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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #101 |
| Emerald Coast Children's Advocacy Center, Inc |
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| Requester: |
Julie Hurst |
Organization: |
Emerald Coast Children's Advocacy Center, Inc |
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| Project Title: |
Emerald Coast Children's Advocacy Center, Inc |
Date Submitted |
1/15/2003 9:38:28 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Clary |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| It is a 501(c)3 not for profit organization that facilitates the partnership of the private sector and the public sector to serve child victims of abuse. The center opened in Oct. 2000. The CAC has provided resources for members of the STate Attorney's Office, Child Protection Team, DCF, mental health and law enforcement to work together under one roof, in a warm child friendly environment. Th agencies can collaborate as a team for the befit of the child victim. No longer does a littel girl or boy just violated have to travel, over a period of weeks, to several strange adult office, and meet numerous different adult strangers, to get help. |
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| Recipient: |
Emerald Coast Children's Advocacy Center, Inc |
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Contact: |
Julie Hurst |
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P.O. Box 1237 |
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Contact Phone: |
(850) 833-9237 |
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Niceville 32588 |
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| Counties: |
Okaloosa, Walton |
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| Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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| Project Description: |
| Funding would be expended to continue to enhance the system of care offered to child victims and their families and to support ongoing porgram support costs. The Center anticipates tracking over 1000 cases of child physical and sexual abuse in Okaloosa/ Walton counties in the 2003-2004 year and providing services to more than 500 children and families. It is a 501(c)(3) organization that facilitates the partnership of private sector and the public sector to serve child victims of physical and sexual abuse in Okaloosa and Walton counties. The CAC provides resources for members of the Child Protection Team, DCF, Metal health, prosecution and DCF protective investigators to work together under one roof. This ensures that no child falls through the cracks. The ECCAC operates a 13,000 square foot facility that houses along with the staff, the agencies involved in providing services to child victims and their families. The Centers's case advocate program is a unique program targeted at improving the system's response to chid abuse. The program is managed by a case advocate to foster or promote a mulit disciplinary team environment bringing together prosecution, law enforcement, DCF protective investigators, child protection team and mental health professionals. Since 2000 they have tracked over 2000 allegations of child physical and sexual abuse. The ECCAC is truly a private public parnership. Over a million dollars was raised by the communities of Okaloosa Walton to build the facility so child abuse victims would have a child friendly system. The community continues to support the ECCAC and its mission to provide services to child victims and their families. |
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| Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Provide services to over 500 child victims of physical and sexual abuse and their families |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$150,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$750,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Local, Private |
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Cash Amount |
$ |
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In-kind Amount |
$37,500 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
1998-1999 |
Amount: |
$100,000 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$150,000 |
To Fund: |
Operations |
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| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? |
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No |
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| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? |
No |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
Two years of statistics since Center has been operational. |
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| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? |
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Yes |
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Hearing Body: |
Legislative Delegation Meeting |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
12/20/2002 |
