House Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #721 100 Bed Post-Release Transitional Housing Program
Requester:	Lori Costantino-Brown		Organization:		Bridges of America
Project Title:	100 Bed Post-Release Transitional Housing Program		Date Submitted:		01/28/2000 5:36:22 PM
District Member:	Allen Trovillion		Service Area:		Statewide
Counties Affected:	{Statewide}
Recipient:	Bridges of America		Contact:		Lori Costantino-Brown
	2055 Mercy Drive		Contact Phone:		(407) 291-1500
	Orlando 32808
Project Description:
Bridges of America's 100 Bed Post-Release Transitional Housing Program provides therapeutic support, affordable housing, job placement, assistance, and additional substance abuse treatment through referrals when needed. The program links services to offenders and inmates who are released from community and prison substance abuse programs. We also provide and link services to offenders who are currently on community supervision or has been released from prison or community supervision within ninety (90) days and is assessed to need transitional housing services. The program is designed to meet the various needs offenders and inmates experience when attempting to re-enter their communities. The case managers at each program location are responsible for the initial intake and assessment to determine what services are essential for the resident reintegration back into their communities. The overall mission of the Post-release Transitional Housing Program is to assist post-released offenders by providing transitional housing and other such support services to assist them in maintaining a drug-free, independent living, crime-free life style and make a successful re-entry into the community.
Services Provided/Benefit to State:
The program cost includes housing, food (two meals a day) electricity, local phone, job placement services, and transition services. The services include, orientation, intake and assessment, financial management assistance and transportation assistance. Post-secondary education and employment/vocational skills, and domestic violence counseling are services referrals and linked to available community resources. The post-release trnsitional housing will benerfit the state by reducing the current recidivism occurrence and addressing the number one problem, which is poor transition. Inmates being released back into communities can now have a better chance for contributing to society in a positive way. Our goal is to assist the newly released inmate and community based releasee to a structural environment to promote their personal recovery. The cost is $10.00 per day per client paid by the state. The client is required to pay subsistence of $75.00 per work whenever they become gainfully employed.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
The Bridges of America's measurable outcome is based on three variables: 1) To be gainfully employed at termination of the program. 2) Suitable housing at termination 3) The client and case manager have satisfactorily completed their agreed upon goals and objectives for successful discharge. Our anticipated outcome is predicatated on the client having previous treatment for their substance abuse problem (at least 90 days residential care). The successful outcome goal is to maintain a 65 to 75% success rate for all eligible clients. The preliminary outcome report indicates that so far: 1) 46% of the clients that have left our transitional housing programs are classified as successful (met the three criterion for successful discharge). 2) 29% left the program as unsuccessful. 3) 4% left for administrative reasons and another. 4) 21% transferred to other programs i.e., residential mental health or substance abuse programs.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:				$365,000
Total cost of the project:		$365,000

Request has been made to fund:			Operations
Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?						No
Was this project previously funded by the State?						Yes
	Fiscal Year:	1999-2000		Amount:		$365,000
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?						Yes
	Amount:	$365,000
	Purpose for future year funding:				Recurring Operations
	Will this be an annual request?					Yes
Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?						Unknown
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?						Unknown
Is there a documented need for this project?						Yes
	Documentation:	The original proposal will be sent to Criminal Justice Appropriations
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?						Yes
	Hearing Body:	House Criminal Justice Appropriations Committee
	Meeting Date:	02/18/1999