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CBIRS Request 2062
 
Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2062
Child Care Development Services
 
Requester: Quandra Love, President/CEO Organization: Community Ownership Corporation, Inc.
 
Project Title: Child Care Development Services Date Submitted 1/15/2003 9:40:03 AM
 
Sponsors: Siplin
 
Statewide Interest:
The statewide interest addresses and supports child welfare issues regarding services provided to foster care, child protection, latchkey and other children presently susceptible to the services of the Department of Children & Families that possess risk factors that increases the likelihood of government intervention,i.e., foster care, mental health and protective child care services, which could be mediated through intensified parenting skills training and other protective factor ancillary type services.
 
Recipient: Community Ownership Corporation, Inc.   Contact: Quandra Love  
  3887 Kittyhawk Avenue   Contact Phone: (407) 294-3377  
  Orlando, Florida 32808
 
Counties: Orange
 
Gov't Entity:   Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): Yes
 
Project Description:
This child care facility will provide a safe, educational and nurturing environment for children. In addition to providing parenting skills training coupled with early child care educational development services which will include family case management services, that will assess need, and subsequently make community assistant referrals to appropriate agencies, with a focus on self sufficiency.
 
Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? No
 
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
The measurable outcome will be that forty (40) children and units of family/guardians will receive childcare and family counseling services throughout the twelve (12) month fiscal year of which a subsequent certified professional evaluation will determine the effectiveness of reduced intervention with DCF as well as the increase of self sufficiency of the parents/guardians. The findings of the evaluation will be published as research of child & family intervention best practices. Pre and post test surveys will be performed to measure parent/guardian satisfaction and retention of child care information/education.
 
Amount requested from the State for this project this year: $166,400
 
Total cost of the project: $166,400
 
Request has been made to fund: Operations
 
What type of match exists for this project? Private
  Cash Amount $   In-kind Amount $25,000
 
Was this project previously funded by the state?   No
 
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?   No
 
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: Documentation to be hand delivered.
 
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?   No