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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1368 |
| Children's Home Society's Capital Improvements |
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| Requester: |
William A. Shetler, LCSW |
Organization: |
Children's Home Society's of Florida Buckner Division |
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| Project Title: |
Children's Home Society's Capital Improvements |
Date Submitted |
1/12/2005 6:11:39 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Wise |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| CHS Buckner Division helps foster children from all over the state by finding permanent, loving homes to stablize their lives |
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| Recipient: |
Children's Home Society's of Florida, Buckner Division |
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Contact: |
William A. Shetler, LCSW |
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3027 San Diego Road |
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Contact Phone: |
(904) 348-2811 |
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Jacksonville 32207 |
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Contact email: |
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| Counties: |
Baker, Clay, Duval, Nassau, St. Johns |
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| Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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| Project Description: |
| Extensive renovation of 1939 building and surrounding grounds to convert into a regional Adoptions Center. The center will expand and strengthen adoption resources in the community to include adoption for special needs children in the foster care system, healthy infants and international adoptions for families on the First Coast |
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| Is this a project related to 2004 hurricane damage? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Expanded and strengthened adoption resources to find permanent homes for children in need |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$500,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$1,500,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Construction |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Private |
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Cash Amount |
$500,000 |
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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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No |
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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: |
Agency needs assesments show growing demand for adoption services |
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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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No |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
