House Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #3354 Domestic Violence Prevention and Assistance Program
Requester:	Hispanic Coalition Corp.		Organization:		Hispanic Coalition Corp.
Project Title:	Domestic Violence Prevention and Assistance Program		Date Submitted:		02/11/2000 3:38:36 PM
District Member:	Renier Diaz de la Portilla		Service Area:		County
Counties Affected:	Dade
Recipient:	Hispanic Coalition		Contact:		Marlene Arribas
	5659 West Flagler Street		Contact Phone:		(305) 262-0060
	Miami 33134
Project Description:
We propose to provide educational programs both on radio and television, one on one, and group counseling, immigration assistance, job readiness and placement,and makeover classes in order to provide the victims with a full scale system to the victims.
Services Provided/Benefit to State:
To break the cycle of domestic violence and offer a full support system to the victims.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
To remove 100 victims from the cycle of D/V to become productive taxpaying citizens.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:				$355,000
Total cost of the project:		$355,000

Request has been made to fund:			Operations
Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?						Yes
				In-Kind Amount:		$26,000
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?					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:	Alarming rise in D/V within our community according to court records.
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?						No