| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #720 | |||||||||
| Camillus Life Center | |||||||||
| Requester: | Peter England | Organization: | Camillus House, Inc. | ||||||
| Project Title: | Camillus Life Center | Date Submitted | 1/15/2004 6:18:27 PM | ||||||
| Sponsors: | Villalobos | ||||||||
| Statewide Interest: | |||||||||
| Camillus saves the State the direct costs of housing, treatment, job training, and public assistance, while creating employed, tax-paying, productive community members. It also addresses the twin epidemics of substance abuse and HIV/AIDS, as well as other issues associated with "chronic homelessness". | |||||||||
| Recipient: | Camillus House, Inc. | Contact: | Peter England | ||||||
| 336 NW 5th Street | Contact Phone: | (305) 374-1065 | |||||||
| Miami 33128 | Contact email: | ||||||||
| Counties: | Dade | ||||||||
| Gov't Entity: | Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): | Yes | |||||||
| Project Description: | |||||||||
| Camillus will expand the highly successful Camillus Life Center substance abuse treatment program for homeless persons into South Dade, providing addiction and mental health treatment to homeless persons. | |||||||||
| Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? | No | ||||||||
| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: | |||||||||
| The new "CLC South" program will provide addiction and/or mental health treatment to at least 200 homeless men and women, with at least 69% of those successfully completing the program clean, sober, and employed | |||||||||
| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: | $500,000 | ||||||||
| Total cost of the project: | $1,750,000 | ||||||||
| Request has been made to fund: | Operations | ||||||||
| What type of match exists for this project? | Local, Private, Federal | ||||||||
| Cash Amount | $1,000,000 | In-kind Amount | $250,000 | ||||||
| Was this project previously funded by the state? | No | ||||||||
| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? | Yes | Amount: | $500,000 | To Fund: | Operations | ||||
| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? | Unknown | ||||||||
| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? | Unknown | ||||||||
| Is there a documented need for this project? | Yes | ||||||||
| Documentation: | Miami-Dade Homeless Trust Needs Analysis; Miami-Dade Social Services Master Plan; DCF Plan | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
| Hearing Meeting Date: | 10/17/2003 | ||||||||