Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #72FY0102

Central City Senior Center-Phase II

Requester:

Helen Stewart

Organization:

Central City Senior Center-Phase II

Project Title:

Central City Senior Center-Phase II

Date Submitted:

1/12/2002 3:23:00 PM

Sponsors:

Lesley Miller

Statewide Interest:

In Hillsborough County there are 168,311 seniors who are 60 and over, 26,040 of whom are below the poverty level.� The provision of adult day care, Alzheimer's respite care, congregate and home-delivered meals, and other support services for seniors, allows family members to continue their employment, rather than give up jobs in order to care for family members stricken with the disabilities of aging.� Adult care costs range from $12,906 to $20,599 per year versus nursing home costs of $32,040 to $49,840 per year, resulting in annual savings of $11,448 to $36,934 per client.

Recipient:

Central City Senior Center-Phase II

Contact:

Helen Stewart

P.O. Box 1110

Contact Phone:

(813) 272-5248

Tampa, FL 33601

Counties:

Hillsborough

Gov't Entity:

Yes

Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):

Project Description:

Construction of a 7,000 sq. ft. addition to a 8,000 sq. ft. adult care center to serve 100 congregate dining participants daily, provide health and fitness programs, continuing education, assistance with legal, social security, and Medicare issues, intergenerational initatives, computer training, and other senior related activities and supportive services.� Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners has already allocated funds to construct the adult day care component of the senior center.

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

To accomodate the needs of clients in the inner city whose increasing fraility requires more health oriented care (such as on site personal care to serve incontinent clients)and to expand services to meet the increased demand for daily care, day health care, and congregate and home delivered meals, a new faciltity is required.� Partnerships with the Universities of South Florida and Tampa provide opportunities for intern placement for students in their nursing, social work and/or geriatric course of study. �Services will be provided to senior citizens 60 and over who are low income, minority, socially/economically needy, as well as those who are physically or mentally disabled in areas of Ybor City, Downtown Tampa, Sulphur Springs, Seminole Heights, University and Forest Hills.

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$1,500,000

Total cost of the project:

$3,000,000

Request has been made to fund:

Construction

What type of match exists for this project?

Local

Cash Amount:

$1,550,000

Was this project previously funded by the State?

No

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

No

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

Unknown

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

Unknown

Is there a documented need for this project?

Yes

Documentation:

Recommendations for funding Senior Services for the Dept. of Aging Services 8/28/01

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

Yes

Hearing Body:

Hillsborough County Legislative Delegationn

Meeting Date:

11/20/2001