Resolution 1999-450 RESOLUTION 99- 4....~
A RESOLUTION BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA; ENDORSING THE GUADALUPE CENTER, INC.
AS A SPONSORING AGENCY UNDER THE FLORIDA ENTERPRISE ZONE
COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTION TAX CREDIT PROGRAM.
WHEREAS, the State of Florida has enacted the Florida Enterprise Zone
Act, Sections 290.001 -290.016, Florida Statutes, to provide incentives by both
State and local government to induce private investment into distressed areas to
create economic opportunities and sustainable economic development; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commission enacted Resolution 1195o
248 on March 28, 1995, nominating the Immokalee Community as an Enterprise
Zone pursuant to the Florida Enterprise Zone Act; and
WHEREAS, the State of Florida designated the Immokalee area as a
State Enterprise Zone effective January 1, 1997; and
WHEREAS, the State encourages the participation of private corporations
in revitalization projects by granting either partial state corporate
income/franchise tax credits or insurance premium taxes to corporations that
contribute resources to public redevelopment organizations for the revitalization
of enterprise zones; and
WHEREAS, the State authorized the Community Contribution Tax Credit
Program, under Section 220.183, Florida Statutes, which allows any Florida
corporation to receive a tax credit of 50 percent of the value of the donation (not
to exceed $200,000 in any one year) against any corporate income/franchise tax
or insurance premium tax due for a taxable year for contributions to a State
approved community development project located within the Enterprise Zone;
and
WHEREAS, the Guadalupe Center, Inc., a non-profit organization
incorporated in the state of Florida, is located within the lmmokalee Enterprise
Zone and meets the criteria as a sponsoring organization under Section
220.03(1)(t), Florida Statutes; and
WHEREAS, the Guadalupe Center, Inc. project is consistent with the
overall intent of the Immokalee Area Master Plan, a separate element of the
Collier County Growth Management Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Guadalupe Center, Inc. is the sponsoring organization
applying for approval as a State approved Community Development Project.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA, that:
The Guadalupe Center, Inc. project, as described in Attachment A, is
consistent with the Collier County Growth Management Plan and the Immokalee
Area Master Plan.
same.
This Resolution adopted after motion, second and majority vote favoring
DATED:
ATTEST:
.,,, ,:'? %,,.:..,-~: . DWIGHT E. BROCK
f' ,.?,, ,: ,,.~---~."~.~-~,.,
· : ~' ~'9 ' .," ~ Clerk
s ~gna:urm
COLLIER COUNTY BOARD OF
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Chain, roman
Pamela S. Mac'Kie, '
Date:
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND
LEGAL SUFFICIENCY:
Heidi ¢. Ashton
Assistant County Attorney
'¢":":: At ! achment "A" - parc' I .,.,
Guadalupe Center
An agency sen,ing the poor of lmmolralee
P.O. Box 1033 * 211 South Ninth Street * hnmokMee. Florida $4143.1053
(941) 657-4361 * Far (941) 657-6816
PROGILa M NARRATIVE
Guadalupe Ccnter in lmmokalee, Fl., was lbunded in 1982 to meet the needs ofthe migrant and
imsnigrant population of this unincorporated town. Originally, the ntission ofthe Center was to help
provide emergency food and clothing. However, over the years, it became obvious that education
was one significant way out of poverty. The mission of Guadalupe Center is twofold: providing
interim help to the very needy and providing educationnl opportunities for children and adults.
GUADALUPE CENTER BELIEVES I'N Tt[E DIGNITY OF EACH PERSON
AS CREATED AND LOVED BY GOD, AND IS TItEI~FORE COMMITTED
TO SERVE THE DISADVANTAGED POOR OF IMMOKALEE WITH INTERIM
H~LP AND LONG GERM PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE SELF-SUFFICIENCY
AND SOCIAL CHANGE.
This twofold focus of the Center's activities provides full and pan time jobs for almost fifty local
residents. The Soup Kitchen staffand a crew ofvolunteers from greater Lee and Collier Counties
provide a daily hot meal to 125 or more people. Used clothing is provided to about 400 people
monthly ~md hot showers & clean clothes are given to the homeless thrcc times weekly.
The educational programs include a school-aged children's program for 100 children, an early
childhood program For another 100 children, nnd adult education opportunities for parents of the
children. (see attached brochures).
G-uadalupe Center is funded primarily through donations that come from individuals, churches,
organizations, and businesses. The annual budget is between $850,000-900,000/armually. About
one-fourth of the budget comes from government reimbursement for child care and food for the
children. The rest oltre money is generated through the Center's fund-raising efforts.
