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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2413 |
| Family Builders |
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| Requester: |
Miami-Dade Department of Human |
Organization: |
Miami-Dade Department of Human Services |
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| Project Title: |
Family Builders |
Date Submitted |
1/15/2003 2:11:03 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Diaz de la Portilla |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Keep families together and prevent the more costly placement of childrenin sheltercare and foster care. |
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| Recipient: |
Miami-Dade Department of Human Services |
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Contact: |
Dean Taylor, Sr., Director Dep |
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111 NW First Street, Suite 2210 |
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Contact Phone: |
(305) 375-5416 |
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Miami 33128 |
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| Counties: |
Dade |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| The Family Builders Program seek to keep families together and prevent the more costly placement of children in shelter care and foster care. |
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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: |
| Sole local provider of family preservation and reunification services. Loss of funding would lead to increases in foster care placement and /or child abuse cases. In FY 2001-2002 there were 432 families and 720 children. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$1,974,900 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$1,264,629 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
None |
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Cash Amount |
$ |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
1998-1999 |
Amount: |
$416,042 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$1,264,629 |
To Fund: |
Operations |
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| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? |
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Yes |
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Agency |
Children And Families, Department Of |
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| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? |
Unknown |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
Agency needs assesments and caseloads |
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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 Board of County Commisioners |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
03/31/2001 |
