| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2344 | |||||||||
| 25 Drug and Alcohol Beds for Women | |||||||||
| Requester: | Bishop Frank Costantino | Organization: | Bridges of America | ||||||
| Project Title: | 25 Drug and Alcohol Beds for Women | Date Submitted | 1/15/2003 12:47:55 PM | ||||||
| Sponsors: | Jones | ||||||||
| Statewide Interest: | |||||||||
| It is designed to decrease the rate of recidivism for women with substance abuse and alcohol addiction by providing treatment. | |||||||||
| Recipient: | Bridges of America | Contact: | Bishop Frank Costantino | ||||||
| 2011 Mercy Drive | Contact Phone: | (407) 291-1500 | |||||||
| Orlando 32808 | |||||||||
| Counties: | Pinellas | ||||||||
| Gov't Entity: | Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): | Yes | |||||||
| Project Description: | |||||||||
| Bridges of America's 25 Drug and Alcohol Beds for Women at the St. Petersburg Bridge provides: treatment programs provided by certified professionals experienced in substance abuse treatment; case management team and quality care for all clients; living quarters; education about chemical dependency and identifying the underlying causes of addiction; intervention/assessment programs; encouragement to use links to the community including community based referrals; addressing secondary problems before offenders can successfully reenter the community as productive law-abiding citizens; life management skill-building; employement/re-entry component; use of community resources; graduation ceremony for all successful graduates. | |||||||||
| Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? | No | ||||||||
| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: | |||||||||
| The successful outcome goal is to maintain a 60% success rate for all eligible clients. 87% of graduates not to be recommitted. | |||||||||
| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: | $587,250 | ||||||||
| Total cost of the project: | $623,750 | ||||||||
| Request has been made to fund: | Operations | ||||||||
| What type of match exists for this project? | Local, Private | ||||||||
| Cash Amount | $36,500 | ||||||||
| Was this project previously funded by the state? | No | ||||||||
| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? | Yes | Amount: | $623,750 | 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: | Department of Corrections Substance abuse annual report. | ||||||||
| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? | Unknown | ||||||||