Businesses who might take advantage of the Community Contribution Tax Credit Program help the
Center meet its annual budgetary requirements through monetary donations. These donations are
used for community development, if such development includes:
job training
hiring of local residents for jobs at Guadalupc Center (salaries)
Adult Education in ESOL and GED and other basic living skills
Child care while parents work
School readiness programs for children
Tutoring of children at risk for drop-out
Attachment "A" - page 2
Guadalupe Center is making plans to expand both the emergency social scrviccs and the educational
elements of our work. Within the next two years, we plan to build a new social services center and
move our emergency operations and school-aged children's programs to that site· We have outgrown
· our present site which we rent from the IocaJ Catholic Church. The Center is also expanding the
ability to care for more infants and toddlers at the Family Center. Within the next year, a portable
classroom will be added to the Center on Hope Circle and enrollment will increase by about 12
children. Businesses who help with these expansions will also be able to benefit from the CGTCP
.:
· ;7111. Program.
It is the sincere hope of Ouadalupc Center's Board of Trustees and Staffthat the Ccnter and its
business donors can benefit from lh¢ CCTCP program which will help improve the quality ofll/'e for
the people oflmmokalee.
' I II
Attachment "A"
(b,'ochu,'e)
- p a g e
O tr Mission
C',,tta,l,d,q,¢ G'at,.'r bclic,,vs in the di,outy of each
,rs ,:rcatal real lowd I~' Gtd, and ix th~w~e cr~mtttcd
to serw the di~dtzmtagcd p~ of Immt,k, dcc with
ink'run help and long t~m pw~r, tms that promote self.
Ouadalupe
Center
for Social Services
211 South Ninth St.
[mmokatec. Fl. 34142
%1: (941) 657-4361
Fax: (941) 657-fi816
RO. Box 1053
Imnmkalee, Fl. 34143
Oua alupe
Center
fi)r Family Education
50'i } t,,pc Circle
[mmok:dcc. Fl. ~,4142
'l'cI: (941)658.1999
Fax: {941) 6'18.1997
P.O. Box 1053
Immc>kalee, FL 34143
WT,l,egan as a soup kitchen because lhe l,oorcst
ec~l,le JI1 aur migrant farming collltllUIlltv
Florida were freqt~entlv }ulngry: no
W{)[~. [10 Ill(}Ilt'V.
But the I'{)or ahvays need more than
our mission grew to include providing many
a&htional services: clothing. shower& tutoring.
aduh literat>; chikt<are and early chiklh{x~l
education.
Where we see ncediness, we simply must help.
kXk. continue as we began- --a not-fof profit
social service agenc3; trusting in the generosity
l~f indMduals, groups and churches of all
dcnmninations to support our work.
'II~at generosity has never failed.
^Ltachment "A"
(brochure)
Ouadalupe Center
social stayices
The Soup Kitchen
It's a bright. ch:an. cheery place where we serve a
nourishing meal at n(~m. Everyone who walks in our
welcomed wid~ a smile. Some days that might Ix' I&~ lx'~,plc.
some days over 3&. all dclx'nding on the season and the
amount of farm work available. Many of thom we fe~d
children, many are families with parents who have no
~e fo~] we serve is either purchamJ with donatcd
fund~ or brought to us by indMduals and mhmtccrs
l~al group~ Our staff is licensed in F~x1 Management. and
our u~ated kiwhcn meets evcrT insI~ction standard fi~r
f~ preparation.
Over I&~ vohmtcrrs flora Cnltwr and Lee c~unnc~ come
all the way out tn hnm-kalee t-help us sc~'e meals. Many r,.11
us it is one of tl~e mos~ rewarding things t}~c~'
Clothing and Showers
Friends everywhere give us their unwanted clothiIl~2 and
}musehold item~ wlm'h we sort and display in our (].thing
Room. It is open m the public and each recipient may take
away a shopping bar full of items. Free, of course. though wc
do surest a very small donation as a symbolic way of dignify-
ing the pr~ess. Most people seem to likc that.
For the homeless or fi~r those without bathing facilities
we provide clean and pewate shower rooms for both men and
women. We also offer froh clean dmhing after showering.
