House Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #70 Children's Advocacy Center
Requester:	Lisa Early		Organization:		Children's Advocacy Center
Project Title:	Children's Advocacy Center		Date Submitted:		01/06/2000 11:37:50 AM
District Member:	Allen Trovillion		Service Area:		County
Counties Affected:	Orange
Recipient:	Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children and Women		Contact:		Lisa Early
	92 W. Miller		Contact Phone:		(407) 317-7430
	Orlando 32806
Project Description:
The CAC is a nationally recognized model that combines a multi-disciplinary team to identify, treat and prevent child abuse.
Services Provided/Benefit to State:
The multi-disciplinary team works together to identify, effectively respond, provide crisis intervention, counseling, evaluate and treat victims of abuse and neglect.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Outcome evaluation performed by University of Central Florida. A detailed list of outcomes is available.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:				$500,000
Total cost of the project:		$750,000

Request has been made to fund:			Operations
Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?						Yes
	Cash Amount:	$250,000
Was this project previously funded by the State?						Yes
	Fiscal Year:	1998-1999		Amount:		$300,000
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?						Yes
	Amount:	$500,000
	Purpose for future year funding:				Recurring Operations
	Will this be an annual request?					Yes
Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?						Yes
	Agency:	Children And Families, Department Of
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?						Yes
Is there a documented need for this project?						Yes
	Documentation:	Orange Co. has highest number of child abuse victims. Over 14,000 calls made to hotline.
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?						No