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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1580 |
| Gulf Coast Children's Advocacy |
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| Requester: |
Phyllis Woodard |
Organization: |
Gulf Coast Children's Advocacy Center |
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| Project Title: |
Gulf Coast Children's Advocacy |
Date Submitted |
1/12/2005 5:06:51 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Clary |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| The Gulf Coast Children's Advocacy Center provides centralized services to children who are alleged vitims of abuse and/or neglect |
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| Recipient: |
Gulf Coast Children's Advococay Center |
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Contact: |
Phyllis Woodard, Executive Director |
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700 West 23rd street Bldg E suite 40 |
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Contact Phone: |
(850) 872-7760 |
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Panama City 32405 |
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Contact email: |
cacphyllis@hotmail.com |
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| Counties: |
Bay |
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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 current facility has outgrown its capacity and is located in a business center, which is not conductive for the mission of the organization and does not provide privacy for victims and families. Services provided to children are forensic interviewing, medical and mental health reffrrals and support for child victims and families. |
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| Is this a project related to 2004 hurricane damage? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| By providing a centralized location for law enforcement, medical and social treatment of child abuse victims, there is a cost savings to those entities. In addition, the traumaexperienced by the child is mitigated by a child-friendly setting and convient access to services. |
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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: |
$2,500,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Construction |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
None |
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Cash Amount |
$ |
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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 Business Plan |
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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 |
