House Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1907

Client Assistance Program

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Franklin Zavala

Organization:

Deaf Services Bureau

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Client Assistance Program

Date Submitted:

01/28/2000 11:02:18 AM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

District Member:

Gaston Cantens

Service Area:

County

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties Affected:

Dade

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

Deborath McQuitter Ally

Contact:

Franklin Zavala

 

1320 South Dixie Highway - Suite 760

Contact Phone:

(305) 534-4750

 

 

Miami 33146

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deaf Services Bureau, Inc. exists to provide services or access to services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing communities of Miami-Dade and Monroe counties. DSB provides information and referral advocacy, and education in both the Deaf and Hearing communities. Interpreting services as well as the distribution of communication devices. Services also include presentations, training, sign language information, classes and workshops. Also DSB staff represent the agency at community meetings, health fairs and serves on various Boards. Topics of discussion include: ADA laws Deaf Culturee and deaf related issues. Our staff includes professionals (deaf and hearing) trained in American Sign Language who know the issues concerning the deaf community. Our main office location is in Coral Gables where the above services are provided to clients Monday through Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Friday from 8:00 a.m. to noon. We distribute equipment in-house and once a month at satelite locations. The six locations are: The Miami Beach Senior Center. The Goodlet Adult Center (Hialeah), The Mussellwhite Senior Center (Homestead), The North Miami Beach Auditorium and all of the Keys.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services Provided/Benefit to State:

 

 

 

 

 

To ensure Deaf & Hard of Hearing people are not discriminated against in Miami-Dade County in accordance to the American with Disabilities Act. To assist clients and non Clients in accesing and communicating with health and Social service providers as it relates to deaf issues. To asssit clients in accessing and communicating with health care and social providers. To assist clients with telephone call through the Florida Relay Service. DSB provides almost all the intepreting serices for the deaf individuals in Miami-Dade County.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

To secure public funding for our agency in order to be equal partners in the community and beter serve the Deaf/Hard of Hearing. To enable us to serve the unmet needs of individuals who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing, which makes up approximately 10% of our general population. To benefit the hearing and hearing impaired in all of our communities.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$400,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$400,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

Yes

 

 

Amount:

$400,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purpose for future year funding:

 

Recurring Operations

 

 

Will this be an annual request?

 

 

Unknown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?

 

No

 

Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there a documented need for this project?

 

Yes

 

 

Documentation:

Division of Vocational Rehabilitation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?

Unknown