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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1976 |
| Self Sufficiency Linkage Project for Homeless/Chronic Homeless |
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| Requester: |
Lindsay Roberts |
Organization: |
Volusia/Flagler County Coalition for the Homeless, Inc |
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| Project Title: |
Self Sufficiency Linkage Project for Homeless/Chronic Homeless |
Date Submitted |
1/4/2008 9:17:49 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Lynn |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Homelessness has significant economic impacts on the business community, tax payers and the critical tourism industry. This project will provide access to mainstream federal benefits which will help homeless to gain self sufficiency. The project will also provide research data that advises policy makers as to the cost effectiveness of intervening with this population and increases the likelihood that other grant sources will fund continued operation and/or expansion of the program. |
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| Recipient: |
Volusia/Flagler County Coalition for the Homeless, Inc |
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Contact: |
Lindsay Roberts |
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324 North Street (P.O. Box 6498, Daytona Beach 32122) |
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Contact Phone: |
(386) 795-1278 |
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Daytona Beach 32122 |
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Contact email: |
Lindsay@VFCCH.org |
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| Counties: |
Flagler, Volusia |
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| Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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| Project Description: |
| Mainstream benefits application assistance for homeless in Volusia and Flagler to connect clients with assistance that will help end their homeless condition. Providing qualified assistance in the application process will increase likelihood of approval with the first application and thus shorten the timeline that clients are homeless thus saving the tax payers dollars. Two FTE staff positions will allow service to 300 individuals who are families with children and/or medically needy. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Complete and submit mainstream benefit applications for 100% of eligible clients within 7 days of admission to the program. |
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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: |
$133,333 |
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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 |
$10,000 |
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In-kind Amount |
$23,333 |
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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? |
Unknown |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
The Homeless Coalition, Local Needs Assessment |
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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: |
Volusia/Flagler Legislative Delegation Hearing, December 4, 2007 |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
