| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #419 | |||||||||
| Alzheimer Services for Multi-Cultural Communities in Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties | |||||||||
| Requester: | Mark Pafford | Organization: | South Florida Chapter of the Alzheimer Association | ||||||
| Project Title: | Alzheimer Services for Multi-Cultural Communities in Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties | Date Submitted | 1/16/2004 2:00:16 PM | ||||||
| Sponsors: | Diaz de la Portilla, Wilson | ||||||||
| Statewide Interest: | |||||||||
| Reducing the need for case management services for low income families. | |||||||||
| Recipient: | Alzheimer's Association | Contact: | Mark Pafford | ||||||
| 1175 NE 125 Street | Contact Phone: | (305) 891-6228 | |||||||
| North Miami 33161 | Contact email: | ||||||||
| Counties: | Dade | ||||||||
| Gov't Entity: | Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): | Yes | |||||||
| Project Description: | |||||||||
| This funding is requested to provide care consultation, 24-hour, 7 days a week contact center with 150 languages and social worker level staff to multi-cultural communities of Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties. The services focus on the Hispanic and Haitian communities as well as others. | |||||||||
| Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? | No | ||||||||
| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: | |||||||||
| We expect the minority families that are served through this program to have a better quality of life due to the help they will receive through the assessment of their needs by a qualified professional and the guidance they will receive with their problems by professionals in the field. | |||||||||
| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: | $180,000 | ||||||||
| Total cost of the project: | $200,000 | ||||||||
| 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: | 2003-2004 | Amount: | $180,000 | ||||
| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? | Yes | Amount: | $180,000 | To Fund: | Operations | ||||
| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? | Yes | ||||||||
| Agency | Elder Affairs, Department Of | ||||||||
| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? | Unknown | ||||||||
| Is there a documented need for this project? | Yes | ||||||||
| Documentation: | Each client the chapter is in contact with will be charted, documented and assessed for level of nee | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
| Hearing Meeting Date: | 12/04/2002 | ||||||||