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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1716 |
| Meals on Wheels Community & Disaster Relief Kitchen |
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| Requester: |
Sherry Fincher |
Organization: |
Meal's on Wheels, Etc. |
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| Project Title: |
Meals on Wheels Community & Disaster Relief Kitchen |
Date Submitted |
1/13/2006 2:40:00 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Constantine |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| 1) Provide meals to hurricane evacuees and Seminole County Public Safety Workers; 2) Provision of healthy meals to disadvantaged elderly. |
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| Recipient: |
Meals on Wheels, Etc. |
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Contact: |
Sherry Fincher |
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2801 S. Financial Ct. |
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Contact Phone: |
(407) 333-8877 |
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Sanford 32773 |
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Contact email: |
sfincher@mealsetc.org |
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| Counties: |
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: |
| Meals on Wheels, Etc. is a private non-profit agency providing nutrition and other support services to elderly residents in Seminole County. In the past year the agency has expanded their operation to include a 5,300 sq. ft. production kitchen which prepares and delivers fresh meals daily to seniors, Headstart programs in Osceola and Seminole Counties, private children daycares and adult daycares. All meals meet the guidelines for Required Dietary Allowance.
The kitchen facility was made possible through community support. Total cost of Kitchen improvements/equipment is $346,585. A $250,000 kitchen leasehold improvement loan was authorized by the agency's Board of Directors in 2004. The balance due now is $185,000.
Cash Donations:
Seminole County Board of County Commissioners 20,000
Older American Act Disaster Relief Funds 25,000
Heart of Florida United Way/211 Disaster Relief 19,553
Orlando Sentinel Family Fund 16,900
Chatlos Foundation 5,240
Ryan Foundation 14,000
Total: 100,693
In-Kind Donations:
Florida Business Interiors 13,800
Morton Electric 65,323
Total: 79,123
This proposal request of $185,000 will cover the remaining costs of the construction of the kitchen and improvements, and will also allow the agency to provide additional needed services to a large waiting list of disadvantaged seniors as well as continued planning for disaster relief.
This past year Meals on Wheels, Etc. became Seminole County's Disaster Feeding Kitchen for public safety workers. We also contracted with the American Red Cross and Heart of Florida United Way/211 for meals for Katrina evacuees.
The kitchen is licensed and inspected by the Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Hotels and Restaurants, and is also monitored by the area agency on aging for compliance with the Older American Act regulations and guidelines. A licensed dietician provides menu planning/ compliance and safe food handling.
The kitchen facility is currently producing approximately 2,000 meals/day and has the capacity to produce 10,000 meals/day. The following meals were recently provided for disaster relief in 2005:
American Red Cross: 782 sandwiches/day during the month of September for Katrina Evacuees
Heart of Florida United Way/211: 1,725 hot dinner meals and 400 Shelf-stable meals during the month of October for Katrina Evacuees
Seminole County 734 hot meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) on 10/24 for County Public Safety Workers during Hurricane Relief call down
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
Yes |
| If yes, which declared disaster? |
Meals provided to Katrina evacuees & Seminole County Public Safety workers |
| If yes, which year? |
2005 |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Upon payment of the initial kitchen equipment/improvements, the agency will have the ability to provide additional senior meals to at-risk seniors, enabling them to remain independent and maintain a healthy diet. Additionally, the disaster relief component, which was successful in 2005, will continue to concentrate on refining policies and procedures, menus, and negotiating the best possible pricing from food vendors while providing a quality meal at a low price for disaster relief recipients. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$185,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$346,485 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Construction |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Local |
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Cash Amount |
$100,793 |
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In-kind Amount |
$79,123 |
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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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No |
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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: |
Agency Needs Assessment |
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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: |
Seminole County Board of County Commissioners |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
07/26/2005 |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
