| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2413 | |||||||||
| Family Builders | |||||||||
| Requester: | Miami-Dade Department of Human | Organization: | Miami-Dade Department of Human Services | ||||||
| Project Title: | Family Builders | Date Submitted | 1/15/2003 2:11:03 PM | ||||||
| Sponsors: | Diaz de la Portilla | ||||||||
| Statewide Interest: | |||||||||
| Keep families together and prevent the more costly placement of childrenin sheltercare and foster care. | |||||||||
| Recipient: | Miami-Dade Department of Human Services | Contact: | Dean Taylor, Sr., Director Dep | ||||||
| 111 NW First Street, Suite 2210 | Contact Phone: | (305) 375-5416 | |||||||
| Miami 33128 | |||||||||
| Counties: | Dade | ||||||||
| Gov't Entity: | Yes | Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): | |||||||
| Project Description: | |||||||||
| The Family Builders Program seek to keep families together and prevent the more costly placement of children in shelter care and foster care. | |||||||||
| Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? | No | ||||||||
| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: | |||||||||
| Sole local provider of family preservation and reunification services. Loss of funding would lead to increases in foster care placement and /or child abuse cases. In FY 2001-2002 there were 432 families and 720 children. | |||||||||
| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: | $1,974,900 | ||||||||
| Total cost of the project: | $1,264,629 | ||||||||
| Request has been made to fund: | Operations | ||||||||
| What type of match exists for this project? | None | ||||||||
| Cash Amount | $ | ||||||||
| Was this project previously funded by the state? | Yes | Fiscal Year: | 1998-1999 | Amount: | $416,042 | ||||
| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? | Yes | Amount: | $1,264,629 | To Fund: | Operations | ||||
| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? | Yes | ||||||||
| Agency | Children And Families, Department Of | ||||||||
| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? | Unknown | ||||||||
| Is there a documented need for this project? | Yes | ||||||||
| Documentation: | Agency needs assesments and caseloads | ||||||||
| 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 Board of County Commisioners | ||||||||
| Hearing Meeting Date: | 03/31/2001 | ||||||||