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Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #484 |
DACCO Residential Beds |
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Requester: |
Mary Lynn Ulrey, Chief Executive Officer |
Organization: |
The Drug Abuse Comprehensive Coordinating Office, Inc. (DACCO) |
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Project Title: |
DACCO Residential Beds |
Date Submitted |
1/6/2005 2:00:31 PM |
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Sponsors: |
Miller |
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Statewide Interest: |
DACCO provides Alternatives to Incarceration of non-violent substance abusers that would take precious costly space in our local jails and prisons. The cost for a day in Hillsborough County Jail is $75.00. DACCO provides treatment and supervision for $55.00 a day, a savings of over $20.00 each day. |
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Recipient: |
Drug Abuse Comprehensive Coordinating Office, Inc. (DACCO) |
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Contact: |
Mary Lynn Ulrey, Chief Executive Officer |
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1920 East Hillsborough Ave., 2nd Floor |
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Contact Phone: |
(813) 231-1340 |
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Tampa, FL 33610 |
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Contact email: |
marylynnu@dacco.org |
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Counties: |
Hillsborough |
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Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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Project Description: |
Provide continued funding of DACCO's residential beds. The requested amount would fund 70 clients in treatment during the year for a six-month treatment program. DACCO won 1st Place in the State last year for Residential Treatment Excellence from the Department of Children and Families and the Florida Alcohol and Drug Abuse Association (FADAA). |
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Is this a project related to 2004 hurricane damage? |
No |
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Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
65% of clients will complete treatment successfully. 72% of clients will be employed at discharge. |
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Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$600,000 |
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Total cost of the project: |
$750,000 |
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Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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What type of match exists for this project? |
Local |
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Cash Amount |
$ |
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In-kind Amount |
$150,000 |
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Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
2004 |
Amount: |
$600,000 |
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Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$600,000 |
To Fund: |
Operations |
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Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? |
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Yes |
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Agency |
Corrections, Department Of |
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Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? |
No |
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Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
Wait List residing in Jail., Jail Overcrowding Report._ |
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Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? |
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Yes |
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Hearing Body: |
Hillsborough County Legislative Delegation |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
01/19/2005 |
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Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |