Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2276
Gulf Coast Children's Advocacy Center
Requester:		River Jordan			Organization:		Children's Advocacy Center - Bay County
Project Title:		Gulf Coast Children's Advocacy Center			Date Submitted		1/15/2003 1:18:43 PM
Sponsors:		Clary
Statewide Interest:
Provides centralized services to abused children.
Recipient:		Gulf Coast Children's Advocacy Center			Contact:		River Jordan
		700 West 23rd Street, Bldg. H, Suite 100			Contact Phone:		(850) 872-7760
		Panama City 32405
Counties:		Bay
Gov't Entity:			Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):					Yes
Project Description:
The current facility has outgrown its capacity and is located in a business center, which is not conducive for the mission of the organization and does not provide privacy for victims and families.
Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida?								No
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
By providing a centralized location for law enforcement, medical and social treatment of child abuse victims, there is a cost savings to those entities. In addition, the trauma experienced by the child is mitigated by a home-like setting, and convenient services.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:						$500,000
Total cost of the project:			$500,000
Request has been made to fund:				Construction
What type of match exists for this project?					None
	Cash Amount		$
Was this project previously funded by the state?							No
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?							Unknown
Is there a documented need for this project?						Unknown
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?							Unknown