OUT ycar.~ of
ol/r di.~dL'antaged nci.~hh
page
16A].1
ThanksgMng in the Park
'll~c hard-working pc,,ple M~o Ioil in hnmokalee's fidds
harvest the fi~xl the rest ol us eal t,,nat~x's, ~'ppers, mel-
ons, cim~s fruit, etc. To thank them Mr their laN~r, Gttadalu~
(~ntcr &,ryes a tn~ditional turkey dinner every ~anksgiving
l)a~: h takes place in the Imm,~kalcc Park and usually almost
2tX~ l~ople come. t )he vc;~r, ~ ~'~'
]tm ~x] ~'ol'le of S, mthweq [:1ori,b know we
fwe hundred pies, an ~,;can ,,f ~t,vv. crantwrry sauce... the
works~ Two ch,rdws-- ore. t hth~ ,he. one Prcsbytcrian-orga.
nizc the fi~d. a h,n.lrcd xx,hmtccr~ come to mn'e it, and the
Crowd eats it up. h's one of the h:q'piest days in our year.
Christmas Toys
Our request for tle'a; m ~n-vi~lelll toys gc~s out to our
loyal friends early each l)eccmbck and the toys come l~uring
m. Wh. &~,sn't feel special j~ w m prmidmg happiness for
chilJren?
~e neediest parents ~re im'in.J Io come to our "Toy
Shop" to select several ~,ws for cacu of their children a~ then
vnhmt~rs gift wrap dwm. Abnut 5~ children r~'cive 3
Chrisrams surprises each. 'I heir parent~ as a small "price" to
pay, arc asked m attend a little cdt,, ational talk on mine as~t
of parenting. Many tell us they apl,rtviate thN a~t t~at i~
pleasing m hear.
I3ack-to-$ch( ol Shoes
\Ve feel it is shameful for a child to, m b.x'k to ~h{x~l in ·;:
the fall with sl~.'s that no I, ~n,.,er fit. ,,r with no sN,:s at all. >:
But now. every Am:usq (;ua,t:,lupe Center invites the "
by consultin~ with the <ho,~ls and .~thcr accncics- to come :~}
with us to the sh~m m~re. ]]~erc t}wv are f]tt~ with bnnd amy
m~x] shoes and s~x'k ~ ~;,u ,h,~uld scc the happy smiles on
scve~l hundred childrcn every war.
Attachment "A" - page
(brochure)
Ouad upe Center
O tr editcot[ion services
Early Clhildl' ood Educatl( n
The ',vc~rking poor r,f Imm,,kalce m't'de,.t a pre-s,:ho,,l
day-care service they omld aff, ml. and Ihcir childrcn
early education t~ t',rcFarc t}:t'm };,r kmdcr:.:artcn. \Vc sa'a' a
double Ol'~tx,rtunity in this dout,lc need. and opened the
Ouadalupe Cemer for [:ami]v Edt:cat,,~ where we offer educa.
tion-based child-care f.,r '.~,>r,:m<-l',~,~r fa:ni{ics.
In most of fi~e~' famihe>, Eneli,h i~ ;, se,/{,nd
and parenting experience ~s minimal. $~. in return for
excellent child<are t. u~un~ parents while they work, we ask
that they come to our Icarnin~ scsi. ms t,~ participate in their
chiid's education, m dc,'cI,,p their own f[n~lish literacx; ,,
understand and rcs;.ect CdtlC;lliO[I, Cvcll to learn new
er job skills.
Our goal (or their I[%~: children in our care, ages 6 weeks
to 4 years, is to prepare then~ to cope with school. to like
and appreciate school. h% insist flint ~mly English be sp~ken
in the Onter. because that's how it will be in school. We
low a "Peace Educntion" ct~rriculum and ~ench non-violence
and respea (or others. kX~. inqill n deqre m learn anti ,~
achieve.
In under-privilegc,~ hum~kalcc, the dr, q~-out ra:e is
gering. h~'b are determined that "our" children will wnnt t.
graduate from school--an,{ to n l~cucr ]if~'.
Peace Camp Program
To keep children ~wctq"ied. and imcrestcd in learnimg
when school~ are closed t;~r vacation. our "Peace Camps" have
been thriving for sewral years. 'l]:ev arc not all fi]n and gall~cs.
although t}~cre is plenty ,~f that.,, ~. l.carning ~rips. scriou~
instructkin in peacoma k ii Ig illIt] I I, ~II-'Cl~ )lCfii [,chariot. c,]..cr
discussions, even restaurant x'~sits a lot hil[~pCI1S at our
camps to continue a chik{'s dt'vchTmcntal ImWess.
College student x'~ ~h. ~tccrs o,mc from northern sch, ~.l>
to help manage these pr,~grams tT~r u~. Thcv are exccllcnt role
m~els for our lmmokaM. chiklrcn.
