| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #29 | |||||||||
| Mental Health Services for the Deaf | |||||||||
| Requester: | Wendi A. Herzman | Organization: | Deaf Service Bureau of West Central Florida | ||||||
| Project Title: | Mental Health Services for the Deaf | Date Submitted | 12/31/2007 11:45:08 AM | ||||||
| Sponsors: | Anderson | ||||||||
| Statewide Interest: | |||||||||
| Services deters individuals from prisons, state hospitals and saves state dollars for treatment at these facilities. | |||||||||
| Recipient: | Deaf Service Bureau | Contact: | Wendi A. Herzman | ||||||
| 11441 Osceola Drive | Contact Phone: | (727) 861-7074 | |||||||
| New Port Richey 34654 | Contact email: | wendi@deafservicebureau.org | |||||||
| Counties: | Hernando, Hillsborough, Lake, Orange, Osceola, Pasco, Pinellas, Seminole, Sumter | ||||||||
| Gov't Entity: | Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): | Yes | |||||||
| Project Description: | |||||||||
| Mental health services for deaf individuals, victims of crimes and individuals with substance abuse dependencies. | |||||||||
| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? | No | ||||||||
| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: | |||||||||
| Deaf individuals obtaining mental health counseling in their native language. Better services for deaf individuals prevents drain of funds in other programs. | |||||||||
| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: | $50,000 | ||||||||
| Total cost of the project: | $136,000 | ||||||||
| Request has been made to fund: | Operations | ||||||||
| What type of match exists for this project? | Private | ||||||||
| Cash Amount | $86,000 | ||||||||
| Was this project previously funded by the state? | No | ||||||||
| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? | No | ||||||||
| 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: | Agency Needs Assessment. | ||||||||
| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? | No | ||||||||
| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? | No | ||||||||