| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #596 | |||||||||
| Child Abuse Prevention | |||||||||
| Requester: | Theresa Garbarino-May | Organization: | Exchange Club CASTLE | ||||||
| Project Title: | Child Abuse Prevention | Date Submitted | 1/10/2003 11:03:30 AM | ||||||
| Sponsors: | Harrell | ||||||||
| Statewide Interest: | |||||||||
| Part of child abuse prevention continuum of services. | |||||||||
| Recipient: | Exchange Club CASTLE | Contact: | Theresa Garbarino-May | ||||||
| P.O. Box 12908 | Contact Phone: | (772) 465-6011 | |||||||
| Ft Pierce 34979 | |||||||||
| Counties: | Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee, St. Lucie | ||||||||
| Gov't Entity: | Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): | Yes | |||||||
| Project Description: | |||||||||
| The CASTLE has been at the forefront of abuse prevention in the four county area for 21 years. The services offered by the CASTLE have been replicated in 107 centers in 26 states around the country. The CASTLE is a national and local leader in operating and designing child abuse prevention programs. Our goal is to protect children fron abuse by building strong and stable families, resulting in the best outcome for the children at risk. CASTLE programs fit well into a continuum of care for children, and offer a servie not available through anyone else in the four county area. CASTLE programs operate at about 1/2 the cost standard home based prevention porgrams, are outcome driven, and consistently receive solid monitoring reviews from oversight agencies. | |||||||||
| Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? | No | ||||||||
| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: | |||||||||
| The number of children abused and neglected has dropped in the four county area covered by the CASTLE during the period from 1999 to 2001. The collaboration among agencies in this area has been described by Ted Granger, President, United Way of Florida as "the best in the state." 95% of families enrolled in CASTLE programs do not enter or re-enter the system for up to one year after services have been completed. 94% of enrolled families demonstrate a significant improvement in parenting skills as measured by a standardized pre-post test. | |||||||||
| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: | $300,000 | ||||||||
| 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: | $1,496,185 | ||||||||
| Request has been made to fund: | Operations | ||||||||
| What type of match exists for this project? | Local | ||||||||
| Cash Amount | $1,134,747 | In-kind Amount | $20,000 | ||||||
| Was this project previously funded by the state? | No | ||||||||
| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? | Yes | Amount: | $300,000 | To Fund: | Operations | ||||
| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? | No | ||||||||
| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? | Unknown | ||||||||
| Is there a documented need for this project? | Yes | ||||||||
| Documentation: | Needs assessment in Martin, St Lucie, IR Counties. Doubling of numbers in foster care | ||||||||
| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? | No | ||||||||