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Home My WebLink AboutCRA-R-22-0013 BACKUPPROPOSED FUNDING REQUEST silk? Encouraging Dreamers Breaking Barriers, LLC Project Name EDBB Alistars Youth Escape Detailing Services Prepared For The City of Miami SEOPW CRA Prepared By Ijamyn Gray Encouraging Dreamers Breaking Barriers, LLC 1490 NW 3rd Avenue I Miami, FL 33136 Tel: 786.317.7729 ijamyngray62@gmail.com Submitted on April 8, 2022 PO Box 11363, Miami FL 33101 Office (786) 317-7729 Email: encouragingdreamers@gmail.com FACT SHEET WHO WE ARE: Encouraging Dreamers Breaking Barriers, LLC, was established in 2017. We are a for profit organization currently located at 1490 NW 3rd Avenue, Suite 106, Miami, Florida 33136. This organization is founded on removing barriers encountered among youth and young men ages 14-24 living in the City of Miami. Our mission is to provide mentorship while uniting the diverse cultures in underprivileged communities by exposing them to entrepreneurship opportunities while educating them in life skills training and promoting successful ways for maturing from an adolescent to a young adult. WHAT WE DO: We offer participation in our paid on the job training followed by job opportunities as well as entrepreneurial opportunities for residents between the ages of 16-24, living in underprivileged communities within the City of Miami. Our most current on the job paid training and job placement opportunities are offered through our All -Star Youth Escape Carwash Detail Service, launched in August of 2021, amid the pandemic. Our carwash initiative has been successful in improving the quality of life for our fifteen (15) participants by assuring job placement after completion of their job training. Our mobile carwash pop -ups has also allowed our participants to provide services at many community events and businesses within the City of Miami. PO Box 11363, Miami FL 33101 Office (786) 317-7729 Email: encouragingdreamers@gmail.com PRIOR YEAR PROJECT DELIVERABLES: Staying true to our mission, we partnered with and supported local businesses to provide the following services and incentives to our participants: SERVICES PROVIDED / DELIVERABLES PROVIDED BY SUCCESS RATE Talent Acquisitions • The hiring of 15-20 youth and adults within the City of Miami • The participation of 15 youth volunteers during 'Spring break Career Source South Florida Referrals from Local Businesses and Residents Improved social skills, Increased self- esteem and self-sufficiency and promotes a sense of fulfillment through community engagements On the job car detailing training which includes car tech videos Encouraging Dreamers Breaking Barriers, LLC All employees are certified car specialists within four weeks Financial Literacy Classes Regions Bank 90% of employees open new bank accounts within four weeks Mentorship and Life Skills Daily Staff Meetings - Encouraging Dreamers Breaking Barriers, LLC 95% of attendance rate, 95% employee uniformity and enhanced customers service Supplies purchased for the business were purchased from local business • Neighborhood Price Choice EDBB, INC (non-profit organization) and Encouraging Dreamers Breaking Barriers, LLC Improved social skills, Increased self - esteem and self-sufficiency and promotes a sense of fulfillment through community engagements Meals for our participants were purchased from local business • 2 Guys, Chic-fil-A EDBB, INC (non-profit organization) and Encouraging Dreamers Breaking Barriers, LLC Improved social skills, Increased self - esteem and self-sufficiency and promotes a sense of fulfillment through community engagements Participation in the following community events: Father and Son Football Tournament, Thanksgiving Turkey Drive, Community Pop-up Events, Valentine Grams Drive, EDBB Annual Christmas Wishlist Event EDBB, INC (non-profit organization) and Encouraging Dreamers Breaking Barriers, LLC Improved social skills, Increased self - esteem and self-confidence and promotes a sense of fulfillment through community engagements ENCOURAGI NGOR EAMER'S PO Box 11363, Miami FL 33101 Office (786) 317-7729 Email: encouragingdreamers@gmail.com PRIOR YEAR PROJECT SUCCESS STORIES: SUCCESS STORY NO. 1 Our first success story was finding my father Randy Hudnell. One day God asked me "how can I save the world and forget about my own. With that though in mind I found my father who was homeless and on drugs at the time. It was a challenge looking past him being an absent parent but with God's permission I was able to forgive my father for his shortfall and offer him a life changing opportunity through employment with Encouraging Dreamer's Breaking Barriers Allstars Detailing Service. Mr. Hudnell, now has a stable job as a car tech specialist/record keeper, he has his own place and is no longer homeless. Our next mission is to assist him with his dream of opening his own business of selling nutritious and delicious organic and natural food and drinks. — ljamyn Gray, CEO of Encouraging Dreamers Breaking Barriers, LLC SUCCESS STORY NO. 2 The second success story is helping groom and mentor Antiwone Johnson, who has been a part of Encouraging Dreamer's Breaking Barriers Alistars Detailing