House Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #821

Early Intervention & Aftercare Programs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Charles Luthin

Organization:

Eckerd Youth Alternatives

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Early Intervention & Aftercare Programs

Date Submitted:

01/20/2000 9:52:10 AM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

District Member:

Mike Fasano

Service Area:

Regional

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties Affected:

Pinellas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

Eckerd Youth Alternatives

Contact:

Charles Luthin

 

100 North Starcrest Drive

Contact Phone:

(727) 461-2990

 

 

Clearwater 33765

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This project is a school-based program for 4th & 5th grade students focusing on providing conflict resolution, anger management skills and mentoring to reduce discipline referrals and improve student performance. The Aftercare program provides extensive contact with male and female delinquent youth that have completed residential treatment programs in order to successfully integrate youth back into their communities.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services Provided/Benefit to State:

 

 

 

 

 

Students who participate in this program will learn skills to stay in school, keep busy and live violence free.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

Early Intervention:

Over 650 youth will receive services throughout 6 Title I targeted schools; over 100 of these youth will receive intensified services through mentoring and/or special needs groups.

 

Aftercare:

An average of 104 youth will be served at any given time for an average length of stay of 6 to 9 months; over 200 youth will be served annually.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$1,350,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$1,350,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?

 

Yes

 

 

 

 

In-Kind Amount:

$72,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

Yes

 

 

Fiscal Year:

1999-2000

Amount:

$1,350,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

Yes

 

 

Amount:

$1,383,750

 

 

 

 

 

 

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?

 

Unknown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

No