After. Scl' ool Tutoring
From the I,cgip.:fi.g. v,'? rcc, ,~'m:c,! ~h;, n,~rimt children
~:i~ hule bcgin:lin~ has t,]:) ....:n:.d mto a full pro~ram
m reading alld writin: is lVOVi,ied.,, ,mputcr skills are hontx].
<amcs played. snacks and fu:: cni.,xt',{.'l]~c kids simpIv hwe it.
t'rs benefit from a Tuu~r Sch..lar>}uI'
kiuadnh~pe Center's gener.u, frit'.d~ ~,~ Marco Island have
ustal,lished to enable further cdtwa~
In any ghool yrar, thrn' are ab, mta }mndrt~ youngsters
cnrollcd in the Guad;,lupe (;',tcr am'r-~ch.ol pt-gram.
Adult/Family L. iteracx,'
This program has been enthus~ :..t,'alh,' received by many
m lmmokalee, who see literacy as a way to expand dwir job
~,pp~rttmitics, as well ~s lW the parcnts m (nit Family Center
as a way .f helping m improve thcJl lWcs. 'I]~e computer pr~
gram called "Project l.ight" is usc,t.
Another pre-litcracy computcr prt ~gr.lnl is u~'d to intr(~
duce young chiklren t,~ c,m~putcrs .~ t,rcl,ar,m.n for ~'h(~l.
We see literacy as one ~,f thr arc,is ill which we must
g~',,,.v considerably to more fidly scr'vc our ,'.ramunity.
Attachment "A" - page 6
(brochure)
Ouadalupe Center
All of t lw ['r, ..::'am. and
lions x'~ m have l'ccn rC,ldlllg anna arc
and cht,rdws of all dcn, m~inati,,ns.
and they are re.s1 ,generous.
But as our progr;m~s expand.
do our expenses. W,h fi~c Family
Education (Ten,., thcy pr,~cticall¥
doul,Ie,t.
we need $IL'a~IV 11t'w s~urct,s ~( rt-,'cnue.
And we ne~t to build an cnd,,wmcnt ,~ insure future income.
We must find ways to col~intw d,~tng All l}Mt WC rio
help the disadvantaged. XX'k, are t{~(~ rrsD,n,ibk. m the ~or
cut the any of the lifelines we have cx,:nd,',i t,, dw,n. Wc
must always move forward.
How you can hel
There are many kinds
ensure that the work we dn
t7) kl$
¢~f contri[.ut.m* ,a ,t~ can make
¢illl CC}111 in'dr':
"Hell;ing Hands" Donors-.Y,,, ca,, .,,.
group of supporters whose namc~ arc rcc.
"1 telping Hands \Vail" in the Jim Nr,.r
Ouadalupe Center for Family t!ducau. m. Jm~ Near and
his friends at Bonita Bav were among ~mr original
"t telping Hands". \Vc will gratefully ~,ld a plaque N.ar-
ing your name for a cnnmtmtion .ff Sit\\~ or more.
The
Commitice of 500 You can cxprcss
help Oundalupe (Xmtcr in its work for dw Du*r with
even more committmcnt; a pledge r,~ ,t~matc yearly, in
the amount of $ ] LXX3 nt more. Of cour~c. your flame
will be prominent on
Our hope is to have SeX) such xn m,Ic~ fid SUpl~.rtcm
f{xlx'tt financial consultams haw x',,lunteercJ to advi~
anJ aqsi~t any d.m~,r wh,~ wishes t.,arrange ~,,'h .mtri-
l,tmons an,{ I,equcsts.
l)ircct ~l'(')tlr Donation
'l;nl may l'rcfcr to ch(.a~se which
;ua,lahqx' (Mxcr function you wish
t~ur StY'Ill[ .%trices
Our [{ducation ~n'ices
Our Budding Fund
(~ur [5~d,,wmcnt Fund
Our Gcm.ral O~'rnting Nee&
Otlr Thanks
\t'c a,hnirc anJ respect our donor, h,r their ~enerosit¥
,,ward what wc all a.grct. is a g,~.t and r<ccs~arv cau~;,.'. :\ny
omlribt,ion t,~ that cause. large or smali ,~r tiny a'fil be
reccivcd i;ratcfullx; and used re:l,~msibIv
A Personal Int,itrition
If tilt' w.,rk wc d,~ at (;uadalupe
(i.nt,.r Iouch('s 5',~tl. please come visit
u.. sc,..mr fiwilitics, meet our staff an,t
get ,, kn.~w us. 5~t~ will be most wel-
omw. an,t we will [,e delighted 'o meet
X, .l. Just call mc at (941)657-41, I.
5i.,crclv.
>r. Mtv
Excct. we Director