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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1644 |
| One Stop Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Center |
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| Requester: |
Susan J. Reyna |
Organization: |
Mujeres Unidad en Justica, Educacion y Reforma, Inc. (MUJER, Inc.) |
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| Project Title: |
One Stop Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Center |
Date Submitted |
1/13/2006 8:33:44 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Bullard |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| t ratings for drop-outs, truancy, and juvenile crime. In addition, both cities are designated empowerment and weed and seed sites. There is a direct correlation between family violence and school achievement. Thus, this request addresses the reduction of crimes as its first priority and educational achievement as secondary.Request will reduce domestic crimes and provide support services to victims of domestic and sexual violence, both adults and children. The Miami-Dade County Alliance for Human Services (MD AHS) identified South Dade as one of its targeted high need areas for increased safety for domestic violence, rape and sexual assault victims in its 2001-2004 Social Service Master Plan (SSMP). The SSMP ranked Homestead 2nd out of 34 high-need communities identified for Children, Youth and Families priority services. The GIS maps utilized by the FL Dept. of Children & Families ranked commission districts 8 & 9 (both corresponding to Homestead/Florida City) as fifth and fourth, respectively, for Child Maltreatment cases out of thirteen commission districts; GIS maps for domestic violence ranked Life Zone 10 (South Dade) as having the fourth highest rate of DV out of 10 life zones. Homestead and Florida City have been repeatedly classified by D-rated schools, low academic achievement, and high inciden |
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| Recipient: |
MUJER, Inc. |
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Contact: |
Susan J. Reyna, Executive Dire |
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28905 S. Dixie Highway |
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Contact Phone: |
(786) 412-0714 |
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Homestead 33030 |
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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 Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Center provides comprehensive services to victims of crime including families (mostly women and children) who suffer from domestic and/or sexual assault and/or child abuse, through a coordinated service delivery network consisting of more than fifteen (15)agencies. Full case management, invidual counseling, group and family therapy, legal advocacy and court representation, 911 on-call advocacy, statewide Sexual Assault hotline, emergency financial and relocation assistance, and a full range of prevention services including family preservation, parenting skills training and community education on DV, SA, HIV/AIDS and child abuse. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Four hundred unduplicated clients will receive direct services from the One Stop Center in 2005. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$50,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$819,605 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Local, Federal |
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Cash Amount |
$682,105 |
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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: |
$25,000 |
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: |
Miami-Dade County Social Services Master Plan 2001/04 |
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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: |
12/30/2005 |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
