Item O1
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date: May 31.2002
Division: Monroe County Sheriffs Department
Bulk Item: Yes
No -X-
Department: Monroe County Sheriff s Department
AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Approval ofFY2002 recommendations of Monroe County Shared
Asset Forfeiture Fund Advisory Board.
ITEM BACKGROUND:
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION:
FY2001 recommendations BOCC approved on April 18, 2001.
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES:
nla
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
Approval.
TOTAL COST:
BUDGETED: Yes
No
COST TO COUNTY:
REVENUE PRODUCING: Yes
No
AMOUNTPERMONTH_ Year
APPROVED BY: County Atty _
OMBIP2__RiSk Managem~~
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Richard D. Roth, Sheriff
DIVISION DIRECTOR APPROVAL:
DOCUMENTATION:
Included
To Follow_
Not Required_
DISPOSITION:
AGENDA ITEM # L:J /
Revised 2/27/01
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RICHARD D. ROTH · SHERIFF OF MONROE COUNTY
5525 COLLEGE ROAD · KEY WEST, FLORIDA 33040
(305) 296-2424 · FAX (305) 292-7070 · 1-800-273-COPS
May 29, 2002
Mr. James Roberts, County Administrator
Public Service Annex
Key West, Florida 33040
Re: Agenda item-Approval of FY 2002
Recommendation of Monroe County
Shared Asset Forfeiture Fund Advisory Board
Dear Mr. Roberts:
I am pleased to present the recommendation of the Monroe County Shared
Asset Forfeiture Fund Advisory Board for distribution of Shared Asset Forfeiture
Funds for FY 2002. I ask that you put the matter before the Commission as required by
Chapter 2, Article XXV of the Monroe County Code.
I wish to commend the members of the Board, Mr. Richard Casey, Jr.,
Ms. Jane Daniels, David Paul Horan, Esquire, Ms. Alexsandra Corsi-Leto, Ms. Roberta
Loudenslager, Nick Mullick, Esquire, and Chairman Lynn Mapes. They did the hard
work of studying 83 worthwhile proposals and made the very difficult decision about
allocating funds.
I am sure the BOCC will look forward with me to the good that will come from
the use of these funds, and encourage organizations not funded this year to reapply next
year.
Sincerely,
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~ Sheriff Richard D. Roth
cc: Lynn Mapes, Chairman and
Members of the Board
Freeman Station
20950 Overseas Highway
Cudjoe Key, Florida 33042
(305) 745-3184 · FAX (305) 745-3761
Marathon Station
3103 Overseas Highway
Marathon, Florida 33050
(305) 289-2430 . FAX (305) 289-2497
Islamorada Station
87000 Overseas Highway
Islamorada, Florida 33036
(305) 853-7021 . FAX (305) 853-9372
Spottswood Station
88770 Overseas Highway
Tavernier, Florida 33070
(305) 853-3211 . FAX (305) 853-3205
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Rural Health Network of Monroe Coo, FL, Inco
G~ant Application to the Monroe County Sheriff's
Shared Asset Forfeiture Fund, 3/20/2002
#9
Applicant Identification
Name of Organization: Rural Health Network-of Monroe Co., FL, Inc.
Address: PO Box 4966, Key West, FL 33041-4966
Authorized Representative: Mark L. Szurek, PhoD., Executive Director
Contact Person: (As above)
Telephone: 305-293-7570, ext 10
Fax: 305-293-7573
Email: rhnexd@aol.com
Title of Project:
Primary Health Care for the Homeless
and Working Uninsured of Monroe Co., FL
X Recurring Funds
(Year 1: Awarded $25,000); @
Optional Re-application, Yea 2: $25,000; current request)
Optional, Year 3; $25,000
Will you be willing to submit to this Board a full account of what you are doing with
these funds? X Yes.
Type of Request:
Amount of Request:
From what other groups have you requested funds and what was the result? Supply a
separate page here if you like. It will no be counted as part of the total page count.
Please see page 2a.
If your organization has a Board of Directors, please list their names and addresses or
you must designate three or more individual residents of Monroe County to be
responsible for the uses of these funds. Supply a separate page here if you like.
Please see Appendix, "Board of Directors."
This application addresses (please check all that apply):
Law Enforcement
Crime Prevention
Drug & Alcohol Abuse Prevention & Treatment
X Mental & Physical Health of Adults & Minors
Cultural, Artistic, Educational, Recreational and Sports
Programs for Monroe County youth.
Signature: ~ R) Date: March 20,2002
Please note: ~a~ the Lhine Laws of the State of Florida apply to these
proceedings, any information in this application may be available to the public.
1
Rural Health Network of Monroe Co., FL, Inc.
G;ant Application to the Monroe County Sheriff's
Shared Asset Forfeiture Fund, 3/20/2IXY2
;.
Pascucci, John V., Health Services Director a 26 yrs experience as health administrator;
M.O.T., C.AP.. directly supervises the project.
Covington, Jerome, Medical Director a Board Certified Family Practitioner.
MD a Community leader and volunteer.
Daly, Carolyn, ARNP Nurse Practitioner a Certified Nurse Practitioner
1.0 FfE a 9 yrs experience in family practice.
Klingbeil, Lin, ARNP Nurse Practitioner, a Certified Nurse Practitioner.
1.0 FfE a 16 yrs. experience
Fitzgerald, Sandy, RN Registered Nurse 1.0 FfE a 10 yrs. nursing experience
a 2 yr dedication to this project
Somma, Jeannie, RN Registered Nurse, 0.4 FTE a 11 yrs. nursing experience
King, Ann, RN Registered Nurse, 0.6 FfE a 15 yrs. nursing experience
Nawrocki, John A, Health Educator, 1.0 FfE a 9 yrs. clinical admin. experience
Douglass, Keith KidCare Director, Monroe a 4 yrs. dedication to KidCare in Monroe Co.
County a Former County COmmissioner/Mayor.
B. PROJECT GOALS, OBJECTIVES & OUTCOMES
PROJECT GOAlS OBJECTIVES
1. RHNMC Health Care will provide A Medical staff will provide services to no less than
primary care medical services to the 75 clients per week.
under/uninsured and the homeless B. No less than 90%, or 68, of those persons seen
of Monroe Co., FL through the weekly by the medical staff will be
continued use of a medically under/uninsured, homeless, or at or below
equipped mobile vans, and M-F use poverty level
of the health department clinical site
in Marathon.. FL.
Expected Result Homeless and
underinsured persons will have daily
access to affordable primary care in
Monroe County.
2. The Project will improve access to basic . The mobile van will be placed at MM 105
primary care services... (Key Largo) on Mondays; MM 90 (Tavernier) on
a. by van placement in strategic locations Tuesdays, MM 81 (lsIamorada) on Wednesdays, MM
throughout Monroe Co. 30 (Big Pine Key) on Thursdays and Key West on
b. through daily Project availability Fridays of each week (excepting approved holidays).
services in a central county location.
Expected Result:: No resident or visitor will . The proposed clinic site in Marathon will
drive more than 15 miles to a primary care operate 5 days per week, 8 hours per day, from 9
service site, on the designated day of a.rn. to 6 p.rn.
service. Primary care will be available on all . Consumers will be surveyed annually about
weekdays. convenience factors.
3. KidCare outreach will enroll a118,OOO . The KidCare Director will follow an approved
estimated children eligible for this state plan.
program in Monroe County. . Eligible children will be enrolled into this
Expected Result Total KidCare enrollment program at a rate of 5% increase per calendar
throughout the County, and maintenance of
effort. quarter.
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First Page of the Application: (Limit one page, except as noted below):
"'1'1
Applicant Identification
'. D t' Abuse S'h~""lter Inc.
Name ofOrgamzation: omes IC u~,
Ad~:PO Box 522696, Marathon Shores,FL 33052
Authorized Representative: (name & title) Venita Garvin Valdez, Executi ve Dir~ctor
Contact Person: (Matters regarding this application) Veni ta Garvin Valdez
Telephone: 305-743-5452
Fax:305-289-1589
E-maiI:vrgarvin@aol.com
Title of Project: Restore and Hire Personnel
Type of request:
fil Recurring funds (e.g., operational costs)
o Non-rec . funds (e.g., capital expenditures, one-time costs)
re-applicatio~ year 2 $ 0 00
32,1 4.
Will you be willing to submit to this Board a full account of what you are doing with these
funds? IRJYes DNo
From what other groups have you. requested funds and what was the result? Supply a separate
page here if you like. It will not be counted as part of the total page count.
If your organization has a Board of Directors, please list their names and addresses or you must
designate three or more individual residents of Monroe County to be responsible for the uses of
thefund. Supply a separate page here if you like. Board Member list enclosed
This application addresses (Please check all that apply):
o Law Enforcement
D Crime.Prevention
o Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention and Treatment
Id Mental and Physical Health of Minors and Adults
o Cultural, Artistic, Educational, Recreational and Sports
,( \ \ ~ - Programs for Monroe County Youth
Signalure:~~olck.Dale: Jl<u~ ::Ll ) :Lo 0 d..
Please note: Because Sunshine Laws of the State of Florida apply to these proceedings, any information
in this application may be available to the public.
B. Goals, Objectives and Outcomes (What needs~o be done) Supply documentation ofthe
need if it is available.
The Domestic Abuse Shelter (DAS) has experienced a funding reduction in the amount of
$119,000.00 from Victims of Crime Assistance (VOCA). This funding reduction was effective
October 1, 2001. DAS's previous VOCA grant award for the contract year of2000-2001 was
$416,000.00. The current VOCA contract year of 200 1-2002, the grant award is $297,000.00.
Coupled with an increase of fifty percent in the health insurance premium for DAS effective
February 1, 2002, a total cost of$28,OOO.OO for the remaining fiscal year of February through
June 2002, DAS has been impacted in the following ways:
· Reduction of three full-time sexual assault victim advocate positions to halftime.
· The elimination of two full-time youth advocate positions in our Key West and Tavernier
Outreach Offices.
· The closing of our Tavernier outreach Office formerly located at 90150 Overseas
Highway.
· Unable to provide on-call services to victims that are sexually assaulted after 5:00 p.rn.
· Difficulty in meeting match requirements for other grant requirements.
Due to the loss of funding and the increase in heaIth insurance premiums, not only has the
reduction in services or the elimination of services impacted DAS's ability to be responsive to
the varied needs of victims, it has also impacted DAS's ability to assure that matching
requirements for other grant revenue are successfully met. DAS receives $675,347.00 for two
separate programs funded by the Department ofCbildren and Families. The programs are the
primary operations of our emergency shelter fucility and outreach offices, and our supervised
visitation program. The matching requirement is $103,562.00 dollars.
