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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #69 |
| Elderly Community Activities and Nutrition Center |
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| Requester: |
Daniel Calixte |
Organization: |
TGNI Precision Care |
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| Project Title: |
Elderly Community Activities and Nutrition Center |
Date Submitted |
1/11/2005 1:52:51 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Wilson |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Prevent/delay premature nursing home placement and to increase physical and mental stimulation, prevent isolation, and encourage socialization. |
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| Recipient: |
TGNI Precision Care |
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Contact: |
Daniel Calixte |
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915 NE 125th Street, Suite 202 |
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Contact Phone: |
(305) 893-2244 |
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Miami 33161 |
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Contact email: |
tgnipc@aol.com |
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| Counties: |
Dade |
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| Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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| Project Description: |
| TGNI Precision Care is seeking assistance in the amount of $250,000 from the State of Florida to open and operate an elderly community activities and nutrition center in North Miami-Dade County to alleviate the situation of the growing ederly population by providing services in North Miami-Dade and the surroundings to elders who are socially and/or geographically isolated, for the purpose of relieving loneliness and providing continuing social contact with the community by saxual conversation, providing assistance with reading and writing letters, workshops, presentations by professionals on different subjects, counseling arts and crafts, entertaining games, field trips to attraction sites. Based on the 2000 Census of the Demographic and Housing Characteristics there are more that 5,510 Low income minority elderly in North Miami-Dade and the surroundings, these elders stay at home have no where to go, in a manner to prevent loneliness, depression and ultimately to early nursing home admission, the center will be providing services to increase physical and mental stimulation, prevent isolation, and encourage socialization. |
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| Is this a project related to 2004 hurricane damage? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| TGNI Precision Care will be able to provide hot meals and snacks to at least 80 unduplicated minority low income elders and also the following services: Outreach; Case Management; Nutrition/Physical/Mental Health Services; Counseeling (Gerontological); and Recreation. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$275,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$300,000 |
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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 |
$ |
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In-kind Amount |
$25,000 |
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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: |
$275,000 |
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: |
Census of the Demographic and Housing Characteristics |
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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: |
Miami-Dade Delegation |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
11/22/2004 |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
