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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #484 |
| Special Olympics Florida Athlete Health, Wellness and Empowerment Initiative |
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| Requester: |
Charles M. Castevens |
Organization: |
Special Olympics Florida Inc. |
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| Project Title: |
Special Olympics Florida Athlete Health, Wellness and Empowerment Initiative |
Date Submitted |
1/10/2006 3:50:12 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Pruitt |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Special Olympics Florida Inc. on a statewide basis, seeks to improve the delivery of health care for persons with intellectual disabilities, empower participants in decision making about their health care and their lives and improve perceptions about people with intellectual disabilities. |
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| Recipient: |
Special Olympics Florida Inc. |
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Contact: |
Charles M .Castevens |
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1105 Citrus Town Blvd. |
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Contact Phone: |
(352) 243-9536 |
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Clermont 34711 |
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Contact email: |
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| Counties: |
{Statewide} |
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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 project is to significantly expand the programs of benefit to persons with intellectual disabilities, on a statewide basis. The proven Healthy Athletes programs, successfully conducted, will be significantly expanded through this investment. These programs include vision, dental, hearing, and fitness screenings. The program relies heavily on volunteer professionals and provides training for professionals and para-professionals in the proper care of, and specialized techniques of care for, people with intellectual disabilities. The Athlete Leadership Programs (ALPs) are multifaceted direct services programs designed to teach the individual involved to become self-advocates and to fully participate, with their families,in the community. Included in the training are programs for speech, governance, and program advocacy training. Finally, the project will provide direct support to start new county programs and to expand services in existing programs, with a priority to benefit those county programs most affected by the hurricanes of 2004. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| The principal objectives include:
Providing health-screening serivces, along with care components, to a much-underserved population.
Providing training to professionals and para-professionals who often have not been trained to provide services to the intellectually disabled population.
Providing for long-term continuation of these programs and services through a well trained group of volunteers.
Providing the program participants with the specific skills to become self advocates involved in the community and to carry the message of the benefits of participation to other qualified participants. Trained athelets will become recruiters.
Recruiting new athletes and providing support for economically disadvantaged and hurricane affected counties. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$246,196 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$246,196 |
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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 |
$75,000 |
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In-kind Amount |
$316,363 |
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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: |
$508,312 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$246,196 |
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: |
1992 Surgeon General Report, Yale University studies |
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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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No |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
