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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #291 |
| Youth Advocate Programs, Inc. |
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| Requester: |
Dorienne J. Silva, President Southeast Region |
Organization: |
Youth Advocate Programs, Inc. |
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| Project Title: |
Youth Advocate Programs, Inc. |
Date Submitted |
12/19/2007 4:48:06 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Joyner |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| To close treatment gaps and improve resources in the child welfare, mental health, and juvenile justice systems. To serve children, youth, and families and provide services that will help stabilize them and thus prevent them from further penetrating the system. Help track them and where appropriate, assist in keeping families intact and/or reunification. Also to act as an alternative to residential or detention placement and where possible, help youth be successful in their home and community settings. |
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| Recipient: |
Youth Advocate Programs, Inc. (YAP) |
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Contact: |
Dr. Stephen Hill |
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8900 N. Armenia Avenue, Suite 308 |
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Contact Phone: |
(850) 668-3900 |
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Tampa 33604 |
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Contact email: |
ash001@comcast.net |
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| Counties: |
Duval, Hillsborough |
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| Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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| Project Description: |
| Florida Youth Adovicate Programs is a division of YAP, Inc., a private non-profit established in 1975. It operates programs nationally in 9 states and Washington D.C. as well as internationally in England and Ireland. YAP provides community-based alternatives and interventions with holistic planning tailored to meet the specific needs of childre nad youth and their famillies with the goal of affecting long-term change. YAP's wraparound advocacy model is adaptable to varied target populations in different locations, demographics, and program objectives. YAP hires advocates (skilled, supportive adults/mentors) from the community that establish trusting relationships with the troubled person and their family and work with them to provide an array of services including: family support & counseling, academic assistance, substance abuse/mental health, and delinquency diversion. In addition, YAP works to link families with community-based services and supports that will last even after program involvement ends. Included in teh project is a supported work program used to hire age appropriate youth and on occasion, parents, that provide workplace skills, job readiness and experience. YAP practices a no eject/no rejct policy that guarantees all youth are accespted regardless of type of charages, history, or behavioral characteristics (within contractual parameters). In its 4.5 years existence in Florida, YAP has served over 350 youth and currently serves approximately 75 youth at any given time. Youth are between the ages of 7 and 21 years of age and are in or at risk of entering the juvenile justice and/or child welfare/foster care system. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Stabilize families, link children and youth with their communities, improve family functioning, keep children with their families, keep youth in schools, prevent out of home placement, and prevent further juvenile justice involvement. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$650,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$810,500 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Local |
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Cash Amount |
$160,500 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
2007-08 |
Amount: |
$300,000 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$650,000 |
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: |
Guiding Lights for Reform in Juvenile Justice Document, American Youth Policy Forum |
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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: |
Hillsborough 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 |
