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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #644 |
| Residential & Outpatient Substance Abuse, Mental Health & Intervention Treatment Services for Veterans |
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| Requester: |
Jana Balicki, Area Director |
Organization: |
WestCare Florida - GulfCoast, Inc. |
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| Project Title: |
Residential & Outpatient Substance Abuse, Mental Health & Intervention Treatment Services for Veterans |
Date Submitted |
1/3/2008 9:15:50 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Jones |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Pursuant to Chapter 216.052(1) of the Florida Statutes, WestCare GulfCoast-Florida, Inc. a community-based 501 (c) (3) nonprofit will provide outpatient and Residential substance abuse and mental health treatment services as well as supportive/intervention services to Florida's veterans. |
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| Recipient: |
WestCare Florida - GulfCoast, Inc. |
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Contact: |
Jana Balicki, Area Director |
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9700 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street, North, Suite 200 |
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Contact Phone: |
(727) 579-9016 |
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St. Petersburg 33702 |
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Contact email: |
jana.balicki@westcare.com |
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| Counties: |
Pinellas |
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| Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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| Project Description: |
| The GulfCost-Florida Homeless Continuum of Care refers to programs and services developed and implemented for homeless adults (with focus on veterans) that include; 1) Substance Abuse Outpatient Treatment Services, 2) Mental Health Treatment & Counseling (group/individual), 3) Assessment and Case Management Services, 4) Family Support Outpatient Groups and 5) Emergency Shelter and Inebriate Receiving Services, 6) Referrals for community-based services needed for community re-intergration WestCare's objective is to increase veterans services to 20 new residential beds and 100 outpatient slots for veterans with WestCare's current residential facility. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Provide veterans services at a rate of 20 residential beds and 100 outpatient slots annually. Provision of Residential & Outpatient Substance Abuse, Mental Health & Intervention Treatment Services will result in more that 150 veterans successfully transitioning into the community with sustainable employment and life skills annually. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$841,580 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$1,152,580 |
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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 |
$75,000 |
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In-kind Amount |
$236,000 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
2005/2006 |
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: |
$841,580 |
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: |
WestCare Needs Assessment, United States Department of Veterans Affairs and Annual |
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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: |
Pinellas County Legislative Delegation January 2008 |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
