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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2211 |
| The Village Companeros en Recuperacion Program |
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| Requester: |
Valera Jackson |
Organization: |
The Village |
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| Project Title: |
The Village Companeros en Recuperacion Program |
Date Submitted |
1/15/2003 11:08:43 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Villalobos |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Provision of substance abuse treatment program for Hispanics who do not speak English and who do not have financial support and/or insurance for private care. This is a priority of the Department of Children and Families. |
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| Recipient: |
The Village |
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Contact: |
Valera Jackson |
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3180 Biscayne Blvd. |
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Contact Phone: |
(305) 571-5526 |
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Miami 33137 |
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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: |
| The Village is seeking to expand treatment services for Hispanics who do not speak English. The current program, which is the only one of its kind in Miami Dade County, has 10 beds, allowing us to treat approximately 40 clients in the course of a year, and we presently have a waiting list of 50-60 individuals who want to enter the program. Clients spend three months in the program, where they receive drug treatment, vocational training, life and social skills training, and English language instruction. The current program is a model program within the US and it 85% completion rate is one of the highest completion rates in the State of Florida for substance abuse treatment programs. |
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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: |
| Of the Hispanic clients who complete treatment, 95% will decrease their past month drug usee, 70% will find employment, 80% will decrease their criminal involvement, and 85% will improve their housing situation. Those who complete treatment will increase their family functioning, increase their English language skills, increase their vocational skills, decrease their sexual and drug taking risk behavior, increase their self-esteem, and decrease their mental health symptoms. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$750,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$1,250,000 |
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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 |
$250,000 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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No |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$750,000 |
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? |
No |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
DCF District 11 ADM Plan |
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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 County Legislative Delegation |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
12/04/2002 |
