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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1662 |
| Child Hope, Inc. |
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| Requester: |
Senetta Carter |
Organization: |
Child Hope, Inc. |
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| Project Title: |
Child Hope, Inc. |
Date Submitted |
1/14/2004 5:08:18 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Wilson |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Improvement in mental health services to children. |
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| Recipient: |
Child Hope, Inc. |
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Contact: |
Senetta Carter |
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7700 West 20th Avenue, Suite A |
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Contact Phone: |
(786) 426-0113 |
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Hialeah 33016 |
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Contact email: |
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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: |
| Child Hope, Inc. provides support services to meet the expressed needs of foster families in South Florida. There are two main programs: The Oasis Project has provides more than 1,000 hours of counseling, consulting, training and moral to foster parents and their foster children. The Learning Center provides tutoring to foster children, most of whom are minority and all of whom are at-risk of educational failure. |
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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: |
| Dependent children will be provided a structured support mechanism, counseling, emotional and moral support for foster parents. The goal is to increase the number of foster care graduates. A high number (45%) of foster children are failing in school. Child Hope, Inc. developed these programs to deal directly with two major problems existing within the Juvenile Dependency System (Foste Care System)in South Florida. Additional goals for development and care of the children will be in accord with existing contractural terms with Miami-Dade County Children's Services Board. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$69,512 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$139,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Construction |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Private |
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Cash Amount |
$69,488 |
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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: |
$69,512 |
To Fund: |
Operations, Construction |
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| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? |
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Unknown |
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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: |
The Department of Children and Families has a documented need for foster care program services. |
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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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No |
