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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2757 |
| Kids House of Seminole, Inc. Children�s Advocacy Center |
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| Requester: |
Paul Finelli |
Organization: |
Kids House of Seminole, Inc. Children's Advocacy Center |
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| Project Title: |
Kids House of Seminole, Inc. Children�s Advocacy Center |
Date Submitted |
1/4/2008 4:33:27 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Constantine |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Kids House builds strong families through child abuse treatment including medical services, mental health treatment for victims and advocacy services for children and their families. As an integral component of Seminole County�s community based system of care, we are providing services our state must adequately invest in to ensure all victims of abuse receive true, effective and efficient opportunities for healing. |
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| Recipient: |
Kids House of Seminole, Inc. |
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Contact: |
Paul Finelli |
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5467 N. Ronald Reagan Blvd. |
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Contact Phone: |
(407) 324-3036 |
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Sanford 32773 |
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Contact email: |
finelli@kidshouse.org |
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| Counties: |
Orange, Seminole, 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: |
| Through investigation, medical treatment, child advocacy, crisis intervention, counseling, therapy, training, education and prevention, Kids House is working to break the cycle of violence so often seen with incidents of child abuse and neglect. Focusing attention on the diverse needs of abuse victims and ensuring they receive the investigative, advocacy, medical and mental health services needed for true healing to take place will allow victims to overcome their personal trauma and become healthy adults. The timely, professional and efficient delivery of these core services is necessary for healing to take place and to avert/prevent negative outcomes that are the result of victims not receiving appropriate care. Those negative outcomes could include drug and alcohol abuse, poor school performance, low self esteem, violence, delinquency and in many instances gross sexual misconduct. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Over 4,300 reports of abuse and neglect have been reported to authorities in Seminole County since January 2007. Nearly 1/3 of those cases have been referred to Kids House for investigative, medical, mental health and child advocacy services. Our 2008 outcomes will be: 1300 Child Protection Team Interviews and Medical Exams performed, 2,000 child advocate case services provided and 200 clients will complete 6 month individual therapy programs. |
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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: |
$2,500,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Local, Private |
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Cash Amount |
$1,000,000 |
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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: |
$50,000 |
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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: |
Agency Needs Assessment, Angency Strategic 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: |
Seminole 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 |
