Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #225FY0001

L.A. (Lehigh Acres) Social Service Center, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Lisa Goehle

Organization:

L.A. Social Service Center

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

L.A. (Lehigh Acres) Social Service Center, Inc.

Date Submitted:

2/9/01 11:18:10 AM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsors:

Carole Green, Lindsay Harrington, Jeff Kottkamp, Bruce Kyle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statewide Interest:

Efficient provision of services to the needy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

L.A. Social Service Center, Inc.

Contact:

Lisa Goehle

 

9 Beth Stacey Blvd

Contact Phone:

(941) 369-6739

 

 

Lehigh Acres 33936

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties:

Lee

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service Area:

Private Organization

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of pre-existing building at 228 Plaza Drive in Lehigh Acres for puprose of self-containing a shelter and numerous social service programs. This building will open up Fort Myers based social services agencies that do not have an base of operations in Lehigh.  The shelter aspect will be open for emergency placement over the short-term.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

Access to shelter for protection, hygiene, nutrition, and rest.  Opportunities for law enforcement to provide immediate placement of clients.  Provides opportunity to partner with the Salvation Army and ACT Shelters to place clients long-term.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$350,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

Specific Appropriation #:

302A

 

 

 

 

Specific Appropriation Title:

Grants and Aid: FCO Temporary Housing

 

 

Amount to be reduced:

$350,000

 

 

 

 

Fund Source:

Trust Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$350,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Type of funding match:

None

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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:

Statistics from other shelter currently showing the number of Lehigh Acres residents serviced.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Yes

 

 

Hearing Body:

Lee County Legislative Delegation Hearing

 

Meeting Date:

1/19/01