DAS would like to request that thirty-one percent of the $103,562.00 or $32,104.00, is
considered to meet the matching requirement for the Department of Children and Families grant
awards. The grant award would allow DAS to hire a part-time victim advocate to provide on-
call services to victims that are sexually assaulted and hire stafffor the Family Access Center,
the Supervised Visitation Program. This program provides services to non-custodiaI parents that
have been court ordered or referred by the Department of Children and Families to have their
visits with their children monitored.
First Page ofthe Application: (Limit one page, except as noted below):
.1'2.
Applicant Identification
Name of Organization: Monroe Assoc. for Retarded Citizens, Inc.
Address: P. o. Box 428 Key West, Fl 33041-0428
Authorized Representative: (name & title) Diana Flenard-r-tx>re Executive Director
Contact Person: (Matters regarding this application) Same as above.
Telephone: 305-294-9526
Fax:. 305-292-0078
E-mail: DianaFlenard@AOL.cx::M
~,
Title of Project: MARC Upper Keys Adult Day Training
and School Transition Program (MARC ADr)
Type of request:
[] Recurring funds (e.g., operational costs)
o Non-r . funds (e.g., capital expendi~, one-time costs)
tional re-application, year 2 $15,CXX>
Amount of request: Year
Optional year 3 $ 15,CXX>
Will you be willing to submit to this Board a full account of what you are doing with these
funds? QYes []No
From what other groups have you requested funds and what was the result? Supply a separate
page here if you like. It will not be counted as part of the total page count. See separate page.
If your organization has a Board of Directors, please list their names and addresses or you must
designate three or more individual residents of Monroe County to be responsible for the uses of
the fund. Supply a separate page here if you like.
This application addresses (Please check all that apply):
O.Law Enforcement
o Crime Prevention
o Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention and Treatment
18) Mental and Physical Health of Minors and Adults
18] Cultural, Artistic, Educational, Recreational and Sports
M Programs for Monroe County Youth
SignatureG~ W.J ~ Date: 31.;J~/o;;Z
. I /
Please note: Because SUnshine Laws of the Slate of Florida apply to these proceedings, any information.
in this application may be available to the public.
RECEIVED
MAR ? II 7007
MONROE ASSOCIATION FOR RETARDED CITIZENS, 1Ne.
Diana F1eoard-Moore
Executive Director
P. O. Box 428
Key West, Florida 33041.0428
305-294-9526 phone
305-292~78 fax
Imogene Synoo, Esq.
President
Board of Directors
The Monroe Association for Retarded Citizens Inc. commonly referred to as the MARC House or MARC has
been providing services to the adult Developmentally Disabled for 36 years.
We currently operate two group homes in Key West, one housing 13 men and the other housing 6 women.
We also have a supported living program that places clients in their own apartments but gives them the
support they need to live independently. We have a large community inclusion program that encompasses all
of the Keys which takes clients from their homes and lets them enjoy various community activities such as
bowling, movies, theatre, etc. We also have a workshop or ADT (Adult Day Training) program that has ~n
in existence in one form or another for all of MARC's 36 years. This program, until recently, has always been
in Key West. It supports our various Group Homes and Supported Living clients and gives clients living with
their own families a place to go and learn job, daily living, self.care and communication skills.
In July of20oo we felt a need to open a workshop or ADT in Tavernier in order to support the clients living in
the Middle and Upper Keys. Until that time, the developmentally disabled adults, 18-80 years old, in the Mid-
Upper Keys had only a few hours a day, 2-daya week Community Inclusion Program. It was all that MARC
could do with our limited resources, staff and the scattering of 6 clients over 50 miles. Since our operation
was so smal~ the number of clients being served remained small.
We now provide an 6-8-hour a day, five day a week facility based program at the Coral Isle Church at MM89.
Since opening up the program to 5 days a week, the number of clients we have been able to serve has more
than doubled and we have added a supported employment person to help several new clients find jobs in the
community. This program is growing so rapidly that we have started a School to Work transition program for
teenagers in conjunction with Coral Shores High.
In May of2001 we asked the County Commission through the Human Services Board to meet our Children
and Families match to help fund this program. We received $30,000, of the $56,000 requested which we are
using to partially pay for staffmembers salaries, while we pay the difference and all benefits. One person's
salary is hardly enough when you consider that these folks run from profoundly retarded, wheelchair bound
individuals to borderline retardation with some autistic or psychiatric overlays. What we are requesting from
the Sheriff's Shared Asset Forfeiture Fund is another $15,000, the same amount as awarded last year which
will pay for a halftime employee. We currently are paying for four full time employees, one halftime
employee and one substitute in order to cover the current program and to expand the School Transition
Program.
fM-_NTOf .
CHILDRIN
&0 FAMILIES -
Partially Sponsored Agency
This will make our Middle to Upper Keys ADT at Coral Isle Church a 5 clays a week from SAM to 4:00PM.
This gives parents the ability to have their son or daughter in a structured program while they are at work.
The more structured programs that are available for adults,~d teenagers with disabilities, the less likely they
are to get into serious trouble.
I have included a more detailed budget on the pages following this abstract for you to clearly see all of the
costs involved i.e.; rent, salaries, transportation, supplies and equipment. The detailed budget will also show
how much money we receive from the Department of Children and Families as well as any donations that
have been given to us to help fund these two much needed programs in the Middle-Upper Keys. Because of
budget constraints, the Dept. of Children and Families bas not allowed us to give any services to new clients
for this fiscal year (July 01-June 02). Due to the fact that our developmentally disabled population loses so
much ground when they are not in receipt of services, we have been training several clients in both our Upper
Keys and Key West program without reimbursement since July 01.
As you will see from the budget, this program cannot sustain itself with the current number of clients and the
extensive costs involved but we are able to continue the program by supporting it through our Adult Day
Training Program in Key West and our Annual Christmas Tree Fundraiser.
We were very grateful to receive $15,000 of the $30,000 we requested last year. We hope that this request for
$15,000 for a part-time staffwill be continually funded for several years but know that there are many
pressing issues in the Keys community and that MARC is just one of them. We will be grateful for whatever
you are able to do for MARC and the developmentally disabled in the Keys.
Respectfully submitted,
~~~~
Diana Flenard-Moore
Executive Director
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Applicant Identification
Name of Organization:
Literacy Volunteers of America-Monroe County, Ine.
Address:
812 Southard St., Bldg. #3, Key West, FL 33040
Authorized Representative: Mary Casanova, Executive Director
Contact Person:
Mary Casanova or Mary Sanchez, A~sistant Director
Telephone:
(305) 294-4352 or outside Key West 1-800-582-5397
Fax:
(305) 296-1337
E-mail:
marycasanova@earthlink.net
Title of Project:
Basic READ and ESL (English as a Second
Language) Programs
Type of Request:
Both Recurrin and Non-Recurring Funds
Amount of request:
Will you be willing to submit to this Board a fuD account of what you are doing with
these funds? YES
From what other groups have you requested funds and what was the result?
We have submitted formal grant requests and received funding from the foDowing
organizations: Monroe County Social Services, United Way, Monroe County
Sherifl's Department, Community Foundation, Monroe County School District.
Including this grant request we have pending requests from the Monroe County
Sherifl's Department, Monroe County Library System, United Way and Florida
Department of Education.
Enclosed please find a list of our Board of Directors.
This application addresses: 1) Mental and Physical Health of Minors and Adults
2) Educational Programs
3) Crime Prevention
Signature:
9n( ~~.
Date: ;2 - I J.. -0 P-
UTERAC.Y
, VOLUNTEERS
d~
AMERICA Inc.
@
Literacy Volunteers of America _
Monroe County, Inc.
812 Southard St. Building #3, Key West, FL. 33040
(305) 294-4352 · FAX (305) 296-1337
Outside Key:West: 1-800-LVA-KEYS
ABSTRACT
LV A BASIC READ AND ESL PROGRAMS
We believe the ability to read is critical to personal freedom.
Founded locally in 1984, Literacy Volunteers of America-Monro.e County, InCo is a
local, not-for-profit organization that provides confidential, on~to-one and small
group literacy instruction free of charge for Monroe County residents who have not
achieved a functional level of literacy.
Our mission is to help students achieve goals through increased literacy skills.
The L VA Basic READ and ESL (English As A Second Language) Programs are our
core programs. They are the two original programs we started in 1984 and have
served the community the longest. Basic READ addresses the needs of adults who
have fallen through the cracks and for whatever reason were unable to obtain the
literacy skiDs so many of us take for granted. Basic READ students read and write
at the grade 0 to grade 5.5 leveL Our ESL Program targets adults who, in addition
to lacking basic skills, are also limited English proficient, needing help with reading,
writing, understanding and speaking English. Last year over 300 students increased
literacy skiDs countywide while enrolled in these programs.
Benefits For Our Students - Our Community:
It is proven that increased literacy skills provide enhanced emotional, mental and
physical wellness due to an increased ability to survive, cope with stress, adapt in
social situations and interact with other individuals in a literate society.
Learning to read and write can also help prevent the spread of crime, disease,
poverty and tax dollars spent on welfare and jail
Every time someone is removed from public assistance or is not incarcerated for
committing a crime or does not pass a tradition of family illiteracy onto one's
children for a whole new generation of welfare recipients, everyone benefits.
We are requesting funding in the amount of $10,000 to help support and expand our
BASIC READ AND ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE PROGRAMS in fiscal
2001-2002.
All services provided without regard to the client's race, color, disability, or national origin as required by
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act.
First Page of the Application: (Limit one page, except as noted below):
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Applicant Ide~tification
NmneofO~anUation: Florida Keys Outreach Coalition, Inc.
Ad&ess: Post Office Box 4767, Key West, Florida 33041
Authorized Representative: (nmne & title) Rev. Stephen E. Braddock, Ph. D. Exe. Dir.
Contact Person: (Matters regarding this application) "
Telephone: 305-293-8189
F~: 305-293-8276
E-mail: FrBraddock@cs.com
Title of Project: FKOC Outreach Program
Type of request:
Ga Recurring\funds (e.g., operational costs)
o Non-rec '. ds (e.g., capital expenditures, one-time costs)
Will you be willing to submit to this Board a full account of what you are doing with these
funds? GlYes ONo
From what other groups have you requested funds and what was the result? Supply a separate
page here if you like. It will not be counted as part of the total page count.
If your organization has a Board of Directors, please list their names and addresses or you must
designate three or more individual residents of Monroe County to be responsible for the uses of
the fund. Supply a separate page here if you like.
This application addresses (please check all that apply):
o Law Enforcement
[XI Crime Prevention
GJ Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention and Treatment
Ga Mental and Physical Health of Minors and Adults
o Cultural, Artistic, Educational, Recreational and Sports
Programs for Monroe County Youth
Date:4~ /~ 2<<J~
Please note: Because Sunshine Laws f the State of Florida apply to these proceedings, any information
in this application may be available to public.
