Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #325FY0102
Healthy Families
Requester:		Caroline Yeardley			Organization:		Family Resource Center
Project Title:		Healthy Families			Date Submitted:		1/16/2002 6:19:34 PM
Sponsors:		Cindy Lerner
Statewide Interest:
Reducing incidents of child abuse & neglect, offering counseling and chil
Recipient:		Family Resource center			Contact:		Caroline Yeardley
		675 North Homestead Blvd.			Contact Phone:		(305) 245-7169
		Homestead 33030
Counties:		Dade
Gov't Entity:			Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):					Yes
Project Description:
Healthy Families is a primary prevention program for at-risk children and families. The funds will help provide intensive, in-home support services (pre-natal
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
As a result, lowered or no reports of child abuse and neglect will be expected and medical services will be provided for children. Also, employment of parents two
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:						$40,000
Identify items(s) in the FY 2002-03 Appropriations Bill to be reduced:
Specific Appropriation #:			306
Specific Appropriation Title:			Grants & Aids- Child Abuse Prevention
Amount to be reduced:			$40,000
Total cost of the project:			$418,190
Request has been made to fund:				Operations
What type of match exists for this project?					Local
					In-Kind Amount:		$14,400
Was this project previously funded by the State?							Yes
	Fiscal Year:		00/01		Amount:		$458,190
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:		The rates of child abuse and child neglect reports are very high.
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:		11/19/2001