Senate Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2569

New Horizons Youth Academy Day Treatment Program

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Evalina Bestman

Organization:

New Horizons CMHC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

New Horizons Youth Academy Day Treatment Program

Date Submitted:

01/31/2000 10:04:02 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:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

day treatment program for middle school aged emotionally disturbed or learning diabled children involved in Juvenile Justice System or at risk for Juvenile Justice behaviors -- program will provide an array of services including academic tutoring, behavior modification, effective parenting training, improved socialization skills, pre vocational planning, mental health and/or substance abuse treatment, teenage pregnancy prevention, self esteem programming, value clarification

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services Provided/Benefit to State:

 

 

 

 

 

early intervention and prevention program, participants who successfully completing will be diverted from juvenile detention and incarceration, creting a cost savings for the state

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

70% of youth in program will complete the program, 100% participant will improve academic performance, 100% of youth shall demonstrate 50% improvement in behavioral skills

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$475,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$475,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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:

$450,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

Yes

 

 

Amount:

$450,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

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:

Department of Juvenile Justice target population data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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:

01/12/2000