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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1692 |
| (TRAC) Therapeutic Residential Autism Care |
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| Requester: |
Dennis Haas |
Organization: |
Achievement and Rehabilitation Center, Inc. (ARC Broward) |
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| Project Title: |
(TRAC) Therapeutic Residential Autism Care |
Date Submitted |
1/14/2003 6:18:13 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Villalobos |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| The provision of coordinated specialized behavioral intervention and therapies in home and community based settings to children with severe autism which would demonstrate succesful approaches to be replicated elsewhere in the State to reduce the need for more restrictive and costly services and placements statewide, preserve integrity of families and facilitqte student experiences from Florida colleges and universities. |
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| Recipient: |
ARC Broward, Inc. |
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Contact: |
Susan Goldstein |
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10250 NW 53 Street |
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Contact Phone: |
(954) 647-0002 |
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Sunrise 33351 |
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| Counties: |
Broward |
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| Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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| Project Description: |
| Intensive specialized behavioral intervention in home and community based settings for children with severe autism and related disorders aged 3 - 18. |
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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: |
| Decrease maladaptive behavior; transition to less restrictive interventions; minimize more restrictive and costly interventions; increase community inclusion activities. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$200,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$220,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Local |
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Cash Amount |
$ |
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In-kind Amount |
$20,000 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
2002-2003 |
Amount: |
$180,000 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$200,000 |
To Fund: |
Operations |
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| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? |
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Unknown |
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| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? |
Unknown |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
County Needs Assessment, family survey by Autism Society and ARC Broward |
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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: |
Local Legislative Delegation |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
11/26/2002 |
