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September 16, 2010
SOUTHEAST OVERTOWN/PARK WEST
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Board Chair Richard P. Dunn II
and Members of the CRA Board
From: Pieter Bockweg
Executive Director
Date: September 6, 2010 File: 10-01082
Subject: Resolution Authorizing a Grant to Suited for
Success, Inc., for Training and Free
Professional Attire for At -Risk Job Seekers.
References:
Enclosures: Supporting Documentation; Legislation
BACKGROUND:
It is recommended that the Board of Commissioners of the Southeast Overtown/Park West Community
Redevelopment Agency ("CRA") approve and adopt the attached Resolution authorizing the issuance of a grant,
in an amount not to exceed $50,000, to Suited for Success, Inc., to underwrite costs associated with its job -
search assistance program.
Suited for Success, Inc. has requested assistance for its program which provides training and free professional
attire to job seekers from the Redevelopment Area. Through partnerships with area organizations such as:
Miami Dade College; Booker T. Washington High School; and the Overtown N.E.T. Office, the program offers
career guidance, technology skills training, and job -search support for at -risk women, men, and youth from the
Redevelopment Area who are actively searching for employment.
JUSTIFICATION:
Section 2, Goal 4, at page 11, of the 2009 Southeast Overtown/Park West Redevelopment Plan lists the
"creati[on of] jobs within the community," as a stated redevelopment goal.
Section 2, Goal 6, at page 11, of the 2009 Southeast Overtown/Park West Redevelopment Plan lists "improving
the quality of life for residents," as a stated redevelopment goal.
This Resolution carries out these goals.
FUNDING: $50,000 from SEOPW Tax Increment Fund, "Other Grants and Aids," Account Code No.
10050.920101.883000.0000.00000.