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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #958 |
| Little Havana Activities & Nutrition Centers Respite Program |
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| Requester: |
Ram�n P�rez-D�rrbecker, President and CEO |
Organization: |
Little Havana Activities & Nutrition Centers of Dade County, Inc. |
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| Project Title: |
Little Havana Activities & Nutrition Centers Respite Program |
Date Submitted |
1/2/2008 12:09:55 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Diaz de la Portilla |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| The expansion of the respite program will provide access low-income, frail, socially isolated seniors and their caregivers to much needed respite from their daily responsibilities of caring for frail elderly family members. |
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| Recipient: |
Little Havana Activities & Nutrition Centers of Dade County, |
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Contact: |
Ram�n P�rez-D�rrbecker, President and CEO |
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700 SW 8th Street |
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Contact Phone: |
(305) 858-0887 |
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Miami, Fl 33130 |
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Contact email: |
rpd@lhanc.org |
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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: |
| LHANC is requesting $250,000 for the provision of in-home and center-based respite to frail, low-income families for 50 clients. The center-based component of this program entails the provision of much needed, specialized care in our 3 adult day care facilities located throughout Miami-Dade County. The purpose of this program is to maintain and enhance the physical and cognitive functioning of economically and socially disadvantaged frail elders whose impairments prohibit their participation in �regular� senior center programs. The respite program has a second component geared toward providing the services to homebound, frail elderly persons. This component consists of a sitter to provide the elderly person with companionship a few hours a week allowing the caregiver those few hours of respite. Additionally, this person may also serve as a homemaker to assist the person with regular everyday chores such as light housekeeping and grocery shopping. This invaluable service would help maintain the elderly living at home independently, with his/her caregiver as he/she would be more willing to continue to provide care when allowed a few hours per week to fulfill their individual needs and not those of the person that they are caring for. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| LHANC anticipates that 60% of the clients receiving in-home and center-based respite will remain living at home, albeit with some assistance, one year after beginning to receive services. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$250,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$349,278 |
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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 |
$ |
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In-kind Amount |
$10,000 |
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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: |
$10,000 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$250,000 |
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: |
.) Agency Needs Assessment, LHANC Waiting List for Services |
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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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No |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