Monroe County Sheriff's
Shared Asset Forfeiture Fund
2002 Grant Application
Abstract:
Florida Keys Outreach Coalition, Inc.
The Florida Keys Outreach Coalition, Inc. (FKOC) is Monroe County's largest homeless
service provider. Incorporated in 1992, PKOC operates supportive housing facilities for
homeless men, single women and women with children who are in transition from
homelessness to permanent housing and self-sufficiency.
FKOC's residential programs are located at Poinciana Plaza in Key West. An Outreach
Office, and food pantry, operated for more than three years from a trailer leased from
Monroe County at 5100 College Road (rear).
Due to the scheduled demolition of the buildings formerly housing Monroe County's
administrative offices, PKOC's lease on the trailer was not renewed for a fourth year and
is presently on a month-to-month basis. County officials have advised FKOC that a 30-
day notice to vacate the rented property should be expected by the end of summer 2002.
FKOC has been reserved space to re-Iocate the Outreach Office to the 200 floor of the
Sheriff's new Juvenile Detention Center.
FKOC's Outreach Office provides information and referral, intake interviews for
admission to residential services, emergency medications, personal care items, and
assistance with family re-unification through the provision of one-way bus tickets.
Funding in the amount of$20,6OO.oo is sought to cover $5,600.00 annual rent to the
Juvenile Detention Center and $15,000.00 for the provision of one-way bus tickets for
homeless individuals and families in need of transportation out of Monroe County in
order to secure shelter elsewhere.
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Applicant Ide~tification
Name of Organization: u. S. Fellow s hip 0 f F lor i d a , I n c .
Address: 1320 Coco Plum Drive, Mara thon, FL 33050
Authorized Representative: (name & title) Cat h y H a r p e, 0 ire c tor
Contact Person: (Matters regarding this application)
Telephone: (305) 743-4129
Fax: (305) 743-5137
E-mail: Catz33@aol.com
Title of Project: Residential Mental Heal th Program for
Dually Diagnosed Adults
Type of request:
lKJ Recurring funds (e.g., operational costs)
o Non-recurring funds (e.g., capital expenditures
Amount of request: Year I $
Optional year 3 $
Optional re-applicatio
Will you be willing to submit to this Board a full account of what you are doing with these
funds? KjYes ONo
From what other groups have you requested funds and what was the result? Supply a separate
page here if you like. It will not be Counted as part of the total page count. R e c e i ve d
matching funds from Monroe County and Miami/Dade Homeless Trust
If your organization has a Board of Directors, please list their names and addresses or you must
designate three or more individual residents of Monroe County to be responsible for the uses of
the fund. Supply a separate page here if you like. See a t t a c h e d .
This application addresses (please check all that apply):
o Law Enforcement
[] Crime Prevention
fD Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention and Treatment
KJ Mental and Physical Health of Minors and Adults
o Cultural, Artistic, Educational, Recreational and Sports
f Programs for Monroe County You .
Signature: ~ ~Dale: 3 ;;)bj D
Please note: Because Suns - -LaWS of the State of Florida apply to these proce
in this application may be available to the public.
BY:
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Residential Mental Ilealtll Pr()granls
By U.S. Fellowship of Florida, Inc. - A Non-Profit Corporation
PROJECT SUMMARY
WHO: U.S. Fellowship of Florida, Inc., a non-profit charitable corporation
1320 Coco Plum Drive
Marathon, FL 33050
(305) 743-4129
Contact Person: Cathy Harpe, Director
WHAT: Residential Mental Health Program serving adults with mental illness
WHERE: I. Heron House
16 bed state licensed Assisted Living Facility for Mental Health
1320 Coco Plum Drive, Marathon, FL 33050
2. Peacock House
8 bed state licensed Assisted Living Facility for Mental Health
2221 Patterson Avenue, Key West, FL 33040
3. Peacock Apartments
24 bed apartment complex for Mental Health
1622-1624 Spalding Court (Poinciana Plaza), Key West, FL 33040
WHY: To prevent substance abuse by dual diagnosis mentally ill clients, to
prevent criminal activity by these mentally ill clients, and to improve
the mental health of these chronic mentally ill clients in Monroe County.
HOW: Residents of the above facilities are provided supervision, case
management, transportation, social activities, meals, medication
management, probation/parole supervision, court liaison, drug and
alcohol testing, and are required to be free from illegal drugs and
remain sober while in the program.
HOW MUCH: $ 10,000.00
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Heron House
1320 Coco Plum Drive
Marathon, FL 33050
(305) 743-4129 . Fax (305) 743-5137
o
Peacock House
2221 Patterson ;\ve.
Key West, FL 33040
(305) 296-0494 . Fax (305) 296-4360
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Peacock Apartments
1624 Spalding Ct., #4
Key West, FL 33040
(305) 295-8693 . Fax (305) 295-7609
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Applicant Identification
Name of Organization: Wesley House Community Center, Inc.
Address: 1304 Truman Avenue, Key West, FL 33040 "
Authorized Representative: (name & title) Joseph Barker, Executive Director
Contact Person: (Matters regarding this application) Lynn Wintermyer
Telephone: (305) 292-7150, Ext. 213
Fax: (305)292-7156
E-mail: frcdir@wesleyhouse.org
Title of Project: Wesley House Family Services Parent Education Program.
Type of request:
X Recurring funds (e.g., operational costs)
Non-recurring funds (e.g., capital expenditures, one-time costs)
Amount of request: Y e~PtiOnal re-application, year 2 $20,000
Optional year 3 $20,00C7
Will you be willing to submit to this Board a full account of what you are doing with these funds?
X Yes No
From what other groups have you requested funds and what was the result? See Attachment 1
If your organization has a Board of Directors, please list their names and addresses or you must
designate three or more individual residents of Monroe County to be responsible for the uses of the fund.
Supply a separate page here if you like. See Attachment 2
This application addresses (please check all that apply):
Law Enforcement
X Crime Prevention
X Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention and Treatment
(Prevention Only)
X Mental and Physical Health of Minors and Adults
Cultural, Artistic, Educational, Recreational and Sports
Programs for Monroe County Youth
Date: March 20, 2002
Please note: Because Sunshine Laws of the State of Florida apply to these proceedings, any information in this
application may be available to the public.
Project Abstract
"Parent Education Classes: The Nurturing Program"
WHO: Wesley House requests a second year of funding for the Parent Education Program which
includes the following:
· The Nurturing Program
· The STAR (Strategic Training and Restructuring) Program
· The STEP TEEN (Systematized Training for Effective Parenting) Program
· Community Workshops for Professional In-service Training
· Parent Enrichment Activities
WHAT: The Parenting Programs above are structured group educational experiences for parents and
their children. Each program is a series of from seven to twelve sessions, each lasting two to three hours
long. Each weekly meeting is highly structured and revolves around a specific topic, building on the
learning and experience of previous sessions. In home practice assignments are a part of the curriculum.
WHERE: The program will be offered throughout Monroe County at Wesley House Neighborhood
Centers and other community accessible locations such as libraries, agency facilities and early childhood
sites. There will be at least six program tracks during this funding year.
WHY: Wesley House offers the only county-wide ongoing parent education programs in Monroe
County at the present time. The Court System, the Department of Children and Families, the Monroe
County School District, other family service agencies and the community at large have no program to
offer to families in crisis or families seeking additional parenting opportunities. There is a growing
recognition that nurturing programs for families assist in preventing child abuse and neglect, teen
delinquency and, in the long term, adult criminal activity. The Nurturing Parenting Program is the
Florida State approved program currently being used throughout the state as it has been proven to
produce long-term change in parent attitudes and positive changes in parenting practices. The STAR
program is a therapeutic group run by licensed professionals.
WHEN : Wesley House will offer the programs within six weeks of project funding. Programs will run
throughout the year.
HOW: Wesley House will use currently trained staff and recruit additional educators to offer these
sessions. The Wesley House has the experience to advertise the services, educate the provider
community, recruit the families and implement the program.
HOW MUCH: $19,279.00
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Applicant Identification
Name of Organization:
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PACE Center for Girls of Monroe
Address:
3130 Flagler Avenue, Key West, FL 33040
Authorized Representative:
Julie Smith, Executive Director
Contact Person:
Telephone:
Fax:
E-mail:
Julie Smith. Executive Director
(305) 293-1892
(305) 293-1895
PacelMonroe@yahoo.com
TitJe of Project:
Type of request
Renovation of Upper Keys PACE Center
Non-recurring funds - capital
. ro ments lone time costs
Amount of request Year 1 $
Will you be willing to submit to this Board a full account of what you are doing with these
funds?
X Yes
No
From what other groups have you requested funds and what was the result? Supply a
separate page here if you like. It will not be counted as part of the total page count,
PACE has requested $10,000. for the $22,000. renovation project for the Upper
Keys PACE Center, and it is likely that we will get all or part of that request.
If your organization has a Board of Directors, please list their names and addresses or
you must designate three or more individual residents of Monroe County to be
responsible for the uses of the fund. Supply a separate page here if you like.
See attached page of PACE Center for Girls of Monroe Board of Directors
This application addresses:
Law Enforcement
Crime Prevention
Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention and Treatment
Mental and Physical Health of Minors and Adults
Cultural, Artistic, Educational, Recreational and Sports
Pro ms for Monroe County Youth
- < Date: (1d.~O~
use Sunshine Laws of the State of Florida apply to the proceedings, any
Is application may be available to the public.
Signatu
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Abstract
PACE Center for Girls of Monroe CQ,unty provides the only alternative
educational program for girls, ages 12-18, who are at-risk of dropping out of
school, truancy, teen pregnancy, drug u~elabuse, victims of violence,
involvement with the juvenile justice system, and are failing public school. For
the past five years PACE has been addressing the academic, social, physical,
and therapeutic needs of 60 at-risk girls and their families on a daily basis in its
three centers located strategically throughout the Keys. Two full-service centers
each serving 25 girls a day are located in the Upper Keys in Islamorada, and in
the Lower Keys in Key West. Ten girls in the Middle Key~ are served in our
Outreach Center located on the Marathon Middle and High School campus. In
addition, PACE serves approximately 160 young women and their families in our
3-year transition services program which provides aftercare and follow-up
services.
As we enter our sixth year of operation, the lease for the Upper Keys Center in
Is/amorada expires effective April 30, 2002. The building is no longer adequate
for the expanded number of girls we are now serving (we have increased from 15
to 25 girls since opening the Center in February 1997). In addition, the rent will
significantly increase if we stay beyond the lease period. We have located a
bUilding with twice the amount of space for the same price that we are currently
paying. The site, Marker 89 Tavernier Business Center, Inc. (Johnson Insurance
Building) has four business condos that we will rent. We have a three-year
lease, with an option to buy the building at the end of that period. Although we
are not in a position to purchase the property now, we plan to have a capitol
campaign to raise the down payment, and purchase the building at the end of the
lease period.
