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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2340 |
| Meals Program for Adults with Development Disabilites |
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| Requester: |
Helena del Monte |
Organization: |
Association for the Development of the Exceptional, Inc. |
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| Project Title: |
Meals Program for Adults with Development Disabilites |
Date Submitted |
1/16/2004 11:34:52 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Garcia, Wilson |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| It will provide the basic human need of a balanced, nutritionally valuable meal, for low to moderate income adults with developmental disabilities. Services to the Developmentally Challenged population is one of the priorities identified in the State Plan for 2003, as it has been for the past 4 years. |
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| Recipient: |
Assoc. for the Development of the Exceptional North & South |
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Contact: |
Helena del Monte |
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2801 North Miami Avenue |
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Contact Phone: |
(305) 573-3737 |
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Miami 33127 |
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Contact email: |
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| Counties: |
Dade |
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| Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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| Project Description: |
| This will be a continuation of the meals program presently in place at ADE. A maximum of 220 adults with developmental disabilities will be served a daily meal at their Adult Day Training Program. The meals will be catered by an experienced, reputable catering company. Meal planning will be rendered by professional dieticians, in a supervised manner, with a variety month to month menu. Served 5 days a week, for 240 days per year. |
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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: |
| The daily lunch will enhance the participants physical/intellectual well being, conducive to more stimulus and concentration in learning, thus affording the participants the opportunity towards independence and self-sufficiency |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$350,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$1,700,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Local |
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Cash Amount |
$ |
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In-kind Amount |
$75,000 |
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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: |
$325,000 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$350,000 |
To Fund: |
Operations |
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| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? |
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Yes |
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Agency |
Children And Families, Department Of |
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| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? |
Unknown |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
Agency needs assessment determining the poor condition of the lunches brought by our participants to |
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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: |
Dede County Delegation |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
11/03/2003 |
