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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2665 |
| Salvation Army Childrens Village |
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| Requester: |
Major Gary Elliot |
Organization: |
The Salvation Army |
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| Project Title: |
Salvation Army Childrens Village |
Date Submitted |
1/15/2003 4:19:46 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Sebesta |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Addresses gap in current foster care system which doesn't provide stability of placing sibling groups. The Salvation Army Children's Village provides homes with professional foster parenting and coordination. |
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| Recipient: |
The Salvation Army, St. Petersburg |
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Contact: |
Karen Braun |
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PO Box 10909 |
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Contact Phone: |
(727) 550-8080 |
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St. Petersburg 33733 |
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| Counties: |
{Statewide} |
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| Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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| Project Description: |
| The Salvation Army Children's Village is a neighborhood of typical homes with professional foster parenting and coordination of all services to meet children's needs. These homes provide stable, family-style foster care for sibling groups without other placement options. |
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| Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Stable family-style foster care for sibling groups, improved academic performance and behavior of children. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$665,420 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$876,420 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Local, Private |
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Cash Amount |
$211,000 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
2002-2003 |
Amount: |
$581,805 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$665,420 |
To Fund: |
Operations |
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| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? |
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No |
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| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? |
Yes |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
DCF Area V data regarding foster care bed space. |
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| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? |
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Yes |
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Hearing Body: |
Pinellas County Legislative Delegation |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
11/14/2002 |
