Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #274FY0001

Healthy Families

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Caroline Yeardley

Organization:

Family Resource Center

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Healthy Families

Date Submitted:

02/06/2001 4:24:46 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsors:

Cindy Lerner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statewide Interest:

Reducing incidents of child abuse & neglect,offering counseling and child care

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

Family Resource Center

Contact:

Caroline Yeardley

 

675 North Homestead Blvd.

Contact Phone:

(305) 245-7169

 

 

Homestead 33030

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties:

Dade

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service Area:

Private Organization

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Healthy Families is a primary prevention program for at-risk children and families.  The funds will help provide intensive, in-home support services {pre-natal-age 5}.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

As a result, lowered or no reports of child abuse and neglect will be expected and medical services will be provided for children. Also, employment of parents two years after their child's birth, is anticipated.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$40,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

Specific Appropriation #:

306

 

 

 

 

Specific Appropriation Title:

Grants & Aids-Child Abuse Prevention & Intervention

 

 

Amount to be reduced:

$40,000

 

 

 

 

Fund Source:

Trust Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$418,190

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Type of funding match:

Local

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total In-Kind Amount:

$14,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

Yes

 

 

Fiscal Year:

00/01

Amount:

$458,190

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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:

The rates of child abuse and child neglect reports are very high.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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