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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2962 |
| The Mustard Seed Shelter for Homeless Families with Children |
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| Requester: |
Doug Leonard |
Organization: |
WestCare Florida |
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| Project Title: |
The Mustard Seed Shelter for Homeless Families with Children |
Date Submitted |
1/13/2006 3:04:01 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Sebesta |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| WestCare Florida's Mustard Seed Inn has been serving the Tampa Bay region for 19 years, providing transitional housing and work programs for homeless men and women on the path to self-sufficiency. In addition, The Mustard Seed has provided the Bay Area with a valuable, cost-effective resource for combating the problems caused by the homeless that challenge some of Florida's warm-weather cities, such as increased encounters with law enforcement/civil courts, over-utilization of emergency rooms and indigent medical resources, and disruption of economic efforts of local merchants and businesses. The problem of homelessless has been greatly exacerbated in recent years as a result of the recent series of hurricanes and placed an added burden on the State's available affordable housing stock and homeless shelters. The proposed project seeks to provide special assistance to a highly vulnerable segment of this population by providing 24 units of housing for homelss families with children. |
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| Recipient: |
WestCare Florida |
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Contact: |
Doug Leonardo |
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2525 1st Ave. South |
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Contact Phone: |
(727) 328-1752 |
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St. Petersburg 33712 |
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Contact email: |
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| Counties: |
Pinellas |
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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 proposed project requests assistance with the purchase of a 24 unit multi-family facility to provide transitional housing for families with children in imminent danger of homelessness in Pinellas County. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Reduce homelessness by providing safe housing for families. Increased availability of vocational training and job placement programs. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$900,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$1,350,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Private |
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Cash Amount |
$900,000 |
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In-kind Amount |
$450,000 |
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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: |
2001-2002 Pinellas County Gaps Analysis |
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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: |
Pinellas County Legislative Delegation |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
12/01/2005 |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
