Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1617FY0001

Transitional Housing for Homeless Youth (ages 17-19) Successfully Completing DJJ Program

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Mary Louise Cole, Ph. D.

Organization:

Bay Point Schools

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Transitional Housing for Homeless Youth (ages 17-19) Successfully Completing DJJ Program

Date Submitted:

02/07/2001 3:39:48 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsors:

Gustavo Barreiro

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statewide Interest:

Serving youth at-risk of committing adult crimes but have successfully completed a DJJ program.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

Bay Point Schools

Contact:

David Custin

 

25005 SW 133 Ave.

Contact Phone:

(888) 487-0775

 

 

Miami 33032

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties:

Dade

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service Area:

Private Organization

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supportive housing with job training, job placement, and counseling services for 60 homeless teens (17 to 19 years old).  Youth must have completed a DJJ residential program to which they were adjuticated and have no viable home to return to.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

-70% of youth admitted to the program will be gainfully employed within two months of admission.

-65% of youth admitted to the program will not recidivate with an identical or greater offense than their most recent adjudication.

-80% of youth admitted will successfully complete the program.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$2,800,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identify item(s) in the Appropriations Bill to be reduced:

 

 

 

 

Specific Appropriation #:

1137

 

 

 

 

Specific Appropriation Title:

Grants and Aids, Contracted Services, Incompetent to Proceed Program

 

 

Amount to be reduced:

$2,800,000

 

 

 

 

Fund Source:

General Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$3,800,065

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Construction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Type of funding match:

Local

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Cash Amount:

$500,065

Total In-Kind Amount:

$300,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

Yes

 

 

Fiscal Year:

2000-01

Amount:

$200,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

Unknown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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:

Studies by the JJAB and the Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Yes

 

 

Hearing Body:

Miami-Dade County Legislative Delegation

 

Meeting Date:

01/17/2001