Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1842
Community Coalition Prevention Program
 
Requester: Elsa Someillan Organization: Community Coalition, Inc.
 
Project Title: Community Coalition Prevention Program Date Submitted 1/14/2003 6:51:41 PM
 
Sponsors: Bullard
 
Statewide Interest:
One of three youths that become offenders begin his criminal career before age 13. The four risk factors prevalent among our youth: Low Neighborhood Attachment, Frequent transition, mobility and academic failure.
 
Recipient: Community Coalition, Inc.   Contact: Elsa Someillan  
  2100 Coral Way, Suite 402   Contact Phone: (305) 854-2882  
  Miami 33145
 
Counties: Dade
 
Gov't Entity:   Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): Yes
 
Project Description:
This program will provide the well being of chldren and families to increase parent's confidence and competence in their parenting abilities, focus on health prevention and child abuse prevention. The target population will be families at risk and for neglect and/or abuse. Services to be provided will be family support services; parenting education; mental health prevention; health prevention; Pre-placement prevention services to help children at risk of foster care placement remain safely with their families.
 
Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? No
 
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
100% of youth will have all re2uired immunizations; Reduction in child abuse and teenage pregnancy rates; 70% of families will participate in health eduation; 90% of children will enroll in Florida's Kidcare Program; 70% of parents will show improvement in parenting skills; 80% of program participants will experience improvement of health status.
 
Amount requested from the State for this project this year: $385,000
 
Identify item(s) in the FY 2003-04 Appropriations Bill to be reduced:
 
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Amount to be reduced: $
 
Total cost of the project: $385,000
 
Request has been made to fund: Operations
 
What type of match exists for this project? Local
  Cash Amount $   In-kind Amount $35,000
 
Was this project previously funded by the state?   Yes
  Fiscal Year: 2002-2003 Amount: $385,000
 
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?   Yes
  Amount: $385,000 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: Presentation made to the US House of Representatives Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime in 1996
 
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 Delegation
  Hearing Meeting Date: 12/04/2002