P-3842

Dream Center Renovations

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Financing

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History Logs

Project Description

Country: USA

Location: Phoenix

Total Budget: $4,000

Areas of Focus: Peacebuilding and conflict prevention, Disease prevention and treatment, Maternal and child health

Activity Type: Community Development: Construction/Renovation

Summary: Residential room renovations at the Phoenix Dream Center for victims of sex trafficking.


Human trafficking is a growing scourge on society that affects communities across the entire globe. Human trafficking encompasses sex trafficking and labor trafficking. Recent statistics from 2017 find that nearly 5 million people are trafficked yearly worldwide for forced sexual exploitation. Woman and girls are disproportionately affected by human trafficking, accounting for 71% of all victims. 3.8 million adults and 1 million children are trafficked for commercial sexual exploitation. The average age of a victim when they are forced into sex trafficking is 14 years old. They spend an average of 154 days in the world of sex trafficking prior to rescue or recovery. This is not just a problem for underdeveloped or third world countries, but affects our own state and neighborhoods. Research by the ASU Office of Sex Trafficking Intervention Research suggests sex trafficking in Arizona has increased significantly over the past 15 years. This increase may be from both a true growth in number of victims as well as increased awareness and law enforcement. Statistics from ASU reveal that from 2015 and 2016, there were over 2300 sex trafficking victims in Arizona, including 560 minors. The Rotary Club of Verrado recognizes the devastation this social epidemic produces in our own community. Our Club received a District 5495 grant in the 2020-2021 grant cycle to develop an anti-child sex trafficking education and awareness program. This program included involvement of numerous Club members and extensive community involvement. We found significant community support and recruited several local partners in the areas of law enforcement, education, hospitality, education and victim rescue. One of those partners was the Dream Center of Phoenix. The Dream Center of Phoenix is a nonprofit residential recovery facility founded in 2002 whose mission is to serve the victims of sex trafficking in our community. It is primarily driven by volunteers and funded by individual financial and in kind donations. It has assisted the recovery of over 900 survivors of sex trafficking since 2008. They have 41 beds dedicated to girls and young woman. Because of the increasing number of victims of sex trafficking, the facility has suffered increased wear and tear. It is vitally important to provide a clean and well appointed environment to facilitate recovery. The Rotary Club of Verrado wishes to contribute to the successful recovery of these survivors by providing an optimal environment during their stay at the the Dream Center. Aided by outside contributions to the Verrado Rotary Foundation in 2020-2021, our Club initiated residential room renovations. A Dream Center staff member was quoted to say: "Our old rooms look too much like where our trafficked kids were victimized. Giving them a safe, personal, and elegant environment to heal is critical to raising their standards and expectations for their future." This grant will provide needed renovation supplies, that may include, but not limited to paint, wall paper, floor coverings, bedding, and furniture. Club members will be involved with design, planning and supervision of renovations. It is anticipated that renovations encompassed by this grant will be completed by April 30, 2022. Proposed Budget: Paint- $500, Wall paper--$500, Floor Coverings--$1000, Bedding--$500, and Furniture--$1500.


Addendum to Project Description (added after the project was signed)

This proposed renovation for the Phoenix Dream Center will be associated with previous work done by Dale Ross earlier this year. The Rotary Club of Verrado was involved with design and renovations on rooms which underwent demolition under the planning of Dale Ross. Attached are pictures of the ribbon cutting done at the Dream Center earlier this year. Also attached are "before" and "after" pictures of renovations accomplished with funds received by the Rotary Club of Verrado as part of the District 5495 grant. The current proposal will make further renovations possible.

Project Contact Person

District: 5495

Rotary Club of: Verrado (Buckeye)

Primary Contact: David Faragher

Email: davidcfaragher@yahoo.com

Project Status

Completed
This project is "Completed". This means the project has been implemented and the report was accepted by the district leadership. The project will stay listed on this website as a testimony of the achievements of the project partners.

Project listed for the 2021-22 Rotary Year.

Proposed Financing

Existing Contributions Towards This Project

Date

Cash

DDF

Total

Verrado (Buckeye) (5495)

20-May-21

$1,500

$2,500

$4,000

Total

$1,500

$2,500

$4,000

Project Supporting Documents


[21-Apr-22]
Final Report


[21-Apr-22]
Receipt

 

Project Photos

History Log Entries

20-May-21

by Rebecca Wilks

Initial Project Review: (1) please enter your club president elect (prez 2021-22) in the email contact list in the admin section. (2)All projects must be completed and reported by April 30, 2022. Please edit the grant description to reflect this.

20-May-21

System Entry

System Entry: Creation of project page.

26-May-21

by Rebecca Wilks

System Entry: Project sent for club signatures.

26-May-21

by Rebecca Wilks

System Entry: Project signed by Rebecca Wilks.

26-May-21

by David Faragher

System Entry: Project signed by David Faragher.

19-Jun-21

by Rebecca Wilks

Congratulations. Your project has been approved. You will receive the funds by electronic transfer in about two weeks.

19-Jun-21

by Rebecca Wilks

System Entry: Project approved by the District Approval Committee.

3-Aug-21

by Rebecca Wilks

I'm so sorry for the inconvenience, but (though the "block" district grant has been approved) The Rotary Foundation has not yet released the funds. It's frustrating when things like this are out of our hands, but we hope to be sending money to the clubs very soon. Thanks for your patience.

29-Aug-21

by Rebecca Wilks

District Grant funds are available. To avoid further delay, please email a scanned or photographed voided check (on the account you'd like to funds transferred to) to District Treasurer Rex Townsend, rext5495@gmail.com

9-Sep-21

by Rebecca Wilks

System Entry: Check for DDF payment issued by Foundation Treasurer.

16-Apr-22

by Rebecca Wilks

A friendly reminder: the final report on this grant along with receipts for all spending, are due April 30. Late reports can jeopardize future Global and District grants.

21-Apr-22

by Rebecca Wilks

Thank you for uploading the grant's final report. We'll need receipts for all project expenditures in order to close the grant.

21-Apr-22

by David Faragher

System Entry: Project has been implemented and final report uploaded.

21-Apr-22

by Rebecca Wilks

System Entry: Project reverted to "Paid".

21-Apr-22

by David Faragher

System Entry: Project has been implemented and final report uploaded.

21-Apr-22

by Rebecca Wilks

System Entry: Final report approved by the District Approval Committee.

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