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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #228 |
| DACCO Residential Beds |
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| Requester: |
Mary Lynn Ulrey |
Organization: |
Drug Abuse Comprehensive Coordinating Office, Inc. |
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| Project Title: |
DACCO Residential Beds |
Date Submitted |
1/3/2006 11:34:37 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Crist |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| DACCO provides Alternatives to Incarceration for non-violent substance abusers that would take costly space in our local jails and prisons. While in six month Residential treatment, using a modified therapeutic community model, clients are provided treatment, GED, return to work, and Aftercare. The cost for a day in jail is $75.00. DACCO provides treatment and supervision for $45.00/day, a savings of $30 each day, saving $266,000 of incarceration funding. |
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| Recipient: |
Drug Abuse Comprehensive Coordinating Office, Inc. |
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Contact: |
Mary Lynn Ulrey |
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1920 E. Hillsborough Ave, Ste 200 |
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Contact Phone: |
(813) 231-1340 |
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Tampa 33610 |
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Contact email: |
marylynnu@dacco.org |
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| Counties: |
Hillsborough |
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| Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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| Project Description: |
| Provide continued funding of DACCO's residential beds. The requested amount would fund up to approximately 65 clients in treatment during the year for a six month residential treatment program. Additional funds for transitional living at $25/day as clients complete six months of Aftercare while living in a Transitional Living setting with supervision to make a successful transition to community living. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
Yes |
| If yes, which declared disaster? |
2004 Hurricane season |
| If yes, which year? |
2004 |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| 1) 65% of the clients continue to complete treatment successfully.
2) 88% of clients will be employed at discharge.
3) 75% of the clients using transitional services will complete Aftercare. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$600,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$750,000 |
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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 |
$75,000 |
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In-kind Amount |
$75,000 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
2005-2006 |
Amount: |
$600,000 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$620,000 |
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: |
Waiting list for residential care in the Suncoast Region |
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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: |
Hillsborough County Delegation |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
01/07/2006 |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
