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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1016 |
| Life Corps Academics |
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| Requester: |
Tom Olk |
Organization: |
Disc Village |
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| Project Title: |
Life Corps Academics |
Date Submitted |
1/12/2005 2:53:13 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Lawson |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Provides statewide foster care services that are specifically geared toward preparing difficult adolescents and older children for successful independent living arrangements. |
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| Recipient: |
Disc Village |
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Contact: |
Tomas K. Olk |
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3333 West Pensacola Street |
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Contact Phone: |
(850) 575-4388 |
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Tallahassee 32304 |
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Contact email: |
TO1995@aol.com |
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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: |
| Services will include statewide implementation of two alternative therapeutic school/vocational programs for older foster care children or adolescents with behavioral and/or emotional problems. Two older Florida-based human service providers with local community-based care networks and distance learning technologies will provide the services at the two sites to ensure needs are addressed in concert with available resources. Plans are for DISC Village, Inc. to implement an academy in Woodville (located in northern Florida) and Human Services Associates, Inc. (HSA) to implement an academy in Rivendell (located in central Florida). Each of the proposed vocational academies will provide specialized vocational academy type environment with adult mentors and mental health specialists to train the youth for independent living in a stable, cost-effective therapeutic environment. Residential housing will be made available; however, youth who reside in close proximity may participate on an "outpatient" basis. Participating youth will be given options to facilitate job skill development in several areas, including: construction, culinary arts, print shop production, auto mechanics, paint and bodywork, computer operations and optical technology. Preliminary plans are to serve approximately 80 adolescents at each site for a total of 160 participants served during the year. |
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| Is this a project related to 2004 hurricane damage? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Reduced distributive behaviors, increased academic and vocational gains and increased successful graduation to independent living programs resulting in facilitated lifetime employment opportunities. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$876,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$1,095,000 |
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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 |
$100,000 |
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In-kind Amount |
$119,000 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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No |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$876,000 |
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? |
No |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
Research and local area focus group findings |
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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: |
Tallahassee City Commission |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
01/14/2005 |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
