2014
COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP GRANT
GRANT REVIEW COMMITTEE - COMMENTS
EVALUATION CRITERIA AND SCORING
ORGANIZATION: / First Call for Help of Broward, Inc. / # TO BE SERVED: / 2,100NAME OF PROGRAM: / 211 Helplines / AMOUNT REQUESTED: / $10,000
TOTAL SCORE: / 104 / RECOMMENDED FUNDING: / $10,000
SUMMARY OF PROPOSED PROGRAM:
First Call for Help of Broward proposes to provide City of Hallandale Beach residents withcrisis prevention, listening support,______information and referral to more than 4,000 program and services. Services are available 24-hours a day and in whatever language______needed by the caller through a language translation program.______
GROUP COMMENTS:
The Committee acknowledged that 211 answers many calls that would be 911 calls if they were not available. They provide a much______needed safety net for the community; program is widely known and used by residents. Committee recommended funding at $10,000 as___ requested.______
NOT APPROVED (office use only) ______PENDING ______
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CITY OF HALLANDALE BEACH
FY 2013-2014
COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP GRANT
GRANT REVIEW COMMITTEE - COMMENTS
EVALUATION CRITERIA AND SCORING
ORGANIZATION: / Girl Scouts of Southeast Florida / # TO BE SERVED: / 100NAME OF PROGRAM: / Girl Scouting for Underserved Girls / AMOUNT REQUESTED: / $35,000
TOTAL SCORE: / 74.7 / RECOMMENDED FUNDING: / Not recommended for funding
SUMMARY OF PROPOSED PROGRAM:
Girl Scouts of Southeast Florida proposes to serve 100 underserved girls within the city of Hallandale Beach from families of low income_ status. The program aims to increase knowledge of STEM, health, financial literacy, environmental education and global citizenship (civic engagement). Proposed supplemental education includes membership dues, uniforms, educational books, educational enhancement______program/activities, incentives (badges, patches, ceremonies), civic engagement project and supplies.______
GROUP COMMENTS:
Committee is not recommending funding due to project objectives and outcomes not being clear; existing troops in Hallandale Beach are__not at capacity (average of 4 girls per groups). Theneed for programming wasn’tdemonstrated; program seems duplicative of existing____ education requirements conducted by the school system(STEM Program).______
NOT APPROVED (office use only) __X_____ PENDING ______
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CITY OF HALLANDALEBEACH
FY 2013-2014
COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP GRANT
GRANT REVIEW COMMITTEE - COMMENTS
EVALUATION CRITERIA AND SCORING
ORGANIZATION: / Hallandale Food Pantry / # TO BE SERVED: / 10,000NAME OF PROGRAM: /
Same / AMOUNT REQUESTED: / $35,000
TOTAL SCORE: / 79.5 / RECOMMENDED FUNDING: / $35,000
SUMMARY OF PROPOSED PROGRAM:
Hallandale Food Pantry proposes to serve 10,000 residents within the City of Hallandale Beach by providing food distribution every_____ Thursday, from 9am-12noon. Client needs, under extreme circumstances are met Friday through Sunday with special delivery of food as needed.______
GROUP COMMENTS:
Project has worked well and needs are met in Hallandale Beach; vital to the city; the Committee believes the project serves the community with very little resources however there is a critical need for methods of accountability and evaluation. Also project lacks capacity to______manage grant administratively as clearly evidenced during the 2012-2013 funding year. Committee recommends funding at the $35,000__only if agency is able to secure a Fiscal Agent thatmeets the required IRS status and will administer the grant.______
NOT APPROVED (office use only) ______PENDING __X____
Staff has been unable to secure IRS Status after researching on the IRS website as well as the agency which provided the IRS Letter. It is___ their understanding that as a church they are not required to File a 990 form, because they are not receiving any grant funding. They also indicated that they cover the church in which the Pantry is located.______
CITY OF HALLANDALEBEACH
FY 2013-2014
COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP GRANT
GRANT REVIEW COMMITTEE - COMMENTS
EVALUATION CRITERIA AND SCORING
ORGANIZATION: / Hallandale High School / # TO BE SERVED: / 1,200NAME OF PROGRAM: / Saturday Academic Success Camp / AMOUNT REQUESTED: / $50,000
TOTAL SCORE: / 83.3 / RECOMMENDED FUNDING: / $40,000
SUMMARY OF PROPOSED PROGRAM:
Hallandale High School proposes a Saturday Academic camp which will enable at-risk, low performing students to improve their reading, mathematics, science and writing skills though the implementation of research-based strategies, computerized assistive software,______certified instructors and peer tutoring, the program also offers support to student athletes in a 45 minutes study skill tutorial and______
homework help session afterschool.
