Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1747FY0001 The Salvation Army Children's Village
Requester:		Captain Mark Israel			Organization:		The Salvation ARmy
Project Title:		The Salvation Army Children's Village			Date Submitted:		2/16/01 8:59:37 AM
Sponsors:		Lesley Miller
Statewide Interest:		Provides a model for meeting the needs of difficult to place foster care children
Recipient:		The Salvation Army			Contact:		Charles Coles
		P.O. Box 1090			Contact Phone:		(727) 550-8076
		St. Petersburg, FL 33733
Counties:		Hillsborough
Service Area:		Private Organization
Project Description:
The Children's Villager is a neighborhood of typical family homes with professional foster parenting and coordination of all services to meet children's special needs.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Stable placement, placement of siblings groups, improved academic performance, and behavior of chidren. Other long-term outcomes will be tracked.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:						$646,450
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
Was this project previously funded by the State?							Yes
	Fiscal Year:		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:		District V data regarding foster bed space and permancy 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:		11/14/00