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Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1897
New Horizon's Children and Family Center
 
Requester: Evalina Bestman, Ph D Organization: New Horizons CMHC, Inc
 
Project Title: New Horizon's Children and Family Center Date Submitted 1/14/2003 7:26:47 PM
 
Sponsors: Wilson
 
Statewide Interest:
Provide families with the education and services needed to prevent child abuse and promote safety.
 
Recipient: New Horizons CMHC, Inc.   Contact: Evalina Bestman, Ph D  
  1313 NW 36th Street- Suite 400   Contact Phone: (305) 635-0366  
  Miami 33142
 
Counties: Dade
 
Gov't Entity:   Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): Yes
 
Project Description:
The development and implementation of a community-based neighborhood service center which will promote the well being of children and families and increase parent's confidence and competence in their parenting abilities, focus on health prevention and child abuse prevention. The target population will be families at risk for neglect and/or abuse. Services to be provided will be family support services, parenting education, mental health prevention, health prevention, health screening, education, nutrition counseling, teenage pregnancy prevention, HIV/AIDS prevention, diabetes and hypertension education. There will also be pre-placement prevention services to help children at risk of foster care placement to remain safely with their families. It will reduce the amount of funds currently needed for emergency and advance care (long term and critical care). Educated parents and children will engage in better health practices and have a better functioning family. The family will become empowered to advocate and solve its problems.
 
Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? No
 
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
100% of youth will have all required immunizations, reduction in child abuse and teenage pregnancy rates, 70% of families will participate in health education, 90% of children will enroll in Florida's kidcare program, 70% of parents will show improvements in parenting kills, 80% of program participants will experience improvement of health status.
 
Amount requested from the State for this project this year: $500,000
 
Total cost of the project: $570,000
 
Request has been made to fund: Operations
 
What type of match exists for this project? Local, Private
  Cash Amount $50,000   In-kind Amount $20,000
 
Was this project previously funded by the state?   Yes
  Fiscal Year: 2002-2003 Amount: $93,750
 
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?   Yes
  Amount: $93,750 To Fund: Operations
 
Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?   No
 
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? Yes
 
Is there a documented need for this project? Yes
  Documentation: Governor's Recommended Budget
 
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?   Yes
  Hearing Body: Miami-Dade Legislative Delegation
  Hearing Meeting Date: 12/17/2002