Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #554FY0102
Mothers and Children's Substance Abuse Recovery Transitional Living Program
Requester:		David Beesley			Organization:		First Step of Sarasota
Project Title:		Mothers and Children's Substance Abuse Recovery Transitional Living Program			Date Submitted:		1/14/2002 3:45:25 PM
Sponsors:		Lesley Miller
Statewide Interest:
This program meets a current unmet need in the area of transitional living services for women and their children who are recoverinng from drug/alcohol abuse. This program addresses a statewide interest of decreasing substance abuse and dependence on welfare while increasing healthy families and productive tax paying citizens. Measurable results will be produced through outcome studies. Program information will be made available so that this model may be replicable.
Recipient:		First Step of Sarasota			Contact:		Alan Johnson
		1970 Main Street, 5th Floor			Contact Phone:		(941) 552-2063
		Sarasota, FL 34236
Counties:		Manatee
Gov't Entity:			Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):					Yes
Project Description:
Mothers and Infants Program began in 1995, via a partial grant from the Dept. of Children & Families. This program was designed to provide adult pregnant women, who are addicted to drugs/alcohol, with a safe and supportive residential environment in which they can learn parenting, decision-making, and life management skills. With a minimum stay of six to nine months, program counseling focuses on drug and alcohol abuse, values clarification, health, wellness, and social skills. To date, 73 babies have been born substance free. One year after treatment approximately 70% of the mothers are still clean and sober, have lessened involement with the judicial system, and 90% are employed.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Output is to graduate 8-10 women every 12 months.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:						$500,000
Total cost of the project:			$1,000,000
Request has been made to fund:				Operations
What type of match exists for this project?					None
Was this project previously funded by the State?							No
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?							Yes
	Amount:		$5,000,000
	Purpose for future year funding:					Recurring Operations
	Will this be an annual request?						Unknown
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:		Documentation: The 2002 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adm
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?							Yes
	Hearing Body:		Sarasota & Manatee Legislative Delegation
	Meeting Date:		9/21/2001