GROUP COMMENTS:
Much needed program; program has shown correlation between tutoring and improved FCAT scores, and improvement in overall school grade; Committee recommends funding at $40,000. School requested an additional $10,000 which they stated during their presentation__ would be utilized for computer purchases; however this information was not reflected in the grant application.______
NOT APPROVED (office use only) ______PENDING ______
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CITY OF HALLANDALE BEACH
FY 2013-2014
COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP GRANT
GRANT REVIEW COMMITTEE - COMMENTS
EVALUATION CRITERIA AND SCORING
ORGANIZATION: / Holocaust Documentation & Education Center / # TO BE SERVED: / 225NAME OF PROGRAM: / Student Awareness Days / AMOUNT REQUESTED: / $5,000
TOTAL SCORE: / 93.5 / RECOMMENDED FUNDING: / $5,000
SUMMARY OF PROPOSED PROGRAM:
Student Awareness Day is an awareness program that is held at Hallandale High School. The prejudice reduction program raises______consciousness of students by altering them to the dangers of prejudice and bullying; the program helps students develop a value system__ that enhances self-esteem, leads to positive change in attitudes towards people of different cultures, assist students in demonstrating_____ positive character traits and aid students in learning how they can foster positive changes in their own lives and the lives of others.______
GROUP COMMENTS:
Recommended funding at the same level.______
NOT APPROVED (office use only) ______PENDING ______
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CITY OF HALLANDALEBEACH
FY 2013-2014
COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP GRANT
GRANT REVIEW COMMITTEE - COMMENTS
EVALUATION CRITERIA AND SCORING
ORGANIZATION: / iCenter Community Foundation, Inc. / # TO BE SERVED: / 20NAME OF PROGRAM: / iCompute Tech Program / AMOUNT REQUESTED: / $50,000
TOTAL SCORE: / 83.5 / RECOMMENDED FUNDING: / Not recommended for funding
SUMMARY OF PROPOSED PROGRAM:
iCenter’s iCompute Tech Program seeks to expose youth and young adults ages 16-23 to careers in computers through a Microsoft tech___ affiliated Program with covers Cloud Computing via Azure Platform, Powershell, Windows 8, and Office technologies. The program is a___ youth development program designed to prepare young people for a career in the computer technology field by developing skills that_____ build self-confidence and self-sufficiency, thereby improving their future.______
GROUP COMMENTS:
The Committee doesnot recommend funding of the iCompute Tech Program. There is no demand for thisprogram; start up program,_____ with no history of outcomes; does not meet the needs of the community. The Committee felt that this type of project would benefit______partnering organizations and not the targeted population. They concluded that the need for program was not demonstrated.______
NOT APPROVED (office use only) ______PENDING ______
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CITY OF HALLANDALEBEACH
FY 2013-2014
COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP GRANT
GRANT REVIEW COMMITTEE - COMMENTS
EVALUATION CRITERIA AND SCORING
ORGANIZATION: / Jubilee Center of Broward / # TO BE SERVED: / 5,000NAME OF PROGRAM: / Jubilee Food Pantry / AMOUNT REQUESTED: / $13,000
TOTAL SCORE: / 88.5 / RECOMMENDED FUNDING: / $13,000
SUMMARY OF PROPOSED PROGRAM:
Jubilee offers a secure food source to individuals, families and seniors who are struggling to make end meets, on the verge of______homelessness or those who are homeless. The agency operates a soup kitchen where clients can receive a hot nutritious meal. The soup_ kitchen serves 175 to 200 people daily and is open Monday-Friday, from 11am-1pm. The agency also offers a special mealto seniors once a week and a range of social services including information and referral, a food pantry and assistance with clothing, transportation and___ photoidentification. Much of the work (80%) is done by volunteers.______
GROUP COMMENTS:
