Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #740FY0001 Freedom House
Requester:		Bernie DeCastro			Organization:		Time for Freedom, Inc.
Project Title:		Freedom House			Date Submitted:		2/13/01 9:55:11 AM
Sponsors:		Anna Cowin
Statewide Interest:		Substance Abuse Treatment including aftercare of inmates released from prison.
Recipient:		Time for Freedom, Inc.			Contact:		Bernie DeCastro
		924 NE 24th Street			Contact Phone:		(352) 351-1280
		Ocala 34470
Counties:		{Statewide}
Service Area:		Private Organization
Project Description:
A holistic, faith based residential program which ministers to the needs of men with a history of substance abuse.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Provide transitional after-care beds for 50 ex-offenders. Provide Residentional Substance abuse treatment for 75 men. Random monthly drug screening. Weekly AA&NA meetings. Job Placement. Weekly counseling. Assistance with acquiring driver's licenses and transportation.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:						$500,000
Total cost of the project:			$1,000,000
Request has been made to fund:				Operations and Construction
Type of funding match:		Private
	Total Cash Amount:		$350,000		Total In-Kind Amount:		$150,000
Was this project previously funded by the State?							No
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?							No
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:		1999 Florida Drug Control Strategy Report.
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?							Yes
	Hearing Body:		Marion County Board of Commissioners
	Meeting Date:		2/20/01