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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1896 |
| New Horizons Youth Academic Day Treatment Program |
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| Requester: |
Evalina Bestman, Ph D |
Organization: |
New Horizons CMHC |
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| Project Title: |
New Horizons Youth Academic Day Treatment Program |
Date Submitted |
1/14/2003 7:20:26 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Wilson |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Provides intervention and education to problem teens. |
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| Recipient: |
New Horizons CMHC, Inc. |
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Contact: |
Evalina Bestman, Ph D |
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1313 NW 36th Street, Suite 400 |
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Contact Phone: |
(305) 635-0366 |
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Miami 33142 |
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| Counties: |
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: |
| An after school program for middle school age children involved in the juvenile justice system or at risk for juvenile deliquent behaviors. This program will provide an array of services including academic tutoring, behavior modification, effective parenting training, improved socialization skills, pre-vocational planning, mental health and/or substance abuse treatment, teenage pregnancy prevention, self-esteem programming, value clarification. The program will focus on early intervention and prevention. Its aim will be to divert youths from being committed as juvenile deliquents and moving through the cycle of first degree misdemeanors to felonies. Participants who sucessfully complete the program will be able to lead socially acceptable lives. In addition, government funds will not need to be directed on a long-term basis to these youths.
The Department of Juvenile Justice staff provided technical assistance in developing target population. |
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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: |
| 70% of the youth shall complete the program, as evidenced by attendance list and certificate of completion; 90% of the participants shall improve their academic performance by a minimum of one grade level as evidenced by pre and post testing; 100% of all youth shall complete all performance requirements in their performance plan, as evidenced by written discharge performance summary reports; 100% of all youth shall demonstrate 50% improvement in behavioral skills, measured by pre and post testing. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$490,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$640,000 |
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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 |
$100,000 |
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In-kind Amount |
$50,000 |
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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: |
$200,000 |
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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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No |
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| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? |
Yes |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
Department of Juvenile Justice reports |
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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: |
Miami-Dade Legislative Delegation |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
12/17/2002 |
