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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #348 |
| Community Smiles |
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| Requester: |
Barbara M. Kubilus, M.P.A. |
Organization: |
Community Smiles |
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| Project Title: |
Community Smiles |
Date Submitted |
12/20/2007 12:56:15 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Diaz de la Portilla |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Community Smiles provides low-cost oral health care services to the uninsured indigent population of Miami-Dade County. In accordance with state policy, Community Smiles promotes volunteerism by dental professionals to the benefit of or communities and the State of Florida. |
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| Recipient: |
Community Smiles |
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Contact: |
Barbara M. Kubilus, M.P.A. |
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750 NW 20th Street |
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Contact Phone: |
(305) 325-0510 |
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Miami 33127 |
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Contact email: |
barb4smiles@bellsouth.net |
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| Counties: |
Miami-Dade |
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| Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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| Project Description: |
| Community Smiles is a non profit dental clinic in existence since 1946, providing dental care to the indigent underserved individuals from South Florida. The clinic is operated by 140 volunteer dental professionals. Dentists receive continuing education Units (C.E.U.s) in fourteen dental specialties in exchange for volunteerism. Approximately 3000 indigent patients receive 12,000 dental services annuallly-as in-kind contributions by professionals in our community. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Community Smiles will provide quality low-cost dental services to 100% of the patients who attend the clinic and will provide a minimum of 5000 service hours by dental professionals per year. |
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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: |
$900,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Federal |
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Cash Amount |
$400,000 |
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In-kind Amount |
$930,000 |
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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: |
$300,000 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$300,000 |
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: |
State Oral Health Improvement Plan; Oral Healthcare Access for uninsured; Miami Action Plan; etc. |
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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: |
Miami Dade County Commission |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
