Senate Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2551

New Horizons Children & Family Center

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Evalina Bestman

Organization:

New Horizons CMHC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

New Horizons Children & Family Center

Date Submitted:

01/31/2000 9:29:44 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

District Member:

Ronald Silver

Service Area:

County

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties Affected:

Dade

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

New Horizons CMHC

Contact:

Evalina Bestman

 

1313 NW 36th Street, #400

Contact Phone:

(305) 635-0366

 

 

Miami 33142

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Development of a family neighborhood center as a prevention model, focusing on health prevention, child abuse prevention and promoting safe and stable families program. Services to include family support services, parenting education, mental health services including outpatient medical (individual,group & family), health prevention; pre placement prevention services to help children at risk of foster care placement remain safely with their families

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services Provided/Benefit to State:

 

 

 

 

 

will reduce amount of funds needed for emergency and advance care, educated parents and children will engage in better health practices

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

100% of youth to have required immunizations,reduction in child abuse and teen pregnancy, 70% of family participation in health education, 90% of children to enroll in Kidcare program, 70% of childern to show improved academic performance, 85% of families in apartment complex will participate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$250,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$250,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

Yes

 

 

Fiscal Year:

1999-2000

Amount:

$200,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

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?

 

Yes

 

 

Documentation:

Planning document for privatization of Children Service by District XI providers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 Legislative Delegation

 

Meeting Date:

01/12/1999