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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #546 |
| East Henry Academy-An SED Academy for Special Children |
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| Requester: |
Julian I. Rice |
Organization: |
Mental Health Care Inc. |
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| Project Title: |
East Henry Academy-An SED Academy for Special Children |
Date Submitted |
1/7/2005 10:12:14 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Miller |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Demonsstrates a successful academic, vocational and behavioral health intervention in serving children with behavioral disabilities, who, if left untreated can become threats to a community's physical safety and security through deliquent and/or destructive acts. It enables many of these children to he "mainstreamed" and others to maintain school attendance, even to successful graduation from high school. |
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| Recipient: |
Mental Health Care, Inc. |
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Contact: |
Julian I. Rice |
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5707 N. 22nd Street |
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Contact Phone: |
(813) 272-2244 |
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Tampa, FL 33610 |
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Contact email: |
jrice@mhcinc.org |
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| Counties: |
Hillsborough |
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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 is a request for funds to renovate an existing building which houses services to chidren who experience severe emotional and behavorial problems. As the 0-18 population in Hillsborough County grows, the number of children with severe emotional problems
has increased dramatically. This special population challenges both the educational and the mental health system. These funds will expand an existing facility in which a special academy is operated collaboratively by Mental Health Care, Inc. and the Hillsborough County District School System. |
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| Is this a project related to 2004 hurricane damage? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Number of children "mainstreamed" to less restrictive school setting.
Numbers of children who maintain regular attendance in Academy classes.
Numbers of children who continue progressing through the educational system to successful graduation. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$2,155,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$2,155,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Construction |
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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 |
$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: |
Suncoast Region's Mental Health Substance Services 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 |
