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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2074 |
| Domestic Violence Housing Initiative |
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| Requester: |
Tiffany Carr |
Organization: |
Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence (FCADV) |
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| Project Title: |
Domestic Violence Housing Initiative |
Date Submitted |
1/4/2008 4:35:03 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Crist |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Housing has been identified as a critical unmet need for domestic violence survivors to establish a safe home for themselves and their children. This project would address home finding services in each county specifically for domestic violence victims and creative approaches to locating transitional housing |
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| Recipient: |
Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence |
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Contact: |
Dia Kuykendall |
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425 Office Plaza Drive |
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Contact Phone: |
(850) 425-2749 |
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Tallahassee 32301 |
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Contact email: |
kuykendall_dia@fcadv.org |
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| Counties: |
{Statewide} |
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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 identify two areas of the state, one rural and one urban. This funding would create �housing advocate� positions to serve clients for the certified domestic violence centers in the project areas by both identifying and developing affordable housing resources. Information on �low-cost� and supportive housing options will be maintained in order to assist families leaving certified domestic violence shelters with a place to live.
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Positions for �housing advocates� will be established and the advocates will serve the clients of the certified domestic violence centers in the project areas by both identifying and developing affordable housing resources. The outcome is that Information on �low-cost� and supportive housing options will be maintained in order to assist families leaving certified domestic violence center shelters with finding a place to live. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$500,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$500,000 |
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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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No |
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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: |
Florida�s Domestic Violence Needs Assessment for 2006-2007, prepared by the Institute for Family Vio |
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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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No |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