The Committee decided that this is amuch needed service in the community. The CommitteeRecommended funding at the requested_____ amount.______
NOT APPROVED (office use only) ______PENDING ______
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CITY OF HALLANDALE BEACH
FY 2013-2014
COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP GRANT
GRANT REVIEW COMMITTEE - COMMENTS
EVALUATION CRITERIA AND SCORING
ORGANIZATION: / Memorial Healthcare System / # TO BE SERVED: / 50 familiesNAME OF PROGRAM: / Hallandale Beach Families Matter (HBFM) / AMOUNT REQUESTED: / $49,931
TOTAL SCORE: / 99.3 / RECOMMENDED FUNDING: / $49,931
SUMMARY OF PROPOSED PROGRAM:
Memorial Healthcare System’s Hallandale Beach Families Matter Program offers comprehensive services to families exhibiting multiple risk factors which, if untreated may lead to negative consequences such as neglect, abuse, maltreatment, dependency court and others. Services includes up to 4-months of in-home therapy, case management, information & referral, social development for children and parenting classes.______
GROUP COMMENTS:
Great services for families; offers numerous services and programs in Hallandale Beach; program greatly benefits the community; program is comprehensive and agency is able to refer families internally for additional needed services or more long term therapeutic services. The Committee Recommended funding at the requested amount of $49,931.00.______
NOT APPROVED (office use only) ______PENDING ______
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CITY OF HALLANDALEBEACH
FY 2013-2014
COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP GRANT
GRANT REVIEW COMMITTEE - COMMENTS
EVALUATION CRITERIA AND SCORING
ORGANIZATION: / South Florida Education Development Center, Inc. / # TO BE SERVED: / 50NAME OF PROGRAM: / Project HOPE (Education, Employment, Youth & Young Adult Crime Prevention) / AMOUNT REQUESTED: / $50,000
TOTAL SCORE: / 76.2 / RECOMMENDED FUNDING: / Not recommended for funding
SUMMARY OF PROPOSED PROGRAM:
Project Hope is a comprehensive certified employment skills training, job placement, job retention, GED preparation, mentoring and______tutoring program for young adults ages 16-24 who are considered high-risk. Targeted population includes youth with criminal history,___ students who have been expelled from school and youth with substance abuse problems.______
GROUP COMMENTS:
The Committee does not recommended project be funded. The Committee was unsure of the impact for City of Hallandale Beach______residents. They also felt the program scope, objectives and outcomes wereunclear, because the agency listed too many services (no______specific program focus).______
NOT APPROVED (office use only) ___X____ PENDING ______
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CITY OF HALLANDALE BEACH
FY 2013-2014
COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP GRANT
GRANT REVIEW COMMITTEE - COMMENTS
EVALUATION CRITERIA AND SCORING
ORGANIZATION: / Women In Distress of Broward / # TO BE SERVED: / 319 nights of shelterNAME OF PROGRAM: / Emergency Shelter Program / AMOUNT REQUESTED: / $30,000
TOTAL SCORE: / 104.2 / RECOMMENDED FUNDING: / $15,000
SUMMARY OF PROPOSED PROGRAM:
Women in Distress is requesting $30,000 in funding to supplement the cost of providing emergency shelter to Hallandale Beach residents who are victims of domestic violence. In addition to shelter, the agency provides an array of social services including a 24-hour crisis_____ hotline; advocacy & support groups; therapy; and education and awareness.______
GROUP COMMENTS:
Currently offering services at the Hepburn Center; need for service was clearly stated and quantified; provides a safe haven for victims___ and their children. Committee recommended funding at $15,000 based on utilization during 2012-2013 fiscal year ($14,000 for 159______nights for city of Hallandale Beach residents).______
NOT APPROVED (office use only) ______PENDING ______
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