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CBIRS Request 1365
 
Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1365
Sistahs Committed to Life
 
Requester: Angie Bates Hardnett Organization: Sistah to Sistah Recovery House
 
Project Title: Sistahs Committed to Life Date Submitted 1/15/2003 9:10:56 AM
 
Sponsors: Dawson
 
Statewide Interest:
This project adresses decreasing the numbers of the largest populaton infected with the HIV virus: African American women.
 
Recipient: Sistah to Sistah Recovery House   Contact: Angie Bates Hardnett  
  736 50th Street   Contact Phone: (561) 541-3031  
  West Palm Beach 33407
 
Counties: Palm Beach
 
Gov't Entity:   Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): Yes
 
Project Description:
To provide HIV AIDS street outreach services to African American women living in hot zone zip codes, identified by the RARE Project conducted by the HIV Care Council in 2001. We propose to provide services to African American women in the following hot zone zip codes: 33407, 33404, 33401.
 
Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? No
 
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Women in Palm Beach Couny will receive HIV Care Packages (package includes literature, condoms, service invorfaton). 50% of those that receive packages will receive HIV testing. All that test positive will receive care.
 
Amount requested from the State for this project this year: $250,000
 
Total cost of the project: $500,000
 
Request has been made to fund: Operations
 
What type of match exists for this project? Local, Federal
  Cash Amount $250,000   In-kind Amount $250,000
 
Was this project previously funded by the state?   No
 
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?   Yes
  Amount: $250,000 To Fund: Operations
 
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: RARE Project 2001 - Palm Beach County HIV Care Council.
 
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?   Yes
  Hearing Body: Palm Beach County Legislative Delegation
  Hearing Meeting Date: 01/29/2003