Appropriations Requests for : Goodwill of Great Detroit

Sponsoring legislator

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1. Cosponsoring legislators:
  • Sarah Anthony
  • Rosemary Bayer
  • Mary Cavanagh
  • Stephanie Chang
  • Sue Shink

Recipient Information

2. Intended legislatively directed spending item recipient:
Goodwill of Great Detroit
3. Physical address of legislatively directed spending item recipient and the intended location of the project or activity:
3111 Grand River Ave., Detroit, MI 48208 USA (Headquarters); 2777 E Grand Blvd, Detroit, MI 48211 (serving Wayne County); 1850 Perry St., Pontiac, MI 48340 (serving Oakland County)
4. The recipient's employer identification number:
381362823

Funding Details

5. Requested amount of the legislatively directed spending item:
$3,000,000.00
6. What is the purpose and how does the legislatively directed spending item provide a public benefit that is an appropriate use of taxpayer money?
This spending will support operations (including facility location) of one of the most successful prison diversion and re-entry programs in the country. Goodwill of Greater Detroit Flip the Script -- serving 16-39-year old probationers in two locations, one in Wayne County and on in Oakland County -- has an impeccable 23-year history of creating safer communities and stronger families, and empowering and transforming lives through career development, life skills, cognitive behavior therapy, GED prep, job placement, financial literacy and coaching, anger management and post-employment retention services. Benefits to the taxpayers of Michigan: - Saves the State of Michigan $16 million annually ($3 million allocation) - Creates safer communities and stronger families. - Reduces crime. - Reduces domestic violence. - Transforms probationers into healthy, stable, employed, tax-paying citizens. - Prison diversion rate of 90 percent.
7. Has the legislatively directed spending item previously received or been awarded any of the following types of funding in the past 5 years?
Yes: State Funding
Yes: Local Funding
Amount received: $8,400,000.00
8. Estimated time frame for completion of the legislatively directed spending item project:
September 30, 2027

Additional Information For Nonprofit Corporations

9. Is the recipient a nonprofit corporation?
Yes
Requirement Meets Requirement
1. Continuous operation in this state for the preceding 36 months Yes
2. Physical office in this state for not less than the preceding 12 consecutive months Yes
3. Have a board of directors Yes
4. Officers and active members on the board of directors:
Balesky, Katie; Bell, Karl; Barkley, Lena; Byars, Laura; Curtis, Dennis; Dardas, Chuck; Good, Amy; Groves, Deirdre; Hoyle, Ryan; Huebner, Jeff; Leslie, Randy; Love, Talvis; Margosian, Thomas; Muschong, Lisa; Opferman, Terrah; Richards, Wendy; Robertson, Erica; Smith, Ben; Varner, Dan; Sean White; and Zeleji, Kevin

Certification By Sponsoring Legislator

  • "I certify that my immediate family members, legislative staff members, and I have no direct or indirect pecuniary interest in the requested legislatively directed spending item."
  • "I certify that the intended recipient of this legislatively directed spending item is not a for-profit entity."
  • "I certify that the information in this form is true to the best of my knowledge."

Senator Jeremy Moss