Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1261FY0102

Thelma Gibson Health Initiative

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Thelma Gibson

Organization:

Theodore R. Gibson Memorial Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Thelma Gibson Health Initiative

Date Submitted:

1/17/2002 3:11:19 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsors:

Manuel Prieguez

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statewide Interest:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health-related services such as;substance abuse education, treatment and referrals, HIV/AIDS testing, education, treatment and referrals, prenatal health screening, prenatal health education, school immunizations.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

Thelma Gibson Health Initiative

 

Contact:

Thelma Gibson

 

 

3629 Grand Avenue

 

Contact Phone:

(305) 442-9613

 

 

 

Coconut Grove 33133

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties:

Dade

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gov't Entity:

 

Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Thelma Gibson Health Initiative will fill the gaps in health-related care for significant neglected low-income communities residing in seemingly affluent communities such as Coconut Grove, South Miami and Coral Gables. This project will thus provide prenatal (parenting) education, outreach and related health screening and immunizations, substance abuse (street) outreach, education, testing and treatment referrals, HIV/AIDS (street) outreach, testing and treatment referrals, as well as individual, family, group, and home visit counseling.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

Service to approximately 2,000 unduplicated clients yearly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$50,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Amount to be reduced:

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Total cost of the project:

$230,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What type of match exists for this project?

Private

 

 

 

 

In-Kind Amount:

$50,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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:

Community Voices (United Way document)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

No