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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #549 |
| African American Center of Excellence (AACE) |
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| Requester: |
CEO Nancy Hamilton, MPA, CAP, |
Organization: |
Operation PAR, Inc. |
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| Project Title: |
African American Center of Excellence (AACE) |
Date Submitted |
1/5/2006 12:50:28 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Jones |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Operation PAR is a non-profit organization that is requesting state appropriation for the continued operation of the African American Center of Excellence. There is a documented need for AACE services in the Pinellas and Hillsborough County communities. According to the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) in the 2003 report entitled, "Recidivism Rates For Drug Court Graduates: National Based Estimates," the recidivism rate for individuals who complete a drug court program is between 4% and 29% as compared to 48% for those who do not participate in a drug court program. Additionally the study stated that recidivism rates for drug court participants one year after graduation from a substance abuse treatment program is a mere 16.5% and only 27.5% after two years. Since implementation, Operation PAR has achieved great success in the AACE program.. Based on data collected by the Operation PAR Research and Evaluation Department, AACE graduates reduced their recidivism rates from 44% at the start of treatment to 3% at 6 months and 13% at 12 months. This demonstrates a 31% reduction overall. Additional evaluation data demonstrates that AACE graduates increased employment rates from 19% at the start of treatment to 48% after 12 months. This represents a 29% increase in employment. AACE is currently funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (HHS/SAMHSA/CSAT; Grant # TI 14126). |
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| Recipient: |
Operation PAR, Inc. |
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Contact: |
COO Dianne Clark, MPA, CAP |
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6655 66th Street North |
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Contact Phone: |
(727) 545-7564 |
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Pinellas Park 33781 |
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Contact email: |
dclarke@operpar.org |
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| Counties: |
Hillsborough, 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 African American Center of Excellence expands and enhances the Pinellas County Adult Drug Court program and the Hillsborough County Drug court by addressing the existing gap of culturally appropriate treatment for African American males between 16 and 26 years old. AACE is a six-month intensive residential program followed by an intensive six-month continuing care program The treatment plan is integrated into the Pinellas County Adult Drug Court and Hillsborough County Drug Court treatment phases and treatment levels |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| : Department of Corrections Performance Measure: A Minimum of 50% of all participants discharged from the program between July 1 and June 30 of each year will successfully complete the program. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$351,714 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$361,714 |
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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 |
$10,000 |
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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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Yes |
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Amount: |
$351,714 |
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: |
.) Operation PAR Research and Evaluation has conducted ongoing evaluation of the three-year grant. |
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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 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 |
