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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #872 |
| Special Olympics Florida Athlete Health, Wellness and Empowerment Initiative |
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| Requester: |
Charles M. Castevens |
Organization: |
Special Olympics Florida, Inc. |
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| Project Title: |
Special Olympics Florida Athlete Health, Wellness and Empowerment Initiative |
Date Submitted |
1/13/2005 2:13:50 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Constantine |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| The Project is to significantly expand programs of benefit to persons with intellectual disabilities, on a statewide basis. |
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| Recipient: |
Special Olympics Florida, Inc. |
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Contact: |
Charles M. Castevens |
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1105 Citrus Tower Blvd. |
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Contact Phone: |
(352) 243-9536 |
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Clermont 34711 |
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Contact email: |
montycastevens@sofl.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 Project is to significantly expand programs of benefit to persons with intellectual disabilities, on a statewide basis.
THe Proven Healthy Athletes Programs, successfully conducted, will be significantly expanded through this investment. These programs include vision, dental, hearing, and fitness screenings. The program relies heavily on volunteer professionals and provides training for professionals and para-professionalsin the proper care of, and specialized techniques of care for, people with intellectual disabilities.
THe Athlete Leadership Programs (ALPs) are multifaceted direct services programs designed to teach the individual involved to become self-advocates and to fully participate, with their families in the community. Included in the training are programs for speech, governance, and program and advocacy training. |
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| Is this a project related to 2004 hurricane damage? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| The Principal Objectives Include:
-Providing health-screening services, along with care components, to a much underserved population
-Providingtraining to professionals and para-professionals who often have not been trianed to provide services to the inellectually disabled population
-Providing for long term continuation of these programs and services through a well-trained group of volunteers
-Providing the program particpants with specific skills to become self-advocates, involved in the community and to carry th emessage of benefits of participation to other qualified participants. Trained athletes will become recruiters.
-Recruiting new athletes and providing support for economically disadvantaged and hurrican affected counties. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$508,312 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$582,407 |
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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 |
$75,000 |
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In-kind Amount |
$316,363 |
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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: |
$246,196 |
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: |
Report to the Surgeon General on the Health and Helath Needs of Persons with Intellectual Disabiliti |
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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 |
