House Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #450

Safe Harbor Shelter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Allison Metcalf

Organization:

Children's Home Society of Florida

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Safe Harbor Shelter

Date Submitted:

01/26/2000 2:08:39 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

District Member:

Sharon Merchant

Service Area:

Statewide

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties Affected:

Palm Beach

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

Children's Home Society of Florida

Contact:

Allison Metcalf

 

2100 45th Street

Contact Phone:

(561) 844-0802

 

 

West Palm Beach 33407

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To build a new Safe Harbor Shelter and recreational facilities on Forest Hill Blvd., West Palm Beach

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services Provided/Benefit to State:

 

 

 

 

 

Shelter and counseling for over 1000 runaway, homeless or lockout youth per year.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

80+% of youth served will return and remain with family 6 months after services; 75+% will be diverted from juvenile justice system

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$1,300,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$3,500,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Construction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?

 

Yes

 

 

Cash Amount:

$1,600,000

In-Kind Amount:

$100,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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:

Police Reports logging annual number of runaways youth. (Approx.3,000/yr.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Yes

 

 

Hearing Body:

Palm Beach County Legislative Delegation

 

Meeting Date:

02/01/2000