| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2139 | |||||||||
| Nutrition & Family Services Project | |||||||||
| Requester: | Ella W. Cobbs | Organization: | Theo's Ministries International, Inc. | ||||||
| Project Title: | Nutrition & Family Services Project | Date Submitted | 1/15/2003 10:53:00 AM | ||||||
| Sponsors: | Holloway | ||||||||
| Statewide Interest: | |||||||||
| This project addresses the statewide interest of Reunification of the Family. | |||||||||
| Recipient: | Theo's Ministries International, Inc. | Contact: | Ella W. Cobbs | ||||||
| 3362 NW 151st Terrace | Contact Phone: | (305) 687-1050 | |||||||
| Opa-Locka 33054 | |||||||||
| Counties: | Dade | ||||||||
| Gov't Entity: | Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): | Yes | |||||||
| Project Description: | |||||||||
| The Nutrition & Family Services Project is a community-based program that targets families and individuals to alliviate hunger, stabilize and build strong families. Its hot meals service, food and clothing distribution meets the needs of approximately 200 families and individuals within the Opa-Locka and North Communities. Participants are able to participate in community workshops and Tuesday Family Nights at which time discussions and lectures are provided on issues impacting on family life. Counselors assist clients to ensure that their health-care needs are being met while also providing individual and group counseling, and information and referral services. Supportive services are provided to complement program needs. Monthly seminars/workshops are conducted and include Domestic Violence, Appropriate Touching, HIV/AIDS Awareness and Prevention, Literacy Conflict Resolution, Budgeting and Money Management, and Information and Referral to other community services and/or programs and services. | |||||||||
| Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? | No | ||||||||
| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: | |||||||||
| Strong family units, decrease in juvenile deliquency, decrease in incidents of school absences and better relationships with children and their parents. | |||||||||
| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: | $80,000 | ||||||||
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| Amount to be reduced: | $ | ||||||||
| Total cost of the project: | $80,000 | ||||||||
| Request has been made to fund: | Operations | ||||||||
| What type of match exists for this project? | None | ||||||||
| Cash Amount | $ | ||||||||
| Was this project previously funded by the state? | No | ||||||||
| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? | Yes | Amount: | $80,000 | To Fund: | Operations | ||||
| 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: | A needs assesment was completed that identified the need for food and clothing distribution progrmas | ||||||||
| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? | No | ||||||||