Our challenge is that we must make some necessary renovation to the 4 units in
order for the space to work. for us. They are in the order of priority: 1) convert
one of the bathrooms to handicapped accessible to comply with the local, and
state requirements, 2) convert one bathroom in the end unit utilizing the existing
plumbing to create a kitchen area with sink; counters, and storage cabinets so
that girls will be able to use the area as a lunch room, 3) creating doorways with
doors between the units to avoid having the students moving from one area to
another without having to go outside; this would also provide better supervision,
4) install walls in two of the units with insulation to reduce sound, to include doors
in order to create two counseling offices and one Director's office, so that
confidential matters may be discussed in private. We will conduct the renovation
project in stages as the money to do so becomes available, (see diagram
attached). Once the handicapped bathroom has been completed, we will move
into the facility. The total cost of the renovation project has been estimated by a
licensed Monroe County contractor, including permits to cost approximately
$22,000. We are requesting $10,000. for this project from the Monroe County
Shared Asset Forfeiture Fund, and have requested $10,000. from the Keys
Children's Foundation, which has made an annual award to the Upper Keys
PACE Center for the past six years.
A. Introduction:
PACE has been highly successful in exceeding every goal set by the Florida
State Department of Juvenile Justice in both its academic and social service
components for the past five years of operation. PACE is also a state licensed
Substance Abuse Prevention Program, and has two licensed psychotherapists
on staff, as well as two graduate degreed social workers and counselors in each
full-service center, and a graduate degreed, and licensed art therapist at the
Outreach program. All teachers are State of Florida certified; and the academic
component of our program was the only Department of Juvenile Justice program
reviewed out of 167 programs last year that received a superior rating. PACE
Center for Girls of Monroe within its first 18 months of opening its two full-service
centers received "Deemed Status" ratings by the State Auditor General's Office
and both have maintained those ratings each year to the present as a result of
their excellent performance as demonstrated in an extensive annual review
conducted by both the State Department of Juvenile Justice, and the State
Department of Education. During 2000-2001, 99% of students improved their
academic performance while enrolled, 94% maintained an attendance rate of
80% or better, 94% of the girls who completed the program remained free of
crime for up to a year after leaving the PACE program.
B. Goals, Objectives and Outcomes:
Goal 1.0: To provide a safe, adequate facility in compliance with all local, and
state laws governing such facilities in order to continue to conduct the PACE
Center for Girls program in the Upper Keys.
Objective: 1.1: Obtain three bids for the renovation project for review and
selection by the PACE Center for Girls of Monroe's Board of Director's Executive
Committee by March 28, 2002.
Objective 1.2: To begin phase I of the renovation project April 2, 2002 and pull
all applicable permits for expanding, and adapting an existing bathroom to make
handicapped accessible which meets all local, state, federal codes, and
inspections as relates to this phase of the project to be completed by April 10,
2002.
Objective 1.3: Apply for a certificate of occupancy from the City of Islamorada by
April 11, 2002.
Obiective 1.4: Move the Upper Keys PACE Center to its new location by April
25, 2002.
MAY 23 2002 9:00AM WESLEY HOUSE FAMILY SERVI 305 292 7156
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GCMK
GUIDANCE CUNle Of THE MlDOLE KEYS. INC.
3000 41 lit StnIet. 0cea1
Marathon. FL 33050
M 3061269-6150 . (t) ~1S8
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May 22, 2002
Monroe County Sheriffs Office
Administrative Headquafter8
5525 College Road
Stock Island
Key West. FL 33040
ATTENTION: ANNETTE BARRIOS, LEGAl ASSISTANT
Deaf Advisory Boan:f Members:
The Gukfa1ce Clinic of the Micktle Keys. Inc. (GCMK). and Wesfey House Family Servfces are
commftled to a co.abolation that wi. allow for the 8CIenoe-ba8ed Prevention model-
S1r8ngthenfng Families Program - to be offered throughout Monroe County. ThJs wiU be
POssible if We,'ey House Family Services is awarded an additional $12.500 in shared asset
forfeiture funda over its originaf Mardl request. 80th GCMK and Wesley House staff will work
with the Monroe County Housing Authority and other appropriate refenaI sources to ensure
broad access to these prevention services.
Thank you for the opportunity to extend this program throughout our community.
Sincerely,
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Chief Executive Officer
GCMK
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/: Director
Wesley House Family Servfces
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First Page of the Application: (Limit one page, except as noted below):
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Applicant Identification
Nmneof~~tion:Florida Keys Children's Shelter
Adm~:73 High Point Road, Tavernier, FL 33070
Authorized Representative: (name & title) Ka thy Tuell, Executive Director
Contact Person: (Matters regarding this application) Suzanne Guyette
Telephone:305/852-4246, extension 222
Fax:305/852-6902
E_mail:fkcssuzanne @ email.com
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Title of Project: Computer Learning proj ect
Type of request:
o Recurring funds (e.g., operational costs)
~Non- . funds (e.g., capital expenditures, one-time costs)
$15 000. . .
Amount of request: ~" tional re-appbcatlon, year 2 $
Optional year 3 $ ,
Will you be willing to submit to this Board a full account of what you are doing with these
funds? KJv es [)No
From what other groups have you requested funds and what was the result? Supply a separate
page here if you like. It will not be counted as part of the total page count None
If your organization has a Board of Directors, please list their names and addresses or you must
designate three or more individual residents of Monroe County to be responsible for the uses of
the fund. Supply a separate page here if you like. See page attached.
This application addresses (please check all that apply):
o Law Enforcement
o Crime Prevention
o Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention and Treatment
o Mental and Physical Health of Minors and Adults
RJ Cultmal, Artistic, Educational, Recreational and Sports
Programs for Monroe County Youth
Signature: ~,..."?.L1LDate:~~~
Please note: Because Sunshine Laws of the State of Florida apply to these proceedings, any information
in this application may be available to the public.
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ABSTRACT: COMPUTER LEARNING PROJECT
The Florida Keys Children's Shelter, Inc., is seeking the support of the Sheriff's Shared
Asset Forfeiture Fund Advisory Board for two new programs in Key West.
Our six-bed emergency home, opened last June, shelters children ranging in age from
infancy through age 10 who have been removed from their homes because of allegations
of abuse or neglect. Our six-bed transitionaIliving program, scheduled to open in May,
will house young people from 16 through 21 who are making the transition from the
foster care system to living on their own.
We are seeking 8 computers, 8 printers and assorted educational software to initiate a
Computer Learning Project for our clients at these two programs, which are located in
refurbished apartment buildings at the fonner Poinciana Naval property in Key West.
Six of the computers and printers would be used by our transitional living clients, to teach
them basic and advanced computer skills, computer graphics, web design and other skills
which will help them to either find jobs or to further their education. The other two
computers and printers would be used by the children at our emergency home to give
them extra help to succeed in school.
We respectfully request a one-year grant in the amount of$ 1 5,000 to purchase the
equipment necessary to establish this Computer Learning Project.
Florida Keys Children's Shelter, Inc.
73 High Point Road, Tavernier, FL 33070
(305) 852-4246
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ADDlicant Identification
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Name of Organization: !V/~v...."f IX) ne."UtA: UI) rt; , ill
Address: ~tD 38Y"d ~u,f Gwf m~~0kt. 33()5 'b' te-~
Authorized Representative: (name & title) r-:n+~i Ctulyw- I ~r/1'lv) IV
Contact Person: (Matters regarding this application) I J
Telephone: 305- '143- f)4~v err f\Y3- YllI,
Fax: 3o:s - ~f3- lfl v 4
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Title of Project: I' I'. n it' V)
Type of request:
[1Recuning funds (e.g., operational costs)
[l1JN~ds (c.g.. capilal expenditures, one-time COS1s)
Amount of request Year 1 ~LW.tXJ. onal re-applicati~ year 2 $
Optional year 3 $
Will you ~ling to submit to this Board a full accoubt of what you are doing with these
funds? ~Y es []No
From what other groups have you requested funds and what was the result? S~ly a separate
page here if you like. It will not be counted as part of the total page count. I0JA
If your organization has a Board of Directors, please list their names and addresses or you must
designate three or more individual residents of Monroe County to be responsible for the uses of
the fund. Supply a separate page here if you like.
This application addresses (please check aU that apply):
o Law Enforcement
Gf Crime Prevention
m" Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention and Treatment
~ental and Physical Health of Minors and Adults
~ Cultural, Artistic, Educational, Recreational and Sports
;;f~ Prognuns for Monroe County Youth
Signature: V ~ - Datc:~~d.
Please note: Because Sunshine Laws of the State of Florida apply to these proceedings, any infonnation
in this application may be available to the public.
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Application Page 2
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Abstract: (Brief summary of the project)
Marathon Recreation Center Summer Program 2002
Director: Anthony Culver
Location: 810 33rd Street Gulf Marathon
Ages of children served: 5 years old to 18 years old.
Days of operation: 6 days
Period of Summer Program: June 3rd thru August 2, 2002
Purpose: To offer program activities that will be developmentally and age appropriate
and will include, but not limited to: career choices, recreation, and/or sports,
conflict resolution, dances, cultural activities, indoor/outdoor games, martial
arts, environmental education, character development/value sessions and guest
speakers from local police and fire departments to address involvement in
drugs, gangs, other criminal behavior and safety issues.
Program Cost: $21000.00
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Applicant Identification
Name of Organization: Guidance Clinic ofthe Middle Keys. Inc. (GCMK)
Address: 3000 41st Street. Ocean. Marathon. FL 33050
Authorized Representative: David P. Rice. PhD. Chief Executive Officer
Contact Person: Debbie Barsell. MSW. CAP. Associate Director
Telephone: 305-289-6150. ex!. 2
Fax: 305-289-6158
E-mail: deb.barsell@gcmk.org
Title of Project: Physical improvements to GCMK headquarters buildina to
move Keys to Recovery from its current off-site location.
Type of Request:
o Recurring funds (e.g.. operational costs)
IB>Non-recurring funds (e.g., capital expenditures, one-time costs)
Amount of Request:
Will you be willing to submit to this board a full account of what you are doing with these
funds? IB> Yes 0 No
From what other groups have you requested funds and what was the result: Supply a
separate page here jf you like. It will not be counted as part of the total page count.
No other requests for similar funding have been submitted at this time.
If your organization has a Board of Directors, please list their names and address or you
must designate three or more individual residents of Monroe County to be responsible
for the uses of the fund. Supply a separate page here if you like. See paQe 1-A
This application addresses:
o Law Enforcement
IB>Crime Prevention
IB>Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention and Treatment
o Mental and Physical Health of Minors and Adults
o Cultural, Artistic Educational, Recreational, and
Sports Programs for Monroe County Youth
Signature:
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vid P. Rice, Ph ,C ief Executive Officer
Date: 3/2..8' /D 2-
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Please note: Because Sunshine Laws of the State of Florida apply to these proceedings, any information in this
application may be available to the public.
