Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #383FY0001 New Horizons Family Intervention and Support Program
Requester:		Evalina Bestman			Organization:		New Horizons CMHC
Project Title:		New Horizons Family Intervention and Support Program			Date Submitted:		2/8/01 11:20:06 AM
Sponsors:		Wilbert Holloway
Statewide Interest:		Provides a support program for parents who are being released from prison and resuming roles of pare
Recipient:		New Horizons CMHC			Contact:		Evalina Bestman
		1313 NW 36th Street, Suite 400			Contact Phone:		(305) 635-0366
		Miami 33142
Counties:		Dade
Service Area:		Private Organization
Project Description:
Develop family preservation and support program for parents involved in the criminal justice system and their children. Specific target population are parents being released from correction facilities and reuniting with their children. Funds will not have to be spent to maintain children in foster care, prevent school drop out and juvenile delinquency. Adult prison recidivism decreased. Parents upon discharge from jails will receive family intervention services.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
1)to prevent children and adolescents of parents involved in Criminal Justice System from becoming involved in The Criminal Justice System; 2) to provide parents involved with the criminal justice system with skills to effectively assume parenting responsibilities for their children who are in state custody or funded by the State. 3)provide family intervention services which would include the following: a)provide couseling for children, adolescent and their caretakers; b)provide parenting education to inmates and/or individuals court ordered into diversionary programs, c)facilitate a plan of reintegration into the family on parenting role for inmates being discharged, d)linking children and family members including caretakers with community resources to gain and maintain mastery of basic academic skills and facilitate their life away from crime.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:						$550,000
Identify item(s) in the Appropriations Bill to be reduced:
Specific Appropriation #:			lin 367
Specific Appropriation Title:			Adult Comm.Mental Health Services
Amount to be reduced:			$550,000
Fund Source:			Trust Fund
Total cost of the project:			$550,000
Request has been made to fund:				Operations
Type of funding match:		Private
	Total Cash Amount:		$67,000		Total In-Kind Amount:		$3,000
Was this project previously funded by the State?							No
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?							Yes
	Amount:		$550,000
	Purpose for future year funding:					Recurring Operations
	Will this be an annual request?						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:		Ted Kopel of Nightline did a week of features on women in prison and their need for reunions with ch
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 Legislative Delegation
	Meeting Date:		1/17/01