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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #533 |
| Drug Awareness of Putnam County |
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| Requester: |
Harry D. Hutchens, III |
Organization: |
Putnam County School District |
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| Project Title: |
Drug Awareness of Putnam County |
Date Submitted |
12/21/2007 2:37:40 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Lynn |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Juvenile alternative from entering the Juvenile Justice System. Targets youths with family problems, substance abuse and juvenile delinquent behavior. |
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| Recipient: |
Putnam County School District |
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Contact: |
Harry D. Hutchens, III |
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200 South Seventh Street |
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Contact Phone: |
(386) 329-1231 |
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Palatka 32177 |
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Contact email: |
hdhutchens@msn.com |
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| Counties: |
Putnam |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| The Drug Awareness Program is a family-focused early intervention substance abuse program that combines elements of a number of science-based theories and models. The program combines family therapy based groups, resources within the community, the natural capacity of parents, and personal strengths within the juvenile to interrupt substance abuse and delinquency. This program is licensed by the Department of Children & Families as a Substance Abuse Level 2 Prevention/Intervention Program and the only program of this kind available in Putnam County. The program provides substance abuse screening, multi-family group services, and case management to juveniles who violate the school systems substance abuse policies or who are determined to be appropriate for prevention/intervention services as a result of misdemeanor violation of alcohol or other substance abuse laws. The curriculum component of the program includes five sessions of multi-family groups followed by 3 months of case management and monitoring. This program is distinctly focused on the DJJ's initiative to strengthen communities through building and strengthening families. Critical components of the group process include mandatory parental participation. An additional benefit of the program is that positive changes that are made during the program positively impact in the home and act as a protective factor by influencing other siblings not to engage in crime and substance abuse. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| 60% of families enrolled in the Drug Awareness Program will complete 5 sessions with no absences; 90% of participants and parents/guardians will complete "Drug Free Home Zone" and have child sign it; 85% of program enrollees will remain crime free for 6 months following enrollment in the program; 75% of program completers will remain drug free for 3 months following completion of the program. |
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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: |
$72,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Local |
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Cash Amount |
$7,000 |
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In-kind Amount |
$15,000 |
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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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Yes |
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Amount: |
$50,000 |
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: |
2004 Florida Youth Substance Abuse Survey |
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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: |
Putnam 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 |
