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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1730 |
| 100 Bed Post-Transitional Housing Program |
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| Requester: |
Bishop Frank Costantino |
Organization: |
Bridges of America |
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| Project Title: |
100 Bed Post-Transitional Housing Program |
Date Submitted |
1/14/2004 9:16:32 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Webster |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| It is designed to decrease the rate of recidivism for probationers and inmates in need of transitional housing. |
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| Recipient: |
Bridges of America |
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Contact: |
Bishop Frank Costantino |
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2011 Mercy Drive |
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Contact Phone: |
(407) 291-1500 |
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Orlando 32808 |
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Contact email: |
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| Counties: |
Alachua, Broward, Hernando, Manatee, Orange, Osceola, Pinellas, Polk, Seminole |
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| Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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| Project Description: |
| Bridges of America's 100 Bed Post-release Transitional Housing Program provides therapeutic support, affordable housing, job placement, assistance, and additional substance abuse treatment through referrals when needed. The program links services to offenders and inmates who are released from community and prisons. We also provide and link services to offenders who are currently on community supervision or has been released from prison or community supervision within ninety, (90), days and is assessed to need transitional housing services. The program is designed to meet the various needs offenders and inmates experience when attempting to re-enter their communities. The case managers at each program location are responsible for the initial intake and assessment to determine what services are essential for the resident reintegration back into their communities. The overall mission of the Post-release Transitional Housing Program is to assist post-released offenders by providing transitional housing, and other such support services to assist them in maintaining a drug-free, independent living, crime-free life style and make a successful re-entry into the community. |
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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: |
| Bridges of Americas 100 Bed Post Release Transitional Housing Program houses approximately 525 residents annually, of this number 60% were successfully transitioned successfully back into society from those transitioning from community based treatment programs. 20% success rate from those transitioning from prison.
Substance abuse tests were conducted in the amount of 1560 tested with only a 3% testing positive.
The average program stay is three to four months.
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$401,500 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$628,375 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Local, Private |
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Cash Amount |
$ |
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In-kind Amount |
$226,875 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
2002-2003 |
Amount: |
$395,000 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$401,500 |
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: |
see attached |
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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: |
The Florida Legislature, Criminal Justice Appropriations Committees |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
03/31/2003 |
