Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1079FY0102

Healthy Families

Requester:

Caroline Yeardley

Organization:

Family Resource Center

Project Title:

Healthy Families

Date Submitted:

1/17/2002 10:49:10 AM

Sponsors:

Daryl Jones

Statewide Interest:

Reducing incidents of child abuse & neglect, offering counseling.

Recipient:

Family Resource Center

Contact:

Caroline Yeardley

675 North Homestead Blvd.

Contact Phone:

(305) 245-7169

Homestead 33030

Counties:

Dade

Gov't Entity:

Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):

Yes

Project Description:

Healthy Families is a primary prevention program for at-risk children and families.� The funds will help provide intensive, in-home support services.

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

As a result, lowered or no reports of child abuse and neglect will be expected and medical services will be provided for children.

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$40,000

Total cost of the project:

$418,190

Request has been made to fund:

Operations

What type of match exists for this project?

Local

In-Kind Amount:

$14,400

Was this project previously funded by the State?

Yes

Fiscal Year:

2000-2001

Amount:

$458,190

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

Unknown

Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?

No

Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?

No

Is there a documented need for this project?

Yes

Documentation:

The rates of child abuse and child neglect reports are very high.

Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?

Yes

Hearing Body:

Miami-Dade County Legislation Delegation

Meeting Date:

11/19/2001