Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #127

Substance Abuse Halfway House - "In Utero"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Juli Arnold

Organization:

Alpha Health Servies, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Substance Abuse Halfway House - "In Utero"

Date Submitted:

12/29/1999 1:57:29 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

District Member:

Patsy Kurth

Service Area:

Regional

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties Affected:

Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee, St. Lucie

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

Alpha Health Services

Contact:

Julie Arnold

 

1025 Orange Avenue

Contact Phone:

(561) 465-4050

 

 

Fort Pierce 34950

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A transitional living environment for substance abusing women and their children who have successfully completed residential treatment and are attending day treatment services or aftercare services.  SLC has the second highest statistic per capita in the state (and minority females in 20-45 age group ranked second fastest group population) contracting STD/HIV.  Many pregnant drug users prostitute to pay high rent costs.  The waiting list for Section 8 housing is at least two years - and longer for larger families.  There are no halfway houses in this district that women have access to - and none allow children.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services Provided/Benefit to State:

 

 

 

 

 

Stable transitinal housing for pregnant women and their children in a drug-free environment will increase the number of pregnant women staying drug-free and will reduce homelessness among that population.  Reduction in number of client's children being in custody of DCF and/or Foster Care, due to lack of stable housing, will be realized.  By increasing the number of women who are able to remain drug-free, the STD (sexually transmitted diseases) and HIV statistics of women giving birth will be reduced at an enormous cost savings to health clinics, hospitals, medicaid.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

Improve pregnancy outcomes.Increased employment, decreased substance abuse, reduction of government subsidies, reduction of relapes rates, reduction of number of children in foster care/shelter care system, reduction in number of termination of parental rights.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$500,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$750,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Operations and Construction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

Yes

 

 

Amount:

$500,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purpose for future year funding:

 

Recurring Operations

 

 

Will this be an annual request?

 

 

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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:

Dept of Health stats, DCF stats, Public Housing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?

Yes

 

 

Hearing Body:

St. Lucie County Legislative Delegation

 

Meeting Date:

12/01/1999