Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #484
DACCO Residential Beds
 
Requester: Mary Lynn Ulrey, Chief Executive Officer Organization: The Drug Abuse Comprehensive Coordinating Office, Inc. (DACCO)
 
Project Title: DACCO Residential Beds Date Submitted 1/6/2005 2:00:31 PM
 
Sponsors: Miller
 
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.
 
Recipient: Drug Abuse Comprehensive Coordinating Office, Inc. (DACCO)   Contact: Mary Lynn Ulrey, Chief Executive Officer  
  1920 East Hillsborough Ave., 2nd Floor   Contact Phone: (813) 231-1340  
  Tampa, FL 33610   Contact email: marylynnu@dacco.org
 
Counties: Hillsborough
 
Gov't Entity:   Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): Yes
 
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).
 
Is this a project related to 2004 hurricane damage? No
 
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
65% of clients will complete treatment successfully. 72% of clients will be employed at discharge.
 
Amount requested from the State for this project this year: $600,000
 
Total cost of the project: $750,000
 
Request has been made to fund: Operations
 
What type of match exists for this project? Local
  Cash Amount $   In-kind Amount $150,000
 
Was this project previously funded by the state?   Yes
  Fiscal Year: 2004 Amount: $600,000
 
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?   Yes
  Amount: $600,000 To Fund: Operations
 
Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?   Yes
  Agency Corrections, Department Of
 
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? No
 
Is there a documented need for this project? Yes
  Documentation: Wait List residing in Jail., Jail Overcrowding Report._
 
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?   Yes
  Hearing Body: Hillsborough County Legislative Delegation
  Hearing Meeting Date: 01/19/2005
 
Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida?   No