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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1851 |
| Juvenile Justice Advocacy Program for Broward County |
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| Requester: |
Larry Rein, Interim President/CEO |
Organization: |
ChildNet |
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| Project Title: |
Juvenile Justice Advocacy Program for Broward County |
Date Submitted |
1/3/2008 4:00:52 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Rich |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| The proposed Child Welfare-Juvenile Justice Advocacy Program is intended to remedy the failure of dually dependent and delinquent youth to benefit from existing community resources and too often plummet into repeated and serious juvenile justice involvement. Working with Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ), Broward Sheriff�s Office (BSO), State Attorney�s Office (SAO) and Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) staff at the Juvenile Assessment Center (JAC) the Advocate will immediately identify at risk and delinquent dependent youth who have been brought to the JAC by law enforcement officers for either law violations or truancy. |
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| Recipient: |
ChildNet. |
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Contact: |
Tara Hopper, Community and Legislative Affairs |
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313 N. State Rd. 7 |
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Contact Phone: |
(954) 560-7986 |
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Plantation 33317 |
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Contact email: |
thopper@childnet.us |
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| Counties: |
Broward |
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| Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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| Project Description: |
| Funding to support ChildNet�s Child Welfare-Juvenile Justice Advocacy Program is intended to address the issue of dually dependent and delinquent youth in Broward County. Foster children will better benefit from existing community resources rather than plummet into repeated and serious juvenile justice involvement. Working with Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ), Broward Sheriff�s Office (BSO), State Attorney�s Office (SAO) and Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) staff at the Juvenile Assessment Center (JAC) the Advocate will immediately identify at risk and delinquent dependent youth who have been brought to the JAC by law enforcement officers for either law violations or truancy. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Decrease the number of referrals to the Department of Juvenile Justice of teenagers in foster care. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$100,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$100,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
None |
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Cash Amount |
$ |
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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: |
$100,000 |
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: |
Data collected from Juvenile Justice Info System (JJIS) for Broward County foster children, 1/1/07 |
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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: |
Broward 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 |
