House Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #3165

Transitional Housing - Women In Distress of Broward County, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Christine Thrower

Organization:

Women In Distress of Broward County, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Transitional Housing - Women In Distress of Broward County, Inc.

Date Submitted:

01/31/2000 9:47:48 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

District Member:

Debby Sanderson

Service Area:

County

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties Affected:

Broward

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

Women in Distress of Broward County, Inc.

Contact:

Christine Thrower

 

Post Office Box 676

Contact Phone:

(943) 760-9800

 

 

Fort Lauderdale 33302

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transitional housing for victimes of domestic violence/homeless.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services Provided/Benefit to State:

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisition of a 12-15 unit apartment comples to be operated by Women In Distress of Broward County, Inc. will provide transitional housing for a period of not more than 18 months.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

Women In Distress of Broward County, Inc. is the only state certified domestic violence facility in Broward County.  By pairing the emergency shelter with a transitional housing facility, Women In Distress will provide the missing link in the continuum of care for victims of domestic violence in Broward County

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$350,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$350,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Construction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?

 

Unknown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

Yes

 

 

Amount:

$350,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purpose for future year funding:

 

YesNon-recurring Construction

 

 

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:

Waiting list at domestic violence shelter in Broward County

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Unknown