Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #475FY0001

Mother's and Children's Substance Abuse Recovery Transitional Living Program

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Cynthia Kuyper

Organization:

First Step of Sarasota, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Mother's and Children's Substance Abuse Recovery Transitional Living Program

Date Submitted:

02/06/2001 3:23:07 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsors:

Nancy Detert

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statewide Interest:

Program to meet current unmet need for transitional living services for women and children recoverin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

First Step of Sarasota, Inc.

Contact:

Cynthia Kuyper

 

1970 Main Street, 5th Floor

Contact Phone:

(941) 366-5333 113

 

 

Sarasota 34235

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties:

DeSoto, Manatee, Sarasota

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service Area:

Private Organization

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Mothers and Infants Program began in 1995, via a grant from DCF. This program was designed to provide adult pregnant women, who are addicted to drugs/alcohol with a safe and supportive residential enviornment in which they can learn parenting, decision making, and life management skills. With a minimum stay of three to six months, program counseling focuses on drug and alcohol abuse, values clarification, health, wellness and social skills. To date, 62 babies have been born substance free. One year after treatment approximately 70% of the mothers are still clean and sober, have lessened involvement with the judicial system, and are employed.This program evolves from Mothers and Infants Program, and as such offers expanded continuum of care.First Step's Mothers and Infants Program will be the primary "feeder" to the program and other referral sources will also be used. To qualify, women must currently be receiving treatment, recovering from substance and/or alcohol abuse, and have one or more children (up to the age of 10). The proposed program is a six-eight bed, three to six month transitional living programfor mothers and their children. The transitional living porgram features at least restrictive, safe and supportive environment for continued treatment. It is designed to help minimize some of the obstacles to continuation of recovery as well as provide the skills for coping with those obstacles. To maintain census, a Women's Intervention Specialist will travel throughout the community to meet with those who qualify for the program. It allows mothers and children to have a safe environment and a place to return to following their workday. Each Mother is required to work or attend educational studies. Clients will be required to pay for a portion of their expenses. Money management education will be provided to each mother allowing her to save up enough funds once their program ends, to acquire their own housing. The program requires 10 hours weekly of group counseling, individual counseling, educational sessions and attendance at 12 step meetings. It helps the mothers to achieve self-sufficiency, relationships with their children, sobriety, and improve self-esteem.The end result is to graduate 10-12 women every twelve months. This program is not duplicated in our area.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

To graduate 10-12 women every twelve months. The women gain employment and/or education status in this program;increased length of abstinence from drugs and alcohol;increased participation in drug and alcohol free leisure activities; improved parenting skills;decreased legal involvement episodes; improved relationships with family. The children gain increased participation in school; improved social skills; improved relationship with family and improved attendance at school.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$459,097

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

Specific Appropriation #:

398

 

 

 

 

Specific Appropriation Title:

Special Categories Grants and Aids Community Substance Abuse Services

 

 

Amount to be reduced:

$459,097

 

 

 

 

Fund Source:

General Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$459,097

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Type of funding match:

Local

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Cash Amount:

$397,871

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

Yes

 

 

Amount:

$459,097

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purpose for future year funding:

 

Recurring Operations

 

 

Will this be an annual request?

 

 

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

Unknown

 

Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?

Unknown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there a documented need for this project?

 

Yes

 

 

Documentation:

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration National Report

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Yes

 

 

Hearing Body:

Sarasota Delegation meeting

 

Meeting Date:

01/16/2001