Service from its start. His dream is to someday own his own security company. As a result of shadowing the owner of EDBB, Antiwone has learned the tools needed to operate and manage his own business. He is now the proud owner of A3 Security Services, LLC, which is another service provided under the EDBB umbrella. — ljamyn Gray, CEO of Encouraging Dreamers Breaking Barriers, LLC SUCCESS STORY NO. 3 Our third success story was the hiring of a young man name Robert Whittle. He was featured on a documentary — Behind the Bars in Miami, where he was in Bootcamp after serving 51/2 years in prison. He was released in June of 2021, and since his release from prison he has been employed by Encouraging Dreamer's Breaking Barriers Alistars Detailing Service. As a result he now has a stable source of income, has opened a bank account and has transformed his mind into being a model citizen and employee. — ljamyn Gray, CEO of Encouraging Dreamers Breaking Barriers, LLC SUCCESS STORY NO. 4 The fourth success story is the hiring of over 20 youth from different communities and creating a safe haven through our carwash youth escape initiative. These youth are learning the true meaning of "One Brother One Hood". Each day they realize that this carwash is a life changing opportunity where we wash away our past while waxing into a brighter future — Ijamyn Gray, CEO of Encouraging Dreamers Breaking Barriers, LLC PO Box 11363, Miami FL 33101 Office (786) 317-7729 Email: encouragingdreamers@gmail.com WHAT WE NEED: We are pleased to submit this proposal for services to support our desire to build a relationship with the City of Miami SEOPW CRA; and work in conjunction with the city achieving its redevelopment goals by supporting a local standard car washing project. This project will enhance City of Miami residents by providing jobs and a service within the local community, while improving the quality of life and promoting entrepreneurship and technology innovations to its participants. In order to keep this effort ongoing, we are seeking your monetary support in the amount of Seventy -Five Thousand Dollars ($75,000.00) to be used to fund our car wash/mentorship initiative expenses. With your sponsorship we will be able to reach fifteen to twenty young people living within the City of Miami. Our goal is to give the youth of today an opportunity to learn all the tools needed in becoming a successful business owner and a productive citizen. We realize not all youth are suited for college after graduating from high school. However, all youth can become productive citizens' by earning and learning. With your financial assistance this opportunity will continue to create jobs for our youth and give them a responsibility geared towards earning an honest living. It will promote self- worth and reduce the chances of our participants from engaging in unproductive activities. I truly believe initiatives such as this is a necessity throughout our unprivileged neighborhoods/ communities which ultimately empower our youth to become self-sufficient productive citizens. The requested funds will be allocated as follows: Item Description Unit Price Line Total No. 1 TRAINEES $45,000.00 2 ADMINSTRATIVE SERVICES $ 3,000.00 3 CONTRACT MANAGER $15,000.00 4 SPECIAL PERMITS / LICENSES $ 1,500.00 5 UNIFORMS $ 2,000.00 6 MEALS $ 1,000.00 7 OFFICE SUPPLIES $ 1,500.00 8 EQUIPMENT/SUPPLIES STORAGE PODS $ 1,500.00 9 INSURANCES $ 1,500.00 10 1 FRINGE BENEFITS $ 2,000.00 11 BUSINESS TRAVELS $ 1,000.00 Infrastructure Request — EDBB is requesting the continued use 12 of the property located at 1490 NW 3' Avenue for its services and mentorship program Total Budget $ 75,000.00 E evCOV FiAC+th,GUFaEAME R'S PO Box 11363, Miami FL 33101 Office (786) 317-7729 Email: encouragingdreamers@gmail.com WHY WE NEED IT: We have seen the effects of our program and community engagements and the outcome has been phenomenal thus far. I am a testimony of how programs such as this made a difference in my childhood. With youth violence on the rise our organization is committed to providing job opportunities, mentorship and other trainings, which teach life skills that focus on how to work through the many barriers that may prevent our participants from succeeding. CONCLUSION: Encouraging Dreamers Breaking Barriers, LLC takes pride in caring for our employees, our customers, our shareholders and our environment. We hire dedicated employees who have similar values. We are a customer -first establishment and we provide all of our employees the opportunity to build everlasting careers. EDBB All Star Youth Escape Detailing Services has created a working environment in the City of Miami where employees can perform their best and strive to achieve his or her personal goals. Because of our detailed training and safety program, we encourage our employees to dream big despite the barriers we face. We are confident that we can meet the challenges ahead and stand ready to partner with you in delivering an effective, employee invested, and customer first solution. Thank you for your consideration, . Ijamyn Gray, Founder Encouraging Dreamers Breaking Barriers, LLC (EDBB All Star Youth Escape Carwash Detailing Services)