Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1242FY0102
New Horizon's Children and Family Center
Requester:		Evalina Bestman			Organization:		New Horizons CMHC, Inc
Project Title:		New Horizon's Children and Family Center			Date Submitted:		1/18/2002 10:51:29 AM
Sponsors:		Wilbert Holloway
Statewide Interest:
Provide Families with the education and services needed to prevent child abuse and promote a safety.
Recipient:		New Horizons CMHC, Inc.			Contact:		Evalina Bestman
		1313 NW 36th Street- Suite 400			Contact Phone:		(305) 635-0366
		Miami 33142
Counties:		Dade
Gov't Entity:			Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):					Yes
Project Description:
The development and implementation of a community -based neighborhood service center, which will promote the well being of children and amilies to increase parent's confidence and competence in their parenting abilities, focus on health prevention and child abuse prevention. The target population will be children in at risk families, and/or children who have been negleted or abused. Services to be provided will be family support service; parenting education; mental health services including outpatient medical (individual, group and family); health prevention (health screening, education nutrition counseling, teenage pregnancy prevention, HIV/AIDS prevention, diabetes and hypertension education); Preplacement prevention services to help children at risk of foster care placement remain safely with their families. It will reduce the amount of funds currently needed for emergency and advance care (long term and critical care). Educated parents & children will engage in better health practices and have a better functioning family. The family will become empowered to advocate and solve its problems.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
100% of youth will have all required immunizations, reduction in child abuse and teenage pregnancy rates, 70% of families will participate in health education, 90% of children will enroll in Florida's Kidcare program, 70% of children will show improvement in academic performance, 80% of program participants will experience improvement of health status, at lease 80% of families in apartment complex will participate in project.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:						$500,000
Identify items(s) in the FY 2002-03 Appropriations Bill to be reduced:
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Amount to be reduced:			$
Total cost of the project:			$500,000
Request has been made to fund:				Operations
What type of match exists for this project?					Local, Private
	Cash Amount:		$50,000		In-Kind Amount:		$20,000
Was this project previously funded by the State?							Yes
	Fiscal Year:		2001-2002		Amount:		$250,000
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?							Yes
	Amount:		$500,000
	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?							Yes
	Documentation:		Governor's Recommended Budget
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 Legislative Delegation
	Meeting Date:		10/5/2001