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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1224 |
| Elderly High-Risk Nutritional Meals Program |
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| Requester: |
Mae D. Bryant |
Organization: |
Miami-Dade County Department of Human Services |
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| Project Title: |
Elderly High-Risk Nutritional Meals Program |
Date Submitted |
1/10/2006 4:15:30 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Garcia |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| The High Risk Nutritional Meals Project was designed to provide supplemental nutritious meals to elderly residents (at least 60 years or older, attend a congregate meal site, i.e. Adult Day Care and/or Senior Center, have been determined to have a nutritional score of 5.5 or higher as determined by the State of Florida Client Information Registration Tracking System Assessment and have income at or below the poverty level) who are assessed as "high risk" and/or in danger of malnutrition. The goal of the project is to reduce or delay the need for more expensive nursing home placement further burdening public healthcare, i.e. Medicaid. |
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| Recipient: |
Miami-Dade County Department of Human Services |
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Contact: |
Mae D. Bryant, Paul Prevost |
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2525 NW 62 Street, 4th Floor |
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Contact Phone: |
(305) 514-6199 |
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Miami 33147 |
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Contact email: |
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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: |
| Provides supplemental nutritional meals to elderly County residents who are assigned as "high-risk" and/ or in danger of malnutrition. The criteria for the High Risk Nutritional Meals Program is that participants attend a congregate meals site (i.e. Adult Day Care and/or Senior Center); be at least 60 years of age or older; have been determined to score 5.5 or higher as determined by the State of Florida, Client Information Registration Tracking System Assessment and have income at or below the poverty level. Priority is given to those who score the lowest in income category and highest in the nutritional risk-scoring category. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| FY 2004-05 - 2,172 elderly received high-risk nutritional meals according to the State of Florida. (See attached for details) |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$871,250 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$1,871,250 |
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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 |
$1,000,000 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
2004-2005 |
Amount: |
$671,250 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$871,250 |
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 |
Elder Affairs, Department Of |
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| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? |
Yes |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
Records of Elderly Low income seniors |
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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 Commission |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
11/15/2005 |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
