House Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2291

G.A.L. Child Representation Program

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Karen Basha

Organization:

Voices for Children

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

G.A.L. Child Representation Program

Date Submitted:

01/28/2000 5:36:31 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

District Member:

Gaston Cantens

Service Area:

County

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties Affected:

Dade

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

Voices for Children Foundation, Inc.

Contact:

Karen Basha

 

1500 N.W. 12th Ave.

Contact Phone:

(305) 324-5678

 

 

Miami 33136

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To continue funding of the pilot project funded by the 1999 Legislature.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services Provided/Benefit to State:

 

 

 

 

 

The pilot project addresses the needs for effective child representation for children currently mandated to receive guardian ad litem representation. The State beneits by having these children represented and protected as mandated in Chapter 39 F.S.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

75% - 100% representation of child abuse victims.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$500,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$717,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?

 

Yes

 

 

Cash Amount:

$200,000

In-Kind Amount:

$17,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

Yes

 

 

Fiscal Year:

1999-2000

Amount:

$500,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

Yes

 

 

Amount:

$500,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purpose for future year funding:

 

Recurring Operations

 

 

Will this be an annual request?

 

 

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

No

 

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

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there a documented need for this project?

 

Yes

 

 

Documentation:

60% of Florida abused children are not receiving guardian ad litem representation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Unknown