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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1492 |
| The Village In-Home Services Program |
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| Requester: |
Frank C. Rabbito |
Organization: |
The Village South, Inc. |
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| Project Title: |
The Village In-Home Services Program |
Date Submitted |
1/4/2008 11:38:31 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Bullard |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Pre-teen and barely teen children who are repeatedly referred to the Juvenile Assessment Center for minor violations will be able to lead productive lives, thereby reducing their involvement with the criminal justice system and the financial and social costs associated therewith. |
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| Recipient: |
The Village South, Inc. |
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Contact: |
Frank C. Rabbito |
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3050 Biscayne Boulevard |
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Contact Phone: |
(305) 573-3784 |
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Miami 33137 |
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Contact email: |
frabbito@westcare.com |
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| Counties: |
Miami-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: |
| At present, there are pre-teen and barely teen delinquent children who are repeatedly referred to the Miami-Dade Juvenile Assessment Center for minor violations. These children are failing in school (usually elementary school) and unless some intervention is done with the entire family, they will end up as youthful offenders, and often will be incarcerated at an early age. The requested funds will enable The Village to continue to provide an In-Home, On-Site program of therapy and intervention services for pre-teen and barely teen delinquent children and their families, impacting up to 200 families each year. The program will use a model of therapy that has been shown by the Department of Justice and the National Institute of Health to be highly effective to re-direct the lives of these young offenders. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Appropriate data will show that: a) pre-teen and barely teen children have reduced their criminal activity, improved their performance in school, and increased their life skills knowledge; b) their parents have increased parenting skills; and c) the family environment has improved. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$262,500 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$350,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Local, Private |
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Cash Amount |
$52,500 |
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In-kind Amount |
$35,000 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
2007-2008 |
Amount: |
$261,802 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$262,500 |
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: |
State Department of Children and Families Plan |
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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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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
