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CBIRS Request 721
 
Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #721
Family Justice Center of Hillsborough County, Inc.
 
Requester: Nikki Daniels Organization: Family Justice Center of Hillsborough County, Inc.
 
Project Title: Family Justice Center of Hillsborough County, Inc. Date Submitted 12/26/2007 4:22:01 PM
 
Sponsors: Joyner
 
Statewide Interest:
The Family Justice Center is part of the President's Family Justice Center Initiative, and is designed both to provide services and to serve as a model for other communities around the State and the Country so that they can start Family Justice Centers.
 
Recipient: Family Justice Center of Hillsborough County, Inc.   Contact: Nikki Daniels  
  9309 North Florida Ave., Suite 109   Contact Phone: (813) 935-2015  
  Tampa 33612   Contact email: ndaniels@fjchc.org
 
Counties: Hillsborough
 
Gov't Entity:   Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): Yes
 
Project Description:
The Family Justice Center of Hillsborough County, Inc. (FJCHC) is a community-wide collaboration between public, private and non-profit organizations to provide comprehensive services to domestic violence victims and thier children in a centralized location, or "one-stop-shop."
 
Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? No
 
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Coordinate service for 5,000 victims of domestic violence and thier children, provide training for 600 professionals on issues of family violence, and work for systems improvement.
 
Amount requested from the State for this project this year: $500,000
 
Total cost of the project: $1,100,000
 
Request has been made to fund: Operations
 
What type of match exists for this project? Local, Private
  Cash Amount $509,000  
 
Was this project previously funded by the state?   No
 
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?   Yes
  Amount: $300,000 To Fund: Operations
 
Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?   No
 
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? Unknown
 
Is there a documented need for this project? Yes
  Documentation: Per FDLE, in 2005, Hillsborough County had the the 2nd highest rate of domestic violence in Florida
 
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?   Yes
  Hearing Body: Hillsborough County Delegation Meeting, Jan. 19, 2007
 
Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida?   No