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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1681 |
| Family Help Connection |
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| Requester: |
Bridgett Roberson |
Organization: |
Family Help Connection |
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| Project Title: |
Family Help Connection |
Date Submitted |
1/14/2003 4:50:02 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Wasserman Schultz |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| To keep families together and children living in a positive environment and a healthy home. |
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| Recipient: |
Family Help Connection |
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Contact: |
Bridgett Roberson |
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200 SW 64th Terrace |
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Contact Phone: |
(954) 983-2200 |
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Pembroke Pines 33023 |
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| Counties: |
Broward, Dade |
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| Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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| Project Description: |
| To provide four, four week Marriage, Parenting and Credit Building Workshops to 120 families in Miami-Dade and Broward County. Family Help Connection will follow up with these families on a monthly basis to access their situation and progress. The workshop will be conducted by an experienced professional in marriage counseling, parenting and credit counseling.
The families will be referred to Family Help Connection from Switchboard of Miami and First Call for Help in Broward County.
The goal is to provide the necessary education and emergency assistance to help families struggling to be successful in their marriages, be successful in parenting and be successful in their finances threough education, advice and career assistance. |
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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: |
| Of the 120 families that FHC will be serving, FHC expects to help 80%, or 96, to be successful by restoring families, teaching and helping families to implement better parenting skills and improving their financial condition. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$30,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$30,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
None |
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Cash Amount |
$ |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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No |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$30,000 |
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: |
Fl. Dept. of Corrections Reports on increasing domestic violence, and DCF statistics re:displacement |
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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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No |
