Senate Committee Publications
| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1919 | |||||||||
| Miami River of Life | |||||||||
| Requester: | George E. Ellis | Organization: | Miami's River Of Life | ||||||
| Project Title: | Miami River of Life | Date Submitted | 1/14/2003 7:58:25 PM | ||||||
| Sponsors: | Bullard | ||||||||
| Statewide Interest: | |||||||||
| The elimination of the Independant Living Program by the DJJ will have a severe impact on the issue of public safety in communities that have large populations of youth under the supervision of the department who are homeless and/or whose home environment supervision is inappropriate by continuing to fund independent living, more youths will have an opportunity to remain out of the Criminal Justice system thus protecting our citizens. | |||||||||
| Recipient: | Miami's River Of Life | Contact: | George E. Ellis | ||||||
| 230 NE 82 Street | Contact Phone: | (305) 756-6587 | |||||||
| Miami 33138 | |||||||||
| Counties: | Dade | ||||||||
| Gov't Entity: | Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): | Yes | |||||||
| Project Description: | |||||||||
| The "In the Flow" Independent Living Program is designated to provide 10 beds for male youth released from DJJ residential programs who are homeless who permanent home is inappropriate due to a dysfunctional family environment and/or youth who are under the supervision of the department who identified as needing the program services. The following is a few of the services provided by the program; residential Services;life skills;Career and Job Development;Mental Health and Counseling services; Health services; Substance Abuse Education;Case Management;Afetcare and Conditional release | |||||||||
| Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? | No | ||||||||
| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: | |||||||||
| A reduction in the number of youth released from DJJ residential programs who re-offend and/or becomes apart of a governmental subsidized program after returning back to the communities. | |||||||||
| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: | $205,313 | ||||||||
| Total cost of the project: | $273,750 | ||||||||
| Request has been made to fund: | Operations | ||||||||
| What type of match exists for this project? | Private | ||||||||
| Cash Amount | $28,000 | In-kind Amount | $40,437 | ||||||
| Was this project previously funded by the state? | Yes | Fiscal Year: | 2002-2002 | Amount: | $438,000 | ||||
| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? | Yes | Amount: | $273,750 | To Fund: | Operations | ||||
| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? | No | ||||||||
| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? | No | ||||||||
| Is there a documented need for this project? | Yes | ||||||||
| Documentation: | The utilization of the program by the department's staff and that of the local courts. | ||||||||
| 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 Causus | ||||||||
| Hearing Meeting Date: | 11/01/2001 | ||||||||