Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #3073FY0001 Transportation Services for the Elderly & Disabled
Requester:		Brett Burstell			Organization:		Federation Transportation Services, Inc.
Project Title:		Transportation Services for the Elderly & Disabled			Date Submitted:		2/16/01 4:13:15 PM
Sponsors:		Ron Klein
Statewide Interest:		Transportation for the elderly and disabled
Recipient:		Federation Transportation Services, Inc.			Contact:		Karen Tamoney
		9901 Donna Klein Blvd.			Contact Phone:		(561) 852-5000
		Boca Raton 33428
Counties:		Palm Beach
Service Area:		Private Organization
Project Description:
Federation Transportation Services, Inc., (FST) a wholly owned subsidiary corporation of the Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County, was established in 1993 in response to the outcry in south Palm Beach County for the frail elderly and disabled in our community. To meet the continuing growing needs, FTS has worked closely with FDOT to acquire 49 U.S.C. 5310 grant vehicles, and with the Palm Beach County Commissioners (PalmTran) and DCF to obtain service contracts. Weekly, over one hundred elderly and handicapped citizens use FTS for transport to sheltered employment, doctors appointments and for food shopping. FTS had become their lifeline to the community, providing access to life sustaining activities as independently as possible, without burdening friends and family members or having to rely on them to provide the needed transportation.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
These funds will be used to provide 120 hours of service a week in our community to our most needy. These dollars will be the difference in their independence. It has been shown that dollars spent on community services help to keep our elderly out of assisted living facilities and nursing homes. Community based initiatives are essential for the success of independent living in our community. These funds will allow 20 persons daily to attend adult day care and senior programming offered by the Adolph and Rose Levis Jewish Community Center in their new Adolph and Rose Levis Alzheimer/Adult Day Care Center and Phyllis and Harvey Sandler Center for Jewish Life Enhancement.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:						$175,000
Total cost of the project:			$175,000
Request has been made to fund:				Operations
Type of funding match:		None
Was this project previously funded by the State?							No
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?							Yes
	Amount:		$175,000
	Purpose for future year funding:					Recurring Operations
	Will this be an annual request?						Yes
Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?							Unknown
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?							Unknown
Is there a documented need for this project?							Yes
	Documentation:		Requests from Ridership, PalmTran, MPO, HUD, DCFS
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?							Yes
	Hearing Body:		Palm Beach County Legislative Delegation
	Meeting Date:		2/16/01