Senate Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2050 Family School and Friends Program
Requester:	Carmen Portela		Organization:		Hands in Action
Project Title:	Family School and Friends Program		Date Submitted:		01/31/2000 1:05:22 PM
District Member:	Mario Diaz-Balart		Service Area:		County
Counties Affected:	Dade
Recipient:	Hands in Action		Contact:		Frances Sitjes
	6202 West 21 Court		Contact Phone:		(305) 819-5525
	Miami 33016
Project Description:
The FSF program focuses on reducing the stress identified as prevalent in "at risk" families so that the incidences of child abuse and neglect can in turn be reduced. All educational and theraputic components of the program including parenting skills education, child abuse prevention education and training, individual and family therapy, support groups, after school tutoring program, summer camp, vocational training (computer education), and education training (GED and ESOL) aim towards this goal.
Services Provided/Benefit to State:
Family Education and Support Services to 2100 clients; Child Abuse Preventions Education and training to 60,000 students/teachers/parents; school supplies distribution to 1,000 students; the Family School and Friends Program focuses on empowering families through education and family support services. The program aims to reduce the high rates of family violence and delinquent behaviors that are present in our communitites. This in turn, benefits the State with healthier families and children who will be less likely to need the services of the Department of Children and Families, the Department of Juvenile Justice, and other government agencies.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
The FSF program's expected outcomes include: increased parental involvement in shcool related activities; increased educational skills of parents and children; increased attendance level of students identified by school personnel; increased awareness of the relationship between education and futture success; increased reliance/trust on available community resources; increased child abuse prevention knowledge for children, parents, and teachers; increased awareness of available community educational, vocational and employment resources; increased parent's ability to protect and nurture their children and successfully resolve conflicts.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:				$490,000
Total cost of the project:		$831,000

Request has been made to fund:			Operations
Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?						Yes
	Cash Amount:	$341,000
Was this project previously funded by the State?						Yes
	Fiscal Year:	1996-1997		Amount:		$250,000
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?						Yes
	Amount:	$490,000
	Purpose for future year funding:				Recurring Operations
	Will this be an annual request?					Unknown
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?						Unknown
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
	Meeting Date:	11/10/1999