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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #97 |
| Community Activities and Nutrition Center |
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| Requester: |
Daniel Calixte |
Organization: |
TGNI Precision Care |
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| Project Title: |
Community Activities and Nutrition Center |
Date Submitted |
12/20/2007 4:07:12 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Wilson |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| To prevent or delay premature nursing home placement, to assist elders to maintain their independence and choices at their homes in their communities as long as possible independently. |
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| Recipient: |
TGNI Precision Care |
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Contact: |
Daniel Calixte |
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645 NE 127th St |
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Contact Phone: |
(305) 893-2244 |
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North Miami 33161 |
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Contact email: |
tgnipc@aol.com |
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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: |
| TGNI Precision Care is seeking assistance in the amount of $250.000.00 from the State of Florida for the continuous operation of the elderly community activities and nutrition center in North Miami Dade County to alleviate the situation of the growing elderly population by providing services in North Miami Dade and the surroundings to elders who are socially and /or geographically isolated, for the purpose of relieve loneliness and providing continuing social services and contact with the community by casual conversation, providing assistance with reading and writing letters, workshops, presentations by professionals on different subjects, counseling art and craft, entertaining games, field trips to attractions sites. Elder Affairs indicates that more poverty and rapidly growing aging population, increasing the demand of our service. TGNI Precision Care has met the challenge thanks to our tremendous growth in community support. Based on the Miami-Dade County Level Data indicates that the population of people that are 60+ are More than 414,608.More than 86,923 (20.9%) in poverty, 94,148 (22.7%) are low income <125% of poverty level, 30,661 (7.4%) are with mobility &Self-care limitation, 81,806 (19.7%) that are living alone and 45,520 (10.1%) probably suffer from Alzheimer�s disease. The majority of these individuals are living in the poor cities including: Little Haiti, Opalocka, Carol City, North Miami, Liberty City, North Miami Beach and the surroundings, based on the 2000 census of the demographic and Housing Characteristics in North Miami alone, there are more than 5,510 Low-income minority elderly and these area have a high concentration of Elders that are under-served or not served at all and most of them are on some type of welfare or some type of government subsidized housing program and a significant number of this respective population speak little to no English at all. These elders stay at home have nowhere to go, in a manner to prevent loneliness, depression and ultimately to early nursing home admission, the center will be providing services to increase physical and mental stimulation, prevent isolation, and encourage socialization. Our main target population is the Haitian-American Community, however because of the demand for services we also service other communities. The geographic area that we serve is from 36th St South to 215th St North and from 15th Ave. North East to 42nd Ave North West, that includes Little Haiti, Opa-Locka, Carol City, Miami Gardens, North Miami and North Miami Beach just to name a few. The program targets elderly who cannot afford to eat adequately, who lack the skills and knowledge to select and prepare well-balanced meals, who have limited mobility either to shop or to cook for themselves, or who have feelings of loneliness and rejection that have deprived them of the incentive to cook for themselves. Nutritious meals are provided to participants twice daily five days a week. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| With the funding requested, TGNI Precision Care will be able to provide the continuous operation of the nutrition and recreational activites to the frail elderly individuals that are physically and mentally challenged and to enable them to be aged in place with dignity and with a purpose recognizing the cultural diversity of the community that we serve. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$150,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$350,800 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
None |
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Cash Amount |
$ |
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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: |
$150,000 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$200,000 |
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? |
Yes |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
DOEA, Miami-Dade County Level Data |
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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 |
