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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1449 |
| Clay & Baker Kids Net |
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| Requester: |
Irene M. Toto, MS, LMHC |
Organization: |
Clay & Baker Kids Net, Inc. |
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| Project Title: |
Clay & Baker Kids Net |
Date Submitted |
1/2/2008 4:09:02 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Wise |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| The welfare of foster care children who have had multiple placements and have no permanent home. |
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| Recipient: |
Clay & Baker Kids Net, Inc. |
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Contact: |
Irene M. Toto, MS, LMHC |
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1726 Kingsley Avenue, Suite 2 |
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Contact Phone: |
(904) 278-5644 |
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Orange Park 32073 |
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Contact email: |
itoto@ccbhc.org |
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| Counties: |
Baker, Clay |
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| Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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| Project Description: |
| This project will involve the care of 12-16 foster care children each month. The goal of the program is to provide a safe living environment specifically for youth who have been "bounced" around the system. The children served through this project are older children who are available for adoption but for whom there are no identified families. Currently Clay and Baker Counties are without any type of residential group care programs. If no appropriate foster home is available, children from Clay and Baker must be placed in one of two emergency shelter homes, or sent out of the county for a residential placement. Children from these two largely rural counties are often overwhelmed by placement in larger less rural cities. This Residential Project is to be located in area that is close to schools, parks, shopping, and health care. .In addition to being able to remain in one place, close to their home communities, these youth would be allowed opportunities to make friends, build relationships and experience the sense of belonging that is often missing from the lives of children in the foster care system. They would have the simple security of knowing where they will sleep each night until the right adoptive or foster family is located for them.
This project will serve both boys and girls, and professional staff will be on site 24/7, to insure that the children are safe and that their needs are being met. Children coming into the program will receive a thorough assessment and will be provide with all medical, dental, psychological, and educational assessments as needed and required. Individual plans will be developed with each child served, so that early on the kids will have a chance to make their wants and needs known and so that they may take an active role in achieving their goals. The involvement of community stakeholders will be critical to the success of this program, and CBKN will work closely with the Health Dept., the School Board, local governments, the behavioral health providers, the foster parent associations, the Dept. of Children and Families ,and others to care for these kids. As we celebrate our adoptions, we must be mindful not to lose sight of the children in our care who, for whatever reason, wait longer for adoptive families.
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| A. Reduction of multiple failed placements, increased sense of normalcy for kids in the system.
B. Utilization of shelter beds for their intended purpose.
Appropriate and consistent placement within a child�s home community and the school system.
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$510,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$600,000 |
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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 |
$10,000 |
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In-kind Amount |
$80,000 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
2006-2007 |
Amount: |
$100,000 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$510,000 |
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? |
Unknown |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
Agency Needs Assessment - needs identified as priorities for both counties thru Community Alliance |
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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: |
Clay County Legislative Delegation and Baker County Legislative Delegation |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
