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House Community
Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #230 New Horizons Children and Family Center |
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Requester: |
Evalina W. Bestman, Ph.D. |
Organization: |
New Horizons CMHC, Inc. |
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Project Title: |
New Horizons Children and Family Center |
Date Submitted: |
01/03/2000 3:49:23 PM |
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District Member: |
Willie Logan |
Service Area: |
County |
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Counties Affected: |
Dade |
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Recipient: |
New Horizons CMHC, Inc. |
Contact: |
Evalina W. Bestman, Ph.D. |
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1313 NW 36th Street, Suite 400 |
Contact Phone: |
(305) 635-0366 |
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Miami 33142 |
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Project Description: |
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Development of family neighborhood center as a prevention model, focusing on health prevention, child abuse prevention and promoting safe and stable families program which is client-centered family focused and community based. Services to be provided will be family support services; parenting education; mental health services including outpatient medical (individual, group and family); health prevention (health screening, education, nutrition counseling, teenage pregnancy prevention, HIV/AIDS prevention, diabetes and hypertension education); Pre-placement prevention services to help children at risk of foster care placement remain safely with their families. |
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Services Provided/Benefit to State: |
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Will reduce the amount of funds needed for emergency and advance care (long term and critical care). Educated parents and children will engage in better health practices. |
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Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
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100% of youth will have all required immunizations; Reduction in child abuse and teenage pregnancy rates; 70% of families will participate in health education; 90% of children will enroll in Florida's Kidcare Program; 70% of children will show improvement in academic performance; 80% of program participants will experience improvement of health status; At least 85% of families in apartment complex will participate in project. |
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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: |
$250,000 |
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Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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Is there Local Government or Private match for this request? |
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No |
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Was this project previously funded by the State? |
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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
1999-2000 |
Amount: |
$200,000 |
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Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$250,000 |
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Purpose for future year funding: |
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Recurring Operations |
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Will this be an annual request? |
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Unknown |
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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? |
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Yes |
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Documentation: |
Planning Document for Privatization of Children Services prepared by Dist. XI Children Svc. Provider |
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Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? |
Yes |
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Hearing Body: |
Miami-Dade Legislative Delegation |
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Meeting Date: |
01/12/1999 |
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