Monroe County Shared Asset Forfeiture Fund Application
Submitted by: Guidance Clinic of the Middle Keys, Inc.
March 27, 2002
RECEIVED
APR 0 1 2002
BY:
Abstract
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The Guidance Clinic of the Middle Keys, Inc. (GCMK) - incorporated in 1973 as a
501 (c)(3), not-for-profit, charitable organization ~ is dedicated to the provision of high-
quality and cost-effective behavioral healthcare services throughout Monroe County.
GCMK provides countywide psychiatric crisis stabilization and long-term residential
treatment as well as detoxification from substances within its inpatient unit in Marathon.
GCMK provides the only day treatment and drop-in services for adults with serious and
persistent mental health disorders in Monroe County. GCMK's Keys to Recovery ((KTR)
provides long-term, residential, substance abuse treatment as an alternative to
incarceration for felonious men. GCMK at Safeport - located in Key West within a
gated, public housing community - provides long-term, residential,:substance abuse
treatment for homeless person with an emphasis on homeless families who live in
Monroe County. GCMK also serves as the Community and Medicaid Transportation
Coordinator for the transportation disadvantaged residing in the Florida Keys. Its own
Middle Keys Transportation program offers access services throughout the County.
Outpatient behavioral healthcare services are also delivered at the office headquarters.
GCMK proposes to move KTR from its current rented location at 1669 Overseas
Highway behind the Fumiture Now storefront to one of the three pods within the
inpatient unit at GCMK headquarters, 3000 41st Street-Ocean, in Marathon. In order to
accomplish the relocation of KTR, a few minor alterations will be required to
accommodate the program. This request for funding will pay for the following
alterations to ensure safety and access to the facility by KTR residents:
~ Pour a concrete sidewalk to connect KTR with the triple-wide trailer that will be
used for evening and weekend meals and activities.
~ Pour a concrete slab under the stairs to provide a covered space for placement
of already acquired exercise equipment.
~ Install four cameras, -transformers, outdoor housings with mounts, and monitor.
~ Install a fire pull station at back door, which will be the KTR entrance.
~ Install a gate in current fencing, expand backyard fence, and hang canvas for
privacy.
~ Purchase two picnic tables and a gas grill.
The services provided within the KTR program have a positive impact on the community
by affording long-term, substance abuse treatment for men who are involved with the
criminal justice system. Sobriety and drug abstinence are outcomes of the program in
addition to the inculcation of socially acceptable behaviors that result in the prevention
of further criminal activity by KTR graduates.
GCMK's request for $15,922 is for nonrecurring funds. The completion of these
minor alterations will allow GCMK to save more than $36,000 per year in KTR operating
costs by consolidating the program w.ithin the headquarters facility. The move from
rented space must be taken to mitigate the impact of major cuts in Department of
Corrections funding and to sustain KTR services. No further support from the shared-
asset forfeiture fund is required, as these minor alterations will be accomplished within
the funding period.
Monroe County Shared Asset Forfeiture Fund Application
Submitted by: Guidance Clinic of the Middle Keys, Inc.
March 27, 2002
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Applicant Identification
Name of Organization: Boy's & Gir1's C1ub Key West Branch
Address: 1400 United Street
Authorized Representative: (name & title) Greg Artman, President
Contact Person: (Matters regarding this application) Sabrina Rivas
Telephone: 305-293-8336
Fax: 305-292-8278
E-mail: srivas@keyvestcity.com
Title of Project: Teen Center
Type of request:
Amount of request: Year
Optional year 3 $
Will you be willing to submit to this Board a full account of what you are doing with these
funds? [!JYes ONo
From what other groups have you requested funds and what was the result? Supply a separate
page here if you like. It will not be counted as part of the total page count None
If your organization has a Board of Directors, please list their names and addresses or you must
designate three or more individual residents of Monroe County to be responsible for the uses of
the fund Supply a separate page here if you like. P1ease see attached 1ist
This application addresses (please check all that apply):
o Law Enforcement
o Crime Prevention
o Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention and Treatment
Signature:
o Mental and Physical Health of Minors and Adults
00 Cultural, Artistic, Educational, Recreational and Sports
Programs for Monroe County Youth
~ t2k Date: 3/.u/.L
Please note: Because Sunshine Laws of the State of Florida apply to these p
iri this application may be available to the public.
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/'\PR 0 1 2002
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The Boy's & Girl's Club of Key West is undertaking a great new
project for the youth of our community. The B&G Club has
entered into a partnership with the Youth Advisory Council. Each
City Commissioner appoints the Youth Advisory Council members
and it is their mission to bring suggestions to the Commission as to
items of interest to the local youth. The main focus of this project
is to bring the youth into situations of empowel1l1ent. This is
attainable through the efforts of both of these groups working
together. This is a new project for both of these groups and start
up funds are necessary. The total requested is $25,000.00. With
this amount the Teen Center can provide after school tutoring and
mentoring, with the Teens assisting elementary and Jr. High school
children with homework assignments as well as fun time. The
programs would begin upon receipt of funding.
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Monroe County Sheriff's Department
Shared Asset Forfeiture Fund
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Applicant Identification
Name of Organization: Easter Seals Florida 1 Keys Region
Address: 5220 College Road, Key West, FL 33040
Authorized Representative: (name & title) Ann Boese, Development Director
Contact Person: (Matters regarding this application) Ann Boese
Telephone: 305-294-1089, ext. 14
Fax: 305-296-1530
E-mail: aboese@}fl.easter-seals.org
Title of Project: Monroe County Intergeneration Program, Grandparents Project
Type of request:
(X) Recurring funds (e.g., operational costs)
(X) Non-recurring funds (e.g., capital expenditures, one-time costs)
Will you be willing to submit to this Board a full account of what you are doing with
these funds? Yes
From what other groups have you requested funds and what was the result?
United Way of Monroe County - Funded 1 $3036 1 general
Children's Foundation of the Florida Keys - Funded/$5000 lanother project
KW Rotary, Sunri~e Rotary, Moose Lodge, Laureate Delta - Funded 1 general
Joan & Edward B. Knight Fund - Funded 1 $5000 1 another project
Marion Steven Small Grant Fund - Intergen. Proj./Application being considered
Presidents Council- Funded 1 $50001 general
Board of Directors (see Attachment A)
This application addresses (please check all that apply):
Law Enforcement
X Crime Prevention
X Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention and Treatment
X Mental and Physical Health of Minors and Adults
X CulturaI, Artistic, Educational, Recreational and Sports
. 4 X Programs for Monroe County Youth
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Please note: Because Sunshine Laws of the State of Florida apply to these proceedings; any
information in this application may be available to the public.
RECEIVED
APR 0 1 2002
BY:
APPLICATION
Grandparents Project / Easter Seals Intergenerational
Program
"Inter generational Child Care is a wonderful blend - the richness of the past and
the promise of the future. " - Carmen R. Nazario, Associate Commissioner,
Administration of Children, Youth and Families, Child Care Bureau
"Intergenerational programming is simply invaluable when it assists the young to
prepare for later life and when it concomitantly facilitates older Americans being able to
continue to contribute as active, healthy, productive members of society. " _ Jeanette C.
Takamura, Assistant Secretary, Administrationfor Aging
A. Introduction / About Easter Seals in Key West and Monroe County
Easter Seals Florida, Inc. / Keys Region is a 501 C-3 organization dedicated to
helping Monroe County children and adults with developmental delays and
disabilities to live with dignity, equality and independence. Easter Seals has been
serving Monroe County since 1949. Annually, Easter Seals provides services to about
1000 individuals throughout the Florida Keys.
Working with a solution-based program of intervention, therapy and education,
Easter Seals services include the Monroe County Early Intervention Program; the
Easter Seals Child Development Center; Easter Seals therapies; and the Family
Resource Specialists. Further, Easter Seals maintains a well-stocked Community
Resource Library, which is open to the public and able to order appropriate titles
upon request, and an Equipment Loan Program, which loans walkers, wheelchairs,
crutches, canes and other related equipment to people free of charge.
In more detail, Easter Seals programs and services provide the following:
1.) The Easter Seals Monroe County Early Intervention Program enables families
or caretakers to have their infants and toddlers screened free-of-charge for delays
and/or disabilities in a supportive and confidential environment. EIP targets delays and
disabilities in children at an age when they are most able to overcome or compensate
for them through therapy. Last year, 159 children were EIP; the FY 2002 YfD count is
129; Easter Seals anticipates 200 by end FY 2002.
2.) The Easter Seals Child Development Center, located on Stock IsJand, is an
inclusive facility for infants and toddlers to three years. It operates at capacity with 29
children enrolled; the staff-to-child ratio is 4: I for infant and 6: I for toddlers. (The state
mandate is 11: 1 for toddlers.)
3.) The Easter Seals therapists provide individualized speech, physical and
occupational therapies. Easter Seals employs five physical therapists, four speech
therapists, five occupational therapists, and two nurses who collectively provide about
2500 hours of therapy to EIP children and 1000 hours to children age three and up and
adults of all ages.
4.) The Easter Seals Family Resource Specialists work one-on-one to inform,
educate and connect people with available programs and resources, including child- and
health-care services, Medicaid enrollment, recreational OPportunities, financial aid,
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transportation, support groups, etc. We have two Family Resource Specialists who
provide a total of2600 hours of service annually; their services are free.
5.) All the Easter Seals programs and services are provided at no-cost or on a
sliding-fee scale. All infants and toddlers enrolled in the Early Intervention Program
qualify for free services. ~.
6.) Our newest program, the Easter Seals Intergenerational Program and its
Grandparents Project, is in development. The program now enables toddlers in our
CDC to visit residents at the Bayshore Manor Assisted Living Facility and visa versa.
Currently, visits have increased from once to twice weekly. This program in ready for
expansion and in need of funding.
All our programs focus on quality of life issues, and, in fact, Easter Seals was
instrumental in getting the American Disabilities Act passed. The !anuary 2002
Worth Magazine named Easter Seals as among the top hundred charities in the nation.
Further, all money raised for or granted to Easter Seals in Monroe County stays in
Monroe County; and 92 cents of each dollar goes directly to client services.
Services and programs in Key West and the Lower and Middle Keys are either
provided on-site at or coordinated through our outpatient rehabilitation clinic, located at
5220 College Road. In the Upper Keys, the services and programs are coordinated
through staff at our Easter Seals Tavernier facility, 92230 Overseas Highway, Suite 4.
