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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #31 |
| 1-800 WAIT NOT |
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| Requester: |
Gary Powers |
Organization: |
Gateway Community Services, Inc. |
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| Project Title: |
1-800 WAIT NOT |
Date Submitted |
12/13/2005 9:20:35 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Wise |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| As per chapter, program is regional, meets documented need for substance abuse treatment, addresses statewide interests, will produce measurable results, and demonstrates community support. |
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| Recipient: |
Gateway Community Services, Inc. |
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Contact: |
Gary Powers, CEO |
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555 Stockton Street |
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Contact Phone: |
(904) 387-4661 |
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Jacksonville 32204 |
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Contact email: |
gpowers@gatewaycommunity.com |
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| Counties: |
Baker, Clay, Duval, Nassau, St. Johns |
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| Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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| Project Description: |
| At Gateway, people seeking recovery must wait 16 days for an assessment and up to 6 weeks for any type of residential treatment in publicly funded substance abuse treatment agencies. In order to reduce lengthy wait lists for substance abuse treatment, this project will establish an 800 number with treatment counselors for initial contact. Clients will be given several options for immediate engagement including an online or phone assessment, regularly scheduled individual or group telephone sessions, and chat rooms with counselors which will work on treatment readiness, motivation to treatment and community supports (such as AA/NA). Once piloted in Jacksonville, substance abuse agencies in other communities can refer clients to the 800 number while they are on a wait list for treatment. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| At least 75% of the clients referred to 1-800-WAIT NOT will participate in at least four sessions of telephone or computer counseling. At least 75% of those clients, participating in at least 4 sessions will begin participating in self-help or peer support services in their own communities. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$562,500 |
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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 |
$ |
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In-kind Amount |
$187,500 |
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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: |
$400,000 |
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: |
Agency's wait lists, DCF State Plan |
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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: |
Duval Delegation |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
11/17/2005 |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
