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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #673 |
| Little Havana Activities & Nutrition Centers Respite Program |
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| Requester: |
Ramon Perez-Dorrbecker |
Organization: |
Little Havana Activities & Nutrition Centers of Dade County, Inc. |
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| Project Title: |
Little Havana Activities & Nutrition Centers Respite Program |
Date Submitted |
1/11/2006 9:10:34 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Garcia |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| The expansion of the respite program will provide access low-income, frail, socially isolated seniors and their caregivers to much needed respite from their daily responsibilities of caring for frail elderly family members. |
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| Recipient: |
Little Havana Activities & Nutrition Centers of Dade County, |
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Contact: |
Ramon Perez-Dorrbecker, Presid |
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700 SW 8 Street |
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Contact Phone: |
(305) 858-0887 |
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Miami 33130 |
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Contact email: |
rpd@lhanc.org |
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| Counties: |
Dade |
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| Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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| Project Description: |
| ) LHANC is requesting $500,000 for the provision of in-home and center-based respite to frail, low-income families. The center-based component of this program entails the provision of much needed, specialized care in our 3 adult day care facilities located throughout Miami-Dade County. The purpose of this program is to maintain and enhance the physical and cognitive functioning of economically and socially disadvantaged frail elders whose impairments prohibit their participation in "regular" senior center programs. The respite program has a second component geared toward providing the services to homebound, frail elderly persons. This component consists of a sitter to provide the elderly person with companionship a few hours a week. Additionally, this person may also serve as a homemaker to assist the person with regular everyday chores such as light housekeeping and grocery shopping. This invaluable service would help maintain the elderly living at home independently, albeit with some assistance, at a much more reasonable cost to the state and other funding sources instead of being forced to place the person in a nursing home. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| : LHANC anticipates that 60% of the clients receiving in-home and center-based respite will remain living at home, albeit with some assistance, one year after beginning to receive services. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$500,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$500,000 |
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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 |
$50,000 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
2004-2005 |
Amount: |
$10,000 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$500,000 |
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 Needs Assessment, LHANC Waiting List for Services |
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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: |
Miami Dade County Legislative Delegation |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
11/22/2005 |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