B. - E. About Easter Seals Intergenerational Program and the Proposed
Grandparents Project
The lack of affordable housing, the high costs of living, low wages and myriad
other factors make it essential for many Key West and Monroe County families to require
two or more incomes just to get by. The 2000 Census puts 18.3% of Monroe County
children below the poverty level. Often, the increased workload translates to decreases in
the amount of time an income-eaming individual can spend with both children and aging
parents. As a result, these two segments of our population - the very young and the
elderly -- are increasingly: marginalized. Simply stated, there are not enough hours in the
day for families to foster and maintain rich, relaxed schedule where everyone's needs are
being met.
The 2000 Census indicates that 14.6% of our county's population is over age
65, and 4.3% is under 5. It is with these two at-risk populations in mind _ th.~ very
young and the elderly - that East~t Seals initiated and committed resources to our
Intergenerational Program. Research shows that wonderful things can happen when
the young and old come together. In addition to the common vision of a
"grandparent" rocking an infant to sleep, seniors, with their invaluable life experience
and knowledge, can promote infant stimulation, serve as a reading buddy, serve as a
mentor for young parents, and generally provide a positive human element in a
child's life. The presence of older adults in a child's environment teaches the child
about aging and supports tolerance of diversity in our society. Just the increased
attention alone helps to socialize the child, make him/her feel safer and more secure,
and increases learning capabilities: all these things can work together to help decrease
social problems (including substance abuse and problems in school and with the law)
in the child's future.
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On the flip side, older adults, the fastest growing human resource in this
country, benefit from interaction with children. The involvement helps sustain
physical, mental and emotional well being, improves self esteem, and a renewed
sense of purpose. Seniors are at-risk for depression, isolation, and substance abuse. It
has been proven that activity, especially me3.ningful activity, can go far toward
eliminating these problems. Older men, for example, can serve as role models for
young fathers; in some cases, a "grandfather" might be the only male figure in a
child's life. Older women, without the pressures of motherhood and ajob, can devote
their full and undivided attention to infants and toddlers at the most crucial time in the
child's development.
In December 2001, Easter Seals commenced Phase 1 of the Intergenerational
Program whereby we began taking anywhere from six to 12 tod~lers from our Child
Development Center on Stock Island to the nearby Bayshore Manor Assisted Living
Facility. (The Easter Seals Child Development Center for infants and toddlers to three
years is an inclusive facility, which means we integrate children with developmental
delays or special needs with typically developing children. It operates at capacity with
29 children enrolled. Eight of our children are in the Early Intervention Program, and
are at high-risk for myriad problems.) A CDC staff member always accompanies the
children; while seniors interact closely with the children, they are never left
unsupervised.
The Easter Seals Intergenerational Program team consists of Easter Seals
Director of Programs and Services Melissa Murphy, Development Director Ann
Boese, and CDC staff members, including Lela Ferdinand and Alexis Alce (infant
room), Jackie Lopez (one-year-old-room), and Kelly Noda (two-year-old). Former
CDC Director Michele Morgan, now the Infant and Toddler Specialist with Wesley
House Family Services, was on the original team; she continues involvement the
program through her new position. The team works closely with Bayshore Manor's
Senior Administrator, Joan Higgs. Also endorsing the project is Frances Carlisle,
AARP, Inc. Presiden~ Lower Keys Chapter. Ms. Carlisle has expressed a desire for
more AARP involvement in the program.
In February 2002, working in partnership with Bayshore staff, the
Intergenerational team began trials whereby the seniors came to the CDC. The benefit
to this arrangement is that mobile seniors are able to interact with all 29 of the
children -- infants and one-year-olds as well as two- and three-year-olds. Also, the
CDC is equipped to handle the needs of the children. We are commit(ed to continuing
the visits to Bayshore, which greatly benefit the seniors who are unable to leave their
facility but still desire contact with the children. Our emphasis, howe~er, will be to
bring seniors both from Bayshore and from other programs (such as AARP) and
facilities (such as the Senior Center), to our center. Our goal is to have grandparents
in our facility daily, which could translate to up to 12 grandparents daily; with
morning and afternoon time slots. A potential of 60 seniors could be involved in any
given week.
We are now ready to embark on Phase 2. This phase, called the Grandparents
Project, is where we equip our CDC with the necessary tools and equipment to make
our program truly functional. During our trials and research, we identified the items
we need to implement the Grandparents Project. We are applying to the Monroe
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County Sheritrs Shared Asset and Forfeiture Fund to help make this key phase __ the
Grandparents Project -- a reality.
Generally, the Sheritrs Funds would be used to equip and staff our CDC to
accommodate our increase functions.
Specifically, we would purchase the seed reference materials for our
Grandparents Project Training and Resource Library. This includes selected training
videos, training manuals and monographs that detail Intergenerational Programs
throughout the country and are primarily produced through university projects. Staff
and administration, both at Easter Seals and at Bayshore Manor (and gradually other
senior partners, such as the Senior Center and county housing for seniors), would
review these materials in order to gain a basic understanding of the intergenerational
concept.
Secondly, the funds would be used to purchase special equipment to
accommodate the seniors as well as the seniors with children. Currently, our furniture
is geared for little people; we need adult rocking chairs, double rockers; a book
display and a selection of books that seniors will know (the classics) as well as a
multi-cultural series. Combined with bobby pillows, which enable infants to be
placed securely before a seated senior, these supplies would create an environment
conducive to maximum interaction. An outdoor covered pavilion, outdoor mats, and
covered swing would allow the intergenerational activities to take place outside, in
the fresh air and sunshine.
To enable us to more easily and safely transport kids to Bayshore Manor, we
would purchase a Bye-Bye Baby Buggy, a covered enclosed transportation wagon,
which can be pulled by one adult.
Operationally, the project increases our demands on staff, for which we will
need funding. It also requires an increase in arts and craft materials, nutritional snacks
and beverages.
Aimed at optimizing quality of life for both groups, the Grandparents Project is
modeled after successful programs throughout the country. Meaningful and
appropriate activities are at its core. Our goal is to establish a sense of continuity that
is often lost as local families face change and pressures. Further, the intergenerational
process is proven to diminish the real fears of one age group about another; increases
levels of self-esteem and usefulness for all age groups involved; creates program
activities, which promote physical and mental health for all involved; and creates
opportunities for lifelong learning at many stages of development.
Additionally, the Grandparents Project will benefit children in the areas of
health and education. The increased human interaction and focused personal attention
the children receive from the seniors is proven to help them become socialized and to
help meet their needs for human-to-human contact at their vulnerable and formative
first three years. By virtue of the demographics at both the CDC and Bayshore Manor
(as well as for seniors throughout Key West and the Keys),.the Grandparents Project
is multi-generational, multi-cultural, multi-racial, and multi-ethnic. It is a non-
discriminatory program that fosters tolerance.
Historically, the concept of intergenerational programming was introduced in
the United States in 1963 with the Foster Grandparents Program, and was quickly
followed by the Adopt a Grandparent Program, that involved weekly visits by young
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children to a neighboring convalescent home. Later, in the 1980s, intergenerational
statewide and regional networks were established in California, Illinois,
Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
Today, Intergenerational Programs are among the fastest growing programs in
the child and adult day care industries. BotIigovernment agencies and universities
throughout the country have vital and expanding-programs and studies in place. In
1998, for instance, the Department of Health and Human Services convened a
National Leadership Forum on Intergenerational Child Care, promoting programs
throughout the country. Young children and the elderly: it's a natural, and it's a
perfect time for Monroe County to bring the two together.
F. Budget
See attached budget
G. Sustainahility
Does not apply to this application.
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Applicant Identification
Name of Organization:
The Last Resort Ministry, Inc.
Address:
30 10 Overseas Highway
Marathon,FL 33050
Authorized Representative:
Gary L Roberts - Director
Contact Person:
Telephone:
Fax:
E-mail:
Gary L Roberts
395-0998 (Mobile)
(305) 743-9869
BrotherGee@aol.com
Title of Project:
Monroe County Funding for Last Resort Ministry
Type of Request:
Non-recurring funds
Amount of Request:
We are willing to submit to this Board a full account of what we are doing with these
funds.
Other Sources of Funds:
Please see Attachment A
Board of Directors:
Gary L Roberts
2112 Dolphin Drive
Marathon, FL 33050
Dolores Duncan 6099 Overseas Highway
Marathon, FL 3305.0
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George K. Hickcox 371 22nd Street, Ocean
Marathon,FL 33050
This application addresses: Crime Prevention
Drug and Alcohol Abuse, Prevention and Treatment
Mental and Physical Health of Minors and Adults
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THE APPLICA nON
A. Introduction. The Last Resort Ministry, Inc. primarily serves the sixty inmates of
the Marathon Detention Center and their families. At the request of the Guidance
Clinic of the Middle Keys, the Ministry began a program for their twenty-eight
clients last year. The Ministry is staffed by volunteers from churches in Marathon
and is governed by a three person Board of Directors. It is not,for-profit and is
incorporated in the State of Florida. The Ministry has been in Operation since its
first program at the Marathon Detention Center in 1996 and is continuing today.
The strength of the Ministry is in the quality of its volunteers. These qualities
include a shared compassion for and understanding of the misfortune and
obstacles confronting prisoners and those mentally challenged. The Ministry
provides a spiritual base and a belief in the healing power of prayer and Christian
fellowship. Specific training has been provided and continues through the
resources of the international organization of Prison Fellowship. All volunteers
have a willingness to commit and put oneself "on the firing line" by working with
inmates at the Detention Center and Guidance Center.
Some of the services and activities undertaken by the Ministry include:
· Personal and group meetings with detention inmates three times
weekly and with clinic residents weekly. Private meetings upon
request.
· Direction and assistance in handling basic living problems upon
release (shelter, transportation and daily living routines).
· Providing transportation to the home, family or job if not a Marathon
resident.
· Family assistance (such as food and counseling).
· Dealing with addiction (Reconciliation, Rehabilitation and Recovery).
· Employment assistance.
· Encouraging church attendance and membership.
· Angel Tree gifts to inmates' children at Christmas.
· Encouraging Alcoholics Anonymous or Narcotics Anonymous
(Twelve Step Groups) attendance if appropriate.
· Life Recovery Group (Biblical Twelve Step Recovery Program).
Recently some residents of Keys to Recovery (County in-house drug
rehabilitation program) began attending meetings.
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This support is provided by person-to-personand group meetings through which
Ministry volunteers get to know and build relationships with those that are served.
Upon release from the Detention Center or Guidance Clinic anyone may avail
themselves of the Sunday evening meetings of the Life Recovery Group. In
addition Ministry volunteers are available to assist anyone with emergencies that
anse.
The rationale and uniqueness of the Ministry lie in its being the only Christian-
centered, faith-based organization in the Marathon area that is reaching out to
those that are confined to jailor a mental institution.
