House Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #112 Healthy Communities Initiative
Requester:	Robert Johnston		Organization:		Coordinating Council of Broward
Project Title:	Healthy Communities Initiative		Date Submitted:		01/18/2000 4:58:00 PM
District Member:	Tracy Stafford		Service Area:		County
Counties Affected:	Broward
Recipient:	The Coordinating Council of Broward		Contact:		Robert Johnston
	1300 S. Andrews Ave.		Contact Phone:		(954) 462-4850 212
	Ft. Lauderdale 33316
Project Description:
By having the major funders of services in Broward County in a formal 501(c)(3) collaboration each month and receiving reports from the numerous committees and task forces, this project has proven its capability to create new partnerships among health, human service, education, juvenile justice and other related agencies. Funding in the amount of $150,000 has been included in the Department of Children and Families' budget for the past three years. This request includes this funding as well as an increase of $100,000.
Services Provided/Benefit to State:
These partnerships support interagency planning, budgeting and resource allocation, creating a higher return on investment than results obtained by each agency acting alone. This is especially critical since residents needing help from these sytems often require a broad array of services offered by different agencies. Strategies may include co-location of resident service points, sharing of information across computer networks to avoid both fragmentation and duplication of services, and the development of individual Success Plans for each client, with clear interagency roles. The increase in funding will enable the Coordinating Council to better research needs and provide community outreach for even better partnerships. This product is a model that other areas of the state can adopt to achieve collaboration and coordination of efforts and funding. The Coordinating Council was chosen by the new Broward School Readiness Coalition under FS 411.01 as its administrative entity. This allows a cost effective existing structure to support this important new state initiative.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Since this project does not deliver services directly, outcomes are measured by the formation of new alliances and partnerships, interagency client service arrangements and other ways of measuring the whole of services becoming greater than the sum of its parts. It is clear that clients (students, patients, welfare recipients, persons in the justice system, etc.) will achieve better outcomes (jobs, academic sucess, improved health, etc.) when multiple agencies work together on their behalf. Since each agency keeps its own statistics, there is no way to measure the impact of each service improvement, but overall improved outcomes can be measured.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:				$250,000
Total cost of the project:		$757,500

Request has been made to fund:			Operations
Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?						Yes
	Cash Amount:	$207,500		In-Kind Amount:		$300,000
Was this project previously funded by the State?						Yes
	Fiscal Year:	1999-2000		Amount:		$150,000
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?						Yes
	Amount:	$250,000
	Purpose for future year funding:				Recurring Operations
	Will this be an annual request?					Yes
Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?						Yes
	Agency:	Children And Families, Department Of
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?						Yes
Is there a documented need for this project?						Yes
	Documentation:	Countywide Needs Assessment
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?						Yes
	Hearing Body:	Broward County Legislative Delegation
	Meeting Date:	12/02/1999