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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #938 |
| Southwest Social Services |
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| Requester: |
Angela V�zquez or Maria Penedo |
Organization: |
Southwest Social Services Program, Inc, |
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| Project Title: |
Southwest Social Services |
Date Submitted |
1/12/2006 10:12:48 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Villalobos |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| To assist the elderly to age in a place at considerable savings to the state. The program provides hot meals at senior centers, home delivered meals, transportation, shopping assistance and other supportive services to low income elderly. The ultimate goal is to allow the elderly in our community to age in a place and with dignity thus preventing nursing home placement for over 90% of the clients receiving services. |
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| Recipient: |
Southwest Social Services Program, Inc. |
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Contact: |
Angela V�zquez or Maria Penedo |
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25 Tamiami Boulevard |
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Contact Phone: |
(305) 261-6202 |
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Miami 33144 |
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Contact email: |
swss@bbsector.net |
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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: |
| The program provides hot meals at senior centers, home delivered meals, transportation, shopping assistance, education and other supportive services to low income elderly. The current funding is used to run two and-congregate meals sites which provide over 84,000 meals, transportation, education, recreation and other supportive services to over 300 low income elderly. These funds are also used to provide approximately 400 low income home bound seniors with a home delivered meal six days a week.
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Prevent nursing home placement in 90% of clients receiving services. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$733,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$2,503,670 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Local, Private, Federal |
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Cash Amount |
$1,895,670 |
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In-kind Amount |
$296,212 |
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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: |
$605,000 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$733,000 |
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: |
25 years of providing services, an extensive client waiting list |
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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 Legislative Delegation |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
11/18/2005 |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
