Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #36FY0001

SOS Children's Village

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Margie Bruszer

Organization:

SOS Children's Village

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

SOS Children's Village

Date Submitted:

2/16/01 11:41:46 AM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsors:

Debby Sanderson

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statewide Interest:

SOS Children's Village provides greatly needed regional foster care for hard to place children

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

SOS Children's Village

Contact:

Margie Bruszer

 

3681 NW 59 Place

Contact Phone:

(954) 420-5030

 

 

Coconut Creek 33073

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties:

Broward, Palm Beach

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service Area:

Private Organization

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SOS is a licensed child caring agency providing permanent care for up to 60 foster children, currently ranging from age 6 to 18, who are in the custody of the Department of Children and Families.  The uniquesness of SOS is it's mission to provide a permanent foster care placement, reuniting sibilings, and actually raising the children until they reach independence and self sufficiency as young adults.  The children served have been determined by the department and the courts to be unable to return to their biological families and to be in need of long term care.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

Dependent children will be provided a safe, loving, and nurturing home.  Additional goals for the development and care of the children will be in accord with the existing contractual terms with the Broward County Children Services Board.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$350,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$964,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Type of funding match:

Local

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Cash Amount:

$641,000

Total In-Kind Amount:

$700,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

Yes

 

 

Fiscal Year:

2000-2001

Amount:

$350,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

Yes

 

 

Amount:

$350,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purpose for future year funding:

 

Recurring Operations

 

 

Will this be an annual request?

 

 

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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:

Dept. of Children and Families agency needs assessment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Yes

 

 

Hearing Body:

Broward Legislative Delegation

 

Meeting Date:

1/16/01