B. Goals. Objectives and Outcomes. The Ministry wants to expand its ability to
provide more assistance to more people. This has been made possible by the
award of the grant for $5,000 last year. The Ministry has expanded its ability to
serve to the Guidance Clinic and increase the amount of assistance provided to the
inmates of the Detention Center. As our base increases so do our needs for
additional funding. With more funds the Ministry will be able to attract more
volunteers and expand its work - this is because supporting services cost more
money. Specific examples to reinforce this point are:
· After-Care SUD~rt: Subsidizing short-tenn housing for fonner
detainees upon release, duringjob search and while becoming self-
supporting is a growing and vital need. Having a stable, safe place in
which to live during the critical early days after release makes a
positive difference in enabling a person to restart life successfully.
This costs money; the Ministry remains limited in being able to assist
with housing needs.
· Transportation: Primarily bus tickets for relocation, to find jobs, to
attend rehabilitation programs, to find housing.
· Inmate/Resident SUDoort: There is an ever-increasing need for
materials to be provided those that are institutionalized. This applies
to those locally and those that have been sent to state prisons and will
eventually be released back to society. The Ministry provides materials
to those in Marathon as well as those that have been sent to serve their
tenns of incarceration in prison. This includes funds for hygiene
articles that must be purchased as well as contact by correspondence.
We are able to testify to the above examples with specific cases.
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Applicant Identification
Name of Organization: Th- 1fJ()f?f) FJ~E 'f-ouTI{
Address: 100 COUNTY RO /3/& PIII/E kEy) FL 'j'7o'l3
Authorized Representative: (name & title) .:TOJ..lJJ 81t~8E{ yo ulH DIR..E.cTo~
Contact Person: (Matters regarding this application) C'IIJOI (31tR..tbE I?...
Telephone: e7.;2.- 3/,St.(
Fax: B 7:L - 31./88
E-mail: J barber Z-4'l ~ ~H I. C-O "1
Title of Project: SJ=ItTE. 6olt'R.O PfrR.K.. ,or< TEENS
fE..PLAtG.hJEIIIT tJ F l3A-stET~,fU ~trL5
Type of request:
D Recurring funds (e.g., operational costs)
~ Non-recurring funds (e.g., capital expenditures, one-time costs)
Amount of request: Year~ona1 re-application, year 2 $
Optional year 3 $
Will you be willing to submit to this Board a full account of what you are doing with these
funds? fZlYes DNo
From what other groups have you requested funds and what was the result? Supply a separate
page here if you like. .It will not be counted as part of the total page count. /'JONE:
If your organization has a Board of Directors, please list their names and addresses or you must
designate three or more individual residents of Monroe County to be responsible for the uses of
the fund. Supply a separate page here if you like.
This application addresses (please check all that apply):
D Law Enforcement
D Crime Prevention
D Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention and Treatment
D Mental and Physical Health of Minors and Adults
IgJ Cultural, Artistic, Educational, Recreational and Sports
Prog.:ams for Monroe County Youth
Signature: ~ ~.. Dale: <f / J /O:L
PI.... nn'., ""an,. Snn,bin. Law, nf tb. Stat. nf Florida apply to tbeo. proce..Ungs, :Oy information" tbi,
application may be available to the public.
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Who:
In Word Fire Youth, Youth Director John Barber and 4
Volunteers.
Requesting 510,000 for construction of a skateboard park
and replacement of deteriorating basketball goals.
Vineyard Christian Fellowship, 100 County Rd. Big Pine Key
In Word Fire Youth is a well-established organization on Big Pine
Key. This project would begin immediately upon receipt of funds.
By In Word Fire Youth and its team of volunteers.
See financial break down below
What:
Where:
When:
How:
How much:
Financial Breakdown For Requested Monies
Skateboard Park
Materials for construction of 10 ramps
and insurance
55,000
Basketball Goals
Replace deteriorating goals
Total
$5.000
$10,000
VCF/IWFY Board of Directors
President Steve Lawes
2361 Pensacola Rd
Big Pine Key, FL 33043
(305) 872-3498
Director:
Larry Bowes
P.O. Box 430734
Big Pine Key, FL 33043
(305) 872-3949
Treasurer Tom Wahlgren
29980 Balsa Lane
Big Pine Key, FL 33043
(305) 872-3581
Director:
William Underwood
P.O. Box 517
Big Pine Key, FL 33043
(305) 872-3820
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Abstract: Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Miami serving Monroe County is
currently operating a homeless shelter for families with minor children known as Teresa
House, which began operations June 1, 2001, and a hospitality center for the homeless
known as St. Francis/St. Clare Center, which opened in September 2001. CC is also
operating an emergency services storage facility known as Good Shepard Depot in the
Upper Keys. Offices are maintained at S1. Francis/S1. Clare Center, 2700 Flagler Avenue
in Key West, at St. Peter Catholic Church in Big Pine Key, and at San Pedro Catholic
Church in Tavernier. Although CC coordinates its emergency services efforts with other
organizations to provide emergency assistance to local identified populations, CC is
serving populations previously unserved or wderserved. CC is the major support entity
providing direct emergency services to homeless fiunilies with children, homeless single
males, the needy of Big Pine Key, Tavernier, and surroundi'lg areas in"which no other
direct services provider is located. Services are coordinated with Monroe County Social
Services, the Salvation Army, the American Red Cross, and the Keys ministerial
associations, among others. We are also engaged in disaster relief and recovery,
including participation in the Florida Keys Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster in
which CC holds the vice-presidency. Three Catholic parishes are designated by Monroe
Cowty government as disaster relief and recovery centers, with CC providing logistical
and resource support. Emergency services are available at the St. Francis/S1. Clare
Hospitality Center in Key West, St. Peter Catholic Church in Big Pine Key, and at San
Pedro Catholic Church in Tavernier.
Parish Social Ministries is supported by local parishes, which donate office space and
utilities and assist with fundraising. CC CODtnOutes the salary of a Parish Social
Ministries county coordinator, a program admini~or for housing, and two part-time
parish social ministers, as weD as, the expertise of its Miami support personnel St. Mary
Star of the Sea Church contributed the building at 2700 Flagler Avenue and provided a
partial renovation of the site. The Key West Housing Authority contributed two, two
bedroom apartments at Poinciana Plaza. CC, with limited funds thus fur, has made a
difference in the lives of approximately 2300 individuals over the past 22 months. In
addition, CC has provided housing and emergency services for seven fiunilies with 15
children at Teresa House. Funding is needed to continue the level of services provided
and to expand emergency services to the Tavernier location. With a miniTru\1
commitment, we can begin to leverage the major federal and state funds that will enable
us to open a shelter for men and to build affordable permanent housing for the elderly and
disabled homeless, both at 2700 Flagler Avenue. Also, with local support, we can begin
to leverage emergency services dollars from state, federal, and private sources that are
currently unavailable to us because of an insufficient local match.
Total Requested: $10,000 per year for three years
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Aoplicant Identification
Name of Organization: 0 Ii ({ h) u f f!. IE: tV \JS r 0 R Sf,v II~ R~
Address: 70 7> ell. I Zt.w3 t\.(~ U\RG.OJ FL3~o.:s 7
Authorized Representative: (name & title) '641';2,1\ R, A r. ~(.., E}l h Li,.. vc. \) I ~H ~()R.
Contact P~n;oll; (Matters regarding this application) ~r>ReAR.A V\ fle...
Telephone: (~C'5) 453 -lItDlD
Fax: (x 5) ~b 3 - \I ~ lo
E-mail:
TitleofPtOject: C~p.'JJc:. t="R,"'~v~ F..::.R 3(.~lcR~
Type of request:
B'Recurring funds (e.g., operational costs)
o No~ds (e.g., capital expenditures, one-time costs)
Amount of request : Year ~onal re-application., year 2 $
Optional year 3 $
Will you b~9Jing to submit to this Board a full account ofwhat you are doing with these
funds? lY? es DNo
From what other groups have you requested funds and what was the result? Supply a separate
page here if you like. It will not be oounted as part of the total page count.
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If your organization has a Board of Directors, please list their Dames and addresses or you must
designate three or more individual residents of Monroe County to be responsible for the uses of
the fund. Supply a separate page here if you like. Sf. E.. It rt~c.."",,",&vl
This application addresses (please check all that apply):
o Law Bnforcemenl
o Crime Prevention
o Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention and Treatment
~ental and Physical Health of Minors and Adults
ui'CuI~ Artistic. Educational, Recreational and SportsnPro~lor Monroe County Youth
Signatme:~Gr 'cci v( ~ Date: 3 J I B/2.06?
Plc:ase: noLe:; B~ SWI5binc UtWl:l ofUle Stat.c;, of Florida apply to these proceedings, any infonnation
in this application may be available to the public. REC E IVE D
MAR ? 7 2002
CARING FRIENDS FOR SENIORS, INC.
P.O. Box 1263 Key Largo, FL 33037
(305) 453-1166
SUMMARY OF REQUEST
Project Description: Some senior citizens who live alone or in nursing
homes feel a sense of loneliness and isolation as a result of separation from
families or loved ones. Our program provides senior citizens with the
opportunity to establish a friendship with one volunteer who visits on a
regular basis. Our goals are to uplift spirits and build friendships.
This program not only works with senior citizens of Monroe County, but
also works with student volunteers who visit senior citizens in our
community.
Caring Friends for Seniors has served the Upper Keys since March 1998,
and as of April 1 st 2002, we will also serve the Middle Keys.
Amount requested from Monroe County Sheriff's Shared Asset
Forfeiture Fund:
$ 8,382
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BARBARA FIKE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
APPLICANT INFORMA nON
Name of Organization:
Address:
Keys Area Inter-denominational Resources (KAIR)
3010 Overseas Highway
Marathon, FL 33050
Authorized Representative
Contact Person
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The Rev David A Mueller, President
The Rev David A. Mueller
Tel 305-743~2
Fax 305-743-6874
E-mail cdmue@aol.com
Title of Project
EMERGENCY SERVICES/CRISIS ASSISTANCE
Type of Request Recurring Foods
AmOoot of Request: Y~5,00
Will you be willing to submit to this Board a full account of what you are doing with these funds? YES
From what other groups have you requested funds and what was the result?
Since KAIR is a fuith-based commWlity initiative, we have requested funding from national,
regional and local church sources and from individual persons. The results, for 200 I, were as
follows:
Marathon congregations: $3400
Church World Service 600
Individuals 450
In-kind donations of clothes and food: regular contributions from local churches
In the current year, KA1R is applying to and anticipates funding from various national church
organizations and agencies for support fimding, as well as planning aggressive fund-raising
events. The Board has initiated a major development plan, THE INASMUCH INrrIATlVE, which
currently is in the planning stages. It is envisioned that major agency developmental goals and
objectives will be established and plans developed, so that by the end of2003, KAIR will have
grown significantly in it's ability to provide ministry to those in need and in aisis in our
community.
If your organization has a Board of Directors, please list their names and addresses.
