Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1258FY0102

New Horizons Youth Academic Day Treatment Program

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Evalina Bestman

Organization:

New Horizons CMHC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

New Horizons Youth Academic Day Treatment Program

Date Submitted:

1/18/2002 10:56:54 AM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsors:

Wilbert Holloway

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statewide Interest:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provides intervention and education to problem teens

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

New Horizons CMHC

 

Contact:

Evalina Bestman

 

 

1313 NW 36th Street, Suite 400

 

Contact Phone:

(305) 635-0366

 

 

 

Miami 33142

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties:

Dade

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gov't Entity:

 

Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

An after school program for Middle school age children involved in Juvenile Justice System or at risk for Juvenile deliquent behaviors.  This program will provide an array of services including academic tutoring, behavior modification, effective parenting training, mental health and/or substance abuse treatment, teenage pregnancy prevention, self-esteem programming, value clarification.  The program will focus on early intervention and prevention, its aim will be to divert youth from being committed as juvenile deliquents and moving through the cycle of first degree misdermeanors to felonies.  Participants who successfully complete the program will be able to lead socially accetabl;e lifestyles.  In addition, government funds will not need to be directed on a long-term basis to these youths.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

70% of the youth shall complete the program, as evidenced by attendance list and certificate of completion; 100% participant shall improve their academic performance by a minimum of one grade level as evidenced by pre and post testing; 100% of all youth shall complete all performance requirements in their performance plan, as evidenced by written discharge performance summary reports; 100% of all youth shall demonstrate 50% improvement in behavioral skills, measured by pre and post testing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$490,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identify items(s) in the FY 2002-03 Appropriations Bill to be reduced:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specific Appropriation #:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specific Appropriation Title:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount to be reduced:

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$490,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What type of match exists for this project?

Local

 

 

Cash Amount:

$100,000

In-Kind Amount:

$50,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

Yes

 

 

Fiscal Year:

2001-2002

Amount:

$200,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

Yes

 

 

Amount:

$100,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

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:

The Department of Juvenile Justice staff provided technical assistance in developing target populati

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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:

10/5/2001