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House Community
Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #843 New Horizons Youth Academy Day Treatment Program |
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Requester: |
Evalina W. Bestman, Ph.D. |
Organization: |
New Horizons Community Mental Health Center |
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Project Title: |
New Horizons Youth Academy Day Treatment Program |
Date Submitted: |
01/20/2000 10:31:31 AM |
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District Member: |
Willie Logan |
Service Area: |
County |
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Counties Affected: |
Dade |
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Recipient: |
New Horizons CMHC, Inc. |
Contact: |
Evalina W. Bestman, Ph.D. |
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1313 NW 36th Street, Suite 400 |
Contact Phone: |
(305) 635-0366 |
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Miami 33142 |
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Project Description: |
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A day treatment program for Middle School age emotionally disturbed or learning disabled children involved in Juvenile Justice System or at risk for Juvenile delinquent behaviors. This program will provide an array of services including academic tutoring, behavior modification, effective parenting training, improved socialization skills, pre-vocational planning, mental health and/or substance abuse treatment, teenage pregnancy prevention, self-esteem programming, value clarification. |
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Services Provided/Benefit to State: |
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The program is an early intervention and prevention program. Participants successfully completing will be diverted from juvenile detention out of home placement and/or incarceration and achieve academically. Thus, government funds will not need to be directed on a long term basis to these youth. |
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Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
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70% of the youth shall complete the program, as evidenced by attendance list and certificate of completion; 100% participant shall improve their academic performance by a minimum of one grade level as evidenced by pre and post testing; 100% of all youth shall complete all performance requirements in their performance plan, as evidenced by written discharge perfomance summary reports; 100% of all youth shall demonstrate 50% improvement in behavioral skills, measured by pre and post testing. |
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Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$475,000 |
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Total cost of the project: |
$475,000 |
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Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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Is there Local Government or Private match for this request? |
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No |
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Was this project previously funded by the State? |
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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
1999-2000 |
Amount: |
$450,000 |
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Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$450,000 |
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Purpose for future year funding: |
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Recurring Operations |
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Will this be an annual request? |
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Yes |
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Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? |
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No |
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Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? |
No |
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Is there a documented need for this project? |
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Yes |
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Documentation: |
DJJ has provided technical assistance in providing data or LD and/mentally ill |
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Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? |
Yes |
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Hearing Body: |
Miami-Dade Legislative Delegation |
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Meeting Date: |
01/12/2000 |
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