Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1347
Hot Meals Program for Adutls with Developmental Disabilities
 
Requester: Helena Del Monte, Executive Di Organization: Association for the Development of the Exceptional, Inc.
 
Project Title: Hot Meals Program for Adutls with Developmental Disabilities Date Submitted 1/15/2003 9:26:42 AM
 
Sponsors: Garcia
 
Statewide Interest:
It will provide the basic human need of a balanced nutritional valuable meal, for low to moderate income adults with developmental disabilities. Service to the Developmentally Challenged population is one of the priorities identified in the State Plan for 2003, as it had beeen for the last 4 years
 
Recipient: Association for the Development of the Exceptional, Inc.   Contact: Helena Del Monte, Executive Di  
  2801 North Miami Avenue   Contact Phone: (305) 573-3737  
  Miami 33127
 
Counties: Dade
 
Gov't Entity:   Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): Yes
 
Project Description:
This will be a continuation of the meals program presently in place at ADE. A maxium of 220 adults with developmental disabilities will be served a daily hot meal at their Adult Day Training Program. The meals will be caterd by an experienced, reputable catering company. Meal planning will be rendered by professional dieticians, in a supervised manner, with a variety month to month menu. Served 5 days a week for 230 days per year.
 
Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? No
 
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
The Daily lunch will enhance the partisipants physical/intellectual well being, condutive to more stimulus in learnin, thus affording the participants the opportunity towards independence and self-sufficiency.
 
Amount requested from the State for this project this year: $350,000
 
Identify item(s) in the FY 2003-04 Appropriations Bill to be reduced:
 
Specific Appropriation #:  
 
Specific Appropriation Title:  
 
Amount to be reduced: $
 
Total cost of the project: $1,700,000
 
Request has been made to fund: Operations
 
What type of match exists for this project? Local, Private
  Cash Amount $20,000   In-kind Amount $75,000
 
Was this project previously funded by the state?   Yes
  Fiscal Year: 2002-2003 Amount: $192,000
 
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?   Yes
  Amount: $350,000 To Fund: Operations
 
Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?   Unknown
 
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? Unknown
 
Is there a documented need for this project? Yes
  Documentation: Agency needs assessement determining the poor conditon of the lunches consumed by our participants
 
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?   Yes
  Hearing Body: Miami-Dade County Legislative Delagation
  Hearing Meeting Date: 12/04/2002