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CBIRS Request 700
 
Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #700
Clearwater for Youth Crisis & Family Counseling Center
 
Requester: Jane L. Harper, President/CEO Organization: Famliy Resources, Inc.
 
Project Title: Clearwater for Youth Crisis & Family Counseling Center Date Submitted 1/11/2005 9:41:03 AM
 
Sponsors: Jones
 
Statewide Interest:
Project serves runaways from all parts of the state who come into the area; counseling/shelter to at-risk youth and their families diverts young people from more costly Juvenile Justice and Foster Care systems.
 
Recipient: Family Resources, Inc.   Contact: Jane L. Harper  
  5180 - 62nd Avenue North (PO Box 13087)   Contact Phone: (727) 521-5202  
  Pinellas Park 33781   Contact email: jane@family-resources.org
 
Counties: Pasco, Pinellas
 
Gov't Entity:   Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): Yes
 
Project Description:
Construct a 16-bed shelter for CINS/FINS (Children/Families In Need of Services) youth and family counseling center-to provide safe shelter, individual and family counseling, life and parenting skills
 
Is this a project related to 2004 hurricane damage? No
 
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Ninety percent of youth served will not enter the Juvenile Justice system six month after services.
 
Amount requested from the State for this project this year: $700,000
 
Total cost of the project: $1,904,000
 
Request has been made to fund: Construction
 
What type of match exists for this project? Local, Private, Federal
  Cash Amount $1,204,000  
 
Was this project previously funded by the state?   No
 
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?   No
 
Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?   No
 
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? No
 
Is there a documented need for this project? Yes
  Documentation: Surveys from law enforcement indicate approx 5000 runaway reports annually filed in Pinellas County.
 
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?   Yes
  Hearing Body: Pinellas County Legislative Delegation
  Hearing Meeting Date: 12/09/2004
 
Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida?   No