Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #627FY0001

The Salvation Army's Chilldren's Village

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Mark Israel

Organization:

The Salvation Army

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

The Salvation Army's Chilldren's Village

Date Submitted:

02/07/2001 3:26:53 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsors:

Frank Farkas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statewide Interest:

Permanent placement of long-term foster care and hard-to-adopt children with siblings' groups intact

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

The Salvation Army

Contact:

Charles Coles

 

340 14th Avenue South

Contact Phone:

(727) 550-8076

 

 

St. Petersburg 33701

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties:

Pinellas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service Area:

Private Organization

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Children's Village is a neighborhood of typical family homes with professional foster parenting and coordiation of all services to meet children's special needs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

Stable placement, placement of sibling groups, improved academic performance and behavior of children. Other related outcomes will be tracked: reduced criminal activites and reliance on government programs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$646,450

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

Specific Appropriation #:

630

 

 

 

 

Specific Appropriation Title:

Food service & Production

 

 

Amount to be reduced:

$646,450

 

 

 

 

Fund Source:

General Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$25,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Type of funding match:

Private

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Cash Amount:

$5,000,000

Total In-Kind Amount:

$200,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

Yes

 

 

Fiscal Year:

2000-2001

Amount:

$400,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

Yes

 

 

Amount:

$1,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purpose for future year funding:

 

Recurring Operations

 

 

Will this be an annual request?

 

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

Yes

 

 

Agency:

Children And Families, Department Of

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

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there a documented need for this project?

 

Yes

 

 

Documentation:

Children and Families District V data regarding foster bed and permanency of children.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Yes

 

 

Hearing Body:

Pinellas County Legislative Delegation

 

Meeting Date:

01/18/2001