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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1053 |
| Emerald Coast Children's Advocacy Center |
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| Requester: |
Julie Hurst |
Organization: |
Executive Director, Emerald Coast Children's Advocacy Center, Inc |
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| Project Title: |
Emerald Coast Children's Advocacy Center |
Date Submitted |
1/14/2003 3:05:10 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Peaden |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Serves child abuse victims-statewide issue |
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| Recipient: |
Emerald Coast Children's Advocacy, Inc |
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Contact: |
Julie Hurst |
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401 McEwen Drive |
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Contact Phone: |
(850) 833-9237 |
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Niceville 32578 |
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| Counties: |
Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Walton, {Statewide} |
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| Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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| Project Description: |
| Public-private partnership for Children's Advocacy Center. Development of Disciplinary team model for the tracking of child abuse reports, investigation of said allegations, prosecution of crimes against children, and the referral of child victims for treatment in Okaloosa and Walton Counties, as the core program of the Emerald Coast Children's Advocacy Center, Inc. There are about 2,500 reported incidents of child abuse in Okaloosa and Walton Counties every year. About 1,000 are confirmed maltreatment cases by the Department of Children and Family Services. |
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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 400 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: |
Okaloosa Legislative Delegation |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
12/20/2002 |
