Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1057FY0102
Foster Care Review
Requester:		Ana Pozo			Organization:		Foster Care Review, Inc.
Project Title:		Foster Care Review			Date Submitted:		1/18/2002 3:54:24 PM
Sponsors:		Gustavo Barreiro
Statewide Interest:
Reviews are conducted under federally mandated time frames and include mandated case findings. With volunteer citizens reviewing the cases, additional circuit level docket time is created without the need for additional judges, assistants and support staff.
Recipient:		Foster Care Review, Inc			Contact:		Ana Pozo
		3050 Biscayne Blvd, Suite 900			Contact Phone:		(305) 573-6665
		Miami 33137
Counties:		Dade
Gov't Entity:			Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):					Yes
Project Description:
To recruit , train, seat, and implement panels of trained citizen volunteers to conduct judicial review hearings of children under court superision due to abuse and/or neglect, thereby porpelling the clikdren through the dependency system into safe, permanent placements.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Reviews are conducted under federally mandated time frames and include mandated case findings. With volunteer citizens reviewing the cases, additional circuit level docket time is created without the need for additional judges, assistants and support staff.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:						$375,000
Identify items(s) in the FY 2002-03 Appropriations Bill to be reduced:
Specific Appropriation #:
Specific Appropriation Title:
Amount to be reduced:			$
Total cost of the project:			$600,000
Request has been made to fund:				Operations
What type of match exists for this project?					Local, Private
	Cash Amount:		$50,000
Was this project previously funded by the State?							Yes
	Fiscal Year:		2002-2002		Amount:		$375,000
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?							Yes
	Amount:		$375,000
	Purpose for future year funding:					Recurring Operations
	Will this be an annual request?						Yes
Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?							No
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?							No
Is there a documented need for this project?							Unknown
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?							Yes
	Hearing Body:		Miami-Dade County Legislative Delegation
	Meeting Date:		10/5/2001