Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #554FY0102

Mothers and Children's Substance Abuse Recovery Transitional Living Program

Requester:

David Beesley

Organization:

First Step of Sarasota

Project Title:

Mothers and Children's Substance Abuse Recovery Transitional Living Program

Date Submitted:

1/14/2002 3:45:25 PM

Sponsors:

Lesley Miller

Statewide Interest:

This program meets a current unmet need in the area of transitional living services for women and their children who are recoverinng from drug/alcohol abuse.� This program addresses a statewide interest of decreasing substance abuse and dependence on welfare while increasing healthy families and productive tax paying citizens.� Measurable results will be produced through outcome studies.� Program information will be made available so that this model may be replicable.

Recipient:

First Step of Sarasota

Contact:

Alan Johnson

1970 Main Street, 5th Floor

Contact Phone:

(941) 552-2063

Sarasota, FL 34236

Counties:

Manatee

Gov't Entity:

Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):

Yes

Project Description:

Mothers and Infants Program began in 1995, via a partial grant from the Dept. of Children & Families.� This program was designed to provide adult pregnant women, who are addicted to drugs/alcohol, with a safe and supportive residential environment in which they can learn parenting, decision-making, and life management skills.� With a minimum stay of six to nine months, program counseling focuses on drug and alcohol abuse, values clarification, health, wellness, and social skills.� To date, 73 babies have been born substance free.� One year after treatment approximately 70% of the mothers are still clean and sober, have lessened involement with the judicial system, and 90% are employed.

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

Output is to graduate 8-10 women every 12 months.

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$500,000

Total cost of the project:

$1,000,000

Request has been made to fund:

Operations

What type of match exists for this project?

None

Was this project previously funded by the State?

No

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

Yes

Amount:

$5,000,000

Purpose for future year funding:

Recurring Operations

Will this be an annual request?

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:

Documentation: The 2002 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adm

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

Yes

Hearing Body:

Sarasota & Manatee Legislative Delegation

Meeting Date:

9/21/2001