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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #214 |
| Mental Health Services for the Deaf |
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| Requester: |
Wendi A. Herzman |
Organization: |
Deaf Service Bureau of West Central Florida |
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| Project Title: |
Mental Health Services for the Deaf |
Date Submitted |
1/4/2008 9:20:45 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Fasano |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Services deters individuals from prisons, state hospitals and saves state dollars for treatment at these facilities. |
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| Recipient: |
Deaf Service Bureau |
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Contact: |
Wendi A. Herzman |
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11441 Osceola Drive |
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Contact Phone: |
(727) 861-7074 |
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New Port Richey 34654 |
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Contact email: |
wendi@deafservicebureau.org |
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| Counties: |
Hernando, Hillsborough, Lake, Orange, Osceola, Pasco, Pinellas, Seminole, Sumter |
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| Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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| Project Description: |
| Mental health services for deaf individuals, victims of crimes and individuals with substance abuse dependencies. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Deaf individuals obtaining mental health counseling in their native language. Better services for deaf individuals prevents drain of funds in other programs. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$50,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$136,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Private |
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Cash Amount |
$86,000 |
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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: |
Agency 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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No |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
