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House Community
Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2612 Client Assistance Program |
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Requester: |
Franklin Zavala-Velez |
Organization: |
Deaf Services Bureau, Inc. |
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Project Title: |
Client Assistance Program |
Date Submitted: |
01/31/2000 12:51:34 PM |
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District Member: |
Elaine Bloom |
Service Area: |
Regional |
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Counties Affected: |
Dade |
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Recipient: |
Deaf Services Bureau, Inc. |
Contact: |
Debra Schwartz |
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1320 South Dixie Highway |
Contact Phone: |
(305) 864-8648 |
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Miami 33146 |
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Project Description: |
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The Deaf Services Bureau's Assistance Programs provides the deaf/hard of hearing community in South Florida with information and referral services: Advocacy and education for both the hearing impaired and hearing community; Interpreting and relay services and distribution of communication devices (TTY) for deaf and hearing impaired. |
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Services Provided/Benefit to State: |
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To ensure deaf/hard of hearing individual are not discriminated against in Miami/Dade, Monroe and Broward counties in accordance to the American Disabilities Act. To assist clients and non-clients in accessing and communicating with health, social services provides as it relates to deaf issues. To assist clients with telephone calls through the Florida Relay Services. Deaf Services Bureau, Inc. provides almost all of the interpreting services for the deaf individual in Miami-Dade Counties. |
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Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
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To enable our agency to serve the unmet needs of individuals who are deaf/hard of hearing, which is approximately 10% of our general population. To benefit the deaf/hearing impaired in all our communities. |
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Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$400,000 |
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Total cost of the project: |
$400,000 |
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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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Yes |
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Cash Amount: |
$599,000 |
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Was this project previously funded by the State? |
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No |
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Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$400,000 |
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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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Yes |
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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: |
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation |
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Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? |
Unknown |
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