Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form

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Organization Name: Florence Fuller Child Development Center, Inc.
Legal Name (if Different):
Also Known As: FFCDC
Mailing Address: 200 NE 14th Street
City: Boca Raton
State: FL
Postal Code: 33432
Main Phone: 561 391-7274
Main Fax: 561 391-6641
Organization Website: www.ffcdc.org
Employer ID Number: 59-1312245
Organization Tax Status: 501 c 3

Proposal Information

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Today’s Date: February 26, 2013
Requested Amount: 10,000

Project Title: Bridging the Achievement Gap for Economically Disadvantaged
Project Description:

FFCDC’s preschool program uses a holistic curriculum encompassing these areas to prepare young children to meet important major developmental and school orientated milestones. For children in preschool, the emphasis is school readiness which is addressed by stimulating learning experiences in all developmental areas of intellectual, social, emotional, and physical skills. Educational activities are designed to develop children’s confidences for success and build positive feelings toward learning. Social emotional activities increasing the child’s ability to build trust, foster independence, learn self-control, and develop a respect for the feelings and rights of others.

The school age program serves at-risk, disadvantaged youth during afterschool, school / summer. FFCDC provides time for students to focus on school assigned homework and utilizes an active tutoring/mentoring program. Our Second Step is a violence prevention curriculum designed to help children learn pro-social skills and reduce impulsive / aggressive behavior. Activities are designed to improve a students’ ability to empathize with others, apply problem-solving strategy to social conflicts and to use anger – reduction techniques. Students are also introduced to the arts, participate in organized team games, obstacle courses, dance programs, yoga, golf lessons, basketball skills camps gardening and aerobics.

Additionally, children are provided healthy snacks and a prepared hot lunch or dinner daily which, for many, these meals are the most balanced and nutritious food they eat. FFCDC’s Children’s Clinic, a first in a childcare setting in the state of Florida, is staffed five days a week by a nurse and provides medically supervised respite care for a child with a short-term illness. Additional benefits are a health and wellness program, which includes vision, hearing, dental, and physical developmental screenings. Mental health counseling, via a trained mental health professional, is also provided to both children and parents. Services provided by the Clinic are at no cost to parents.

Total Project Budget: 5,663,613.89

Other Funding
Sources For The Project (Committed & Potential): Source Pending Committed
Head Start $1,010,143.68 C
Early Head Start $184,224.86 C
Family Central $ 952,100.59 C
State of Florida Food Program $468,648.75 C
City of Boca Raton $43,800 C
James Annenberg Lavea Charitable Trust $60,000
Boca Raton Regional Hospital $10,000 C
Sun Sentinel Children’s Fund $10,000 C
Libra Foundation $20,000 C
PNC Bank $15,000 C
Comerica Bank $10,000 P
Morgan Stanley $15,000 C
Impact 100 $100,000 P
Town of Palm Beach United Way P
Toy Industry Foundation $10,000 C
Karen and Jay Forman $50,000 C

Project Duration: Year around
Geographical Area Served: South Palm Beach County
Age Group To Be Served: 6 weeks – 12 years

Contact Information

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Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Mrs.
Contact First Name: Ellyn
Contact Last Name: Okrent
Contact Title: CEO
Contact Phone: 561 391-7274
Contact Email: eokrent@ffcdc.org