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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1859 |
| 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 |
1/15/2004 11:47:54 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Garcia |
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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 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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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: |
| 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, currently has funding for only 2? beds, which does not even provide a sufficient number of clients to successfully operate group treatment sessions. The program previously had 10 beds, which enabled group treatment sessions to successfully be conducted, and allowed us to treat approximately 40 clients during the course of the year. However, even with funding for 10 beds, we will not be able to provide services to all of those on our waiting list, which currently numbers 50-60 individuals. Clients spend 3 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 U.S. and its 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 use, 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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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
2002-2003 |
Amount: |
$126,000 |
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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 Delegation |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
10/17/2003 |
