Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2392FY0001

Kids Bridge

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Bill Shelter

Organization:

Children's Home Society

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Kids Bridge

Date Submitted:

2/9/01 2:41:02 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsors:

Doug Wiles

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statewide Interest:

Relieving Florida's foster care system through greater numbers of family reunifications

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

Children's Home Society

Contact:

Bill Shelter

 

3027 San Diego Road

Contact Phone:

(904) 348-2811

 

 

Jacksonville 32207

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties:

Duval

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service Area:

Government Entity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Family Visitation Facility, "Kids Bridge" is the project of the St. Augustine Junior Service League, a group of dedicated volunteers who seek to establish a Visitation Center in St. Augustine, where children and their seperated have nowhere to go for court-ordered, supervised visitations.  This project will provide a safe, home-like environment in which children in foster care with their biological families in healthy, controlled setting.  This project will help children and their parents to rebuild relationships and trust and hopefully lead to reunification.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

The number of reunited families in St. Johns County should increase as a result of this worthy project.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$100,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

Specific Appropriation #:

322

 

 

 

 

Specific Appropriation Title:

Progam Expenses

 

 

Amount to be reduced:

$100,000

 

 

 

 

Fund Source:

General Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$100,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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?

 

Yes

 

 

Amount:

$100,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purpose for future year funding:

 

Recurring Operations

 

 

Will this be an annual request?

 

 

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?

 

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)?

Yes

 

 

Hearing Body:

St. Johns Legislative Delegation

 

Meeting Date:

1/30/01