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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2432 |
| Homeless Veterans Mobile Medical/Dental Unit |
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| Requester: |
Matthew D. Ubben |
Organization: |
Volunteers of America of Florida |
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| Project Title: |
Homeless Veterans Mobile Medical/Dental Unit |
Date Submitted |
1/14/2005 10:02:28 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Fasano |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Volunteers of America of Florida, the chartered Florida affiliate for Volunteers of America, is a 501(c)(3) charitable non-profit organization serving people with special needs in seventeen offices throughout Florida. Volunteers of America of Florida's veterans programs and services are directed at veterans who are poor and have special needs; many suffer from a variety of physical and often mental ailments. These programs provide housing and outreach programs that are funded through Federal, state and corporate grants. The programs have reached over 5,000 male and female veterans and offer transitional and permanent housing, drop-in centers and an innovative outreach program that includes the Florida Veterans Mobile Service Center. |
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| Recipient: |
Volunteers of America of Florida |
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Contact: |
Ed Quill |
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605 South Boulevard |
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Contact Phone: |
(813) 282-1525 |
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Tampa 33606 |
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Contact email: |
equill@voa-fla.org |
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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 Florida Veterans Mobile Service Center is an outreach program to poor veterans in the state of Florida. It travels throughout the state of Florida providing a range of outreach, health, dental and social service interventions to veterans living in encampments, on the streets, in derelict boats, in condemned housing and in other places not meant for human habitation. The unique "user-friendly" approach of this mobile unit has led to many successful housing placements. The goal of the Mobile Service Center is to be on the road two hundred days a year. To date, it has traveled more than 50,000 miles to offer its services to 125 veterans a month, on average. |
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| Is this a project related to 2004 hurricane damage? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Health and dental care, case management and counseling services would be provided to approximately 1,500 homeless veterans annually. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$200,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$250,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Private |
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Cash Amount |
$40,000 |
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In-kind Amount |
$10,000 |
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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: |
$200,000 |
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: |
United State Department of Veterans Affairs Assessments |
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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 |