The Rev David A Mueller, Chair
Mr. Michael McCloskey, Vice-ehair
r
Mr. Vernon Fanke, Treasurer
Ms Cynthia Valez, Secretary
Mr. Bill Quinn, Member-at-Large
11231 5111 Avenue-Gult:
1126 Calle Ensenada,
7755 Wahoo Drive
8980 Ocean Terrace
PO Box 500150
Marathon, FL 33050
Marathon, FL 33050
Marathon, FL 33050
Marathon, FL 33050
MarathOn, FL 33050
This application addresses:
Crime Prevention: By providing assistance in the face of crisis, aime is lessened
since desperation is removed. By providing transportation to Dade County Homeless
Assistance Living Facility for homeless and indigent persons, crime in
Marathon/Monroe County is reduced.
Mental and Physical Health of Minors and Adults: By providing hOUSing, food,
medicaVprescription assistance to individuals and families, children are less at risk,
family life is more stable and individual self-esteem is enhanced.
SIGNATURE
March 24, 2002
The Rev David A Mueller, Chair, Board of Directors
KAIR - Keys Area Interdenominational Resources
30 10 Overseas Highway
Marathon, FL 33050
305 743-4582
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EMERGENCY SERVICES/CRISIS ASSISTANCE GRANT PROPOSAL
3124/02
ABSTRACT
KAIR seeks to serve those individuals and fiuniIies in the Marathon commWLity who find themselves in
crisis. Some are transient and homeless, others are long term COIDIDWlity residen~ All are experiencing a
crisis of some sort in which basic survival needs exceed their financial ability to meet the aisis. KAIR
seeks to provide "Band-Aid" assistance (food, rental assistance, utility assistance, etc) that is linked to
intentional folJow-on care which we identify as ''Case Management"
WHO: KAIR is a ministry of Christian individuals, businesses and churches of Marathon as they seek to
extend assistance to Marathon commWLity members in crisis. It was fonnally organized in 1998 and is a
501(c)3 non-profit agency. It's Board of Directors is drawn from the membership of local churches.
WHAT: KAIR seeks to serve our neighbors by providing assistance to them when circumstances
overwhelm their ability to cope with the basic survival issues of food, housing and transportation.
WHERE: KAIR's office and service point is located in the mcilities ofCommWLity Church-United
Methodist, Marathon, and seeks to serve, at the moment, individuals in the Greater Marathon commWlity,
which we experience as Long Key to Big Pine Key, with our heaviest concentration of clients coming from
the Marathon commWLity.
WHY KAIR seeks to live out the commission of Jesus to "Love your neighbor." As a aeation of the
churches of Marathon, KAIR seeks to serve on a non-sectarian level, without requiring or expecting a
religious response. KAIR is simply being a good neighbor.
WHEN Our CWTent office hoUrs, staffed by volunteers, is daily from 10:30-Noon. We seek to expand
these hours to better serve those in need. We are available on week-ends via telephone referral from local
clergy, individuals and social welfurelcomunmity agencies, such as the Domestic Abuse Shelter.
HOW KAIR seeks to respond to walk-in clients who have street knowledge ofKAIR's assistance
capability. We receive clients via referral from local clecgy,locaI governmental and private social
agencies, and commWLity members alike. Clients are interviewed to ascertain need. Immediate assistance
of food, transportation assistance, prescription assistance is provided without regard to person, race, aeed,
national origin or sexual orientation. We try to assist the client develop and implement a plan so that the
crisis does not re-occur. Our ability to provide "on-site" assistance with basic needs is a significant part of
our ministry. While our funds are limited, we nevertheless assist immediately. Our plan is to develop a
staffed position which would enable KAIR to provide more in-depth case management and follow-on
assistance.
HOW MUCH Our Budget for the year 2002 is $38,910.
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APDlicant IdentificatiQ!!
Name of Orga,,;z.tion: M r.>7 -'7N.,{; i'z/ O. / h", .
Address: 3/~=>- A/orThSrde- .Dr/v.s .sr~/o/ K&rUkst<,;:L S~Oyo
AnthoriZedRepresenlative:(aame&tide) ,.f'~~E-e ~{UL D{~r-~
Contact Person: (Matters regarding this application) / ,
Telephone: 02 y..y - ~OO~
Fax: ~9~-c&,OLy.3
E-mail: G-n-a~soC<~Y-le-.1-.pL. <!d""f.
Title of Project: u.J::;17l/T/V~/}rq'
Type of request:
rEi Recurring funds (e.g., operational COsts)
o Non-~ funds (e.g., capital e_lures, one-time costs)
-Fi..'lql'~
Amount of request: Year I ~ional re-application, year 2 $ ..:>4"" QG\:).
Optional year 3 $ 0/..'-1000.
Will yon be willing to snbmit to this BoanI a full aCConnt of wbat yon an: doing with these
funds? ,EdYes ONo
From what other gronps have yon requested funds and what Was the result? Supply a SCpamte
page bere if YOU like. It will not be connted as part of the total page count 4-q<-~ 6t/r-
If your "'l:anization bas t1!oanI of Directors, please list their names and addresses or you mus,
designare three or more individual residents of Monroe County to be tespoosible for !be USes of
the fund. Supply a seJ>arate page here if Yon like. .4ffne#/"H e..-t/r
This application addresses (Please cheek all that apply):
o Law Enforcement
o Crime Prevention
o Drug and AlcOhOl Abuse Prevention and Treatment
~ta1 and Physical Health of Minors and Adults
o Cullnral, Artistic, EdUcational, RecreatiOnal and S]Jorls
~ Zpror forMonroecountyYouth
Si8lllllure:~c5:' Date: .3/...:2..3/a~
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Please note: Because Sunshine La"", of the Slate of Florida apply to these PfOCeedings. any infonua~on
in this application may be available to the public.
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A RSTRACT
Despite the many health care options available in the Lower Florida Keys, Ollr
high cost of living and relatively low per capita income pllt preventative, and sometimes
eVen emergency, health care Ollt of the reach of many. Cost, and a critieal shortage of
affordable health instuance are significant battiers to health care. An influx of non-
English-speaking immigrants further bnrdens the existing health eate system. COllnty
health statistics indicate that many preventable, 1reatable diseases are identified only at
late stages, indicating a significant need for education and access to affOrdable,
prevention-based women's health care and screenings.
WOmanKind is a 501(e )(3) not-for-profit colpOration Which was fonned to
provide safe, culturally sensitive, accessible and affOrdable primary and gynecological
health care to all women. Several target groups have been identilied, Which inclUde teens,
WOrking poor, non-English SJleaking women. mid1ife clients, and aU women desiring a
prevention-baSed approach to health care.
WotnanKind's fOCUs is education and prevention, With emphasis on early
detection and treatment. Key components of WomanKind's approach include flexible
and allemstive apPOintment times, use of interpreters and outreach staif to increase
ellltural sensitivity, a program aimed at risk behavior reduction lIIDong teens and a strong
educational component. Multi-level medical and non-medical staif and vollDllccrs arc
utilized to increase cost effuctiveness. Extensive commUnity edDCation efforts are Used to
increase aWllrencss ofhcalth issncs relevant to our largct groups, and encourage
appropriate utilization of clinical services.
The o1'ganizafjon was fol1lldcd by, and is /lrimari1y staifed by nurse Prnctitioners
With a hoard-certified 8YDeco10gist Providing COnsultation and medical backup. This
model ofhcalth care has been shown to be cfljeicnt and highly cost effective in Providing
care to Uuder served groups in demonstration projects across the COunlty.
WotnanKind is governed by a len-member hoard of directors, including nDmcrous
loca.l community leaders With along history of community service and involvement.
Over the past Year WotnanKind has Provided hcalth care to 1344 women, 8oo/o of
whom are uninsUred. 60% of these uninsllred WOmen Were POOr, falling below 200% of
Federal Poverty Guidelines. We have grown in staif size and have inefCascd our clinical
space to include a COnference/classroom for OUr many ongoing health education projects.
To date, OVer 250 women have participated in our Various Workshops, SCmiIl81s and
sUPPOrt groUps.
We have grown and oJlenUed a in fiscauy responsible lIlanner, and have recently
COmpleled Our first fiSCal l'Car-in the black. We have developed a multitude of
COmmunity P8I1ncrs on several levels, all With the goal of CDSuring quality hcalth care for
the women of Our community for years to COme. We hope to enlist YOur continued
sUPPOrt in this worthwhile and much-needed service.
A. Introdudion
WomanKind is a nonprofit 501{c){3) corporation which was formed to provide
accessible and affordable women's primary and gynecologic health care that is safe,
individualized, humanistic, prevention focused and culturally sensitive, to women
throughout the lifecycle, regardless of ethnicity or socioeconomic level.
WomanKind, inc. provides prevention focused health care and health education to all
women, but especially those who seek a prevention-based model of health care and those
who experience particular barriers to health care, such as cost, lack of cultural
understanding, or lack of English as a first language.
WomanKind was founded by, and is primarily staffed by nurse practitioners with Dr.
Kelley VaIle, a board-certified gynecologist as medical director. This model of care has
been shown to be a cost-effective means of high quality health care delivery in numerous
demonstration projects across the country. A board of directors consisting of eleven
members with various areas of expertise, govern activities of the corporation.
R. Goals, Objectives and Outcomes
The specific goals and objectives of WomanKind are to~
1. Increase accessibility to and utilization of, affordable health care for all
women, especially those who experience barriers to health care.
2. Increase early detection and treatment of breast and cervical cancer.
3. Reduce the incidence and transmission of HIV I AIDS and other sexually
transmitted infections.
4. Reduce the rate of births to teens and improve pregnancy outcomes.
5. Empower Women to become active participants in their own health care.
6. Educate women and their families within the filiI scope of health and
wellness.
Expected Program Volume-In our first year of operation we saw 1,344 women, and
numbers are increasing monthly, currently about 180 women per month. It is estimated
that in the upcoming year we could effectively provide care as outlined above for up to
2000 individual women included in our target population(s). However, paid public
service announcements and educational seminars will reach thousands more women.
Measurable Outcomes
· WomanKind will provide up to 1500 women with a complete, comprehensive exam
including all components recommended by ACOG for each age group.
· WomanKind will develop and sponsor at least six community workshops and
seminars annually, on specific health issues affecting our target populations. To date,
seminar topics have included osteoporosis, obesity and weight management, smoking
cessation and healthy lifestyle changes.
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Applicant Identification
Name of Ore:anization:
Address:
FAX:
E-mail:
Community Co-eperative Preschool
P.O. Box 697
550 122nd St. Ocean
Marathon, Fl. 33050
Authorized Representative: Barbara Rodgers-Director
Contact Person: Barbara Rodgers
Telephone: (305) 743-3517 (w)
(305) 743-4033 (h)
(305) 743-7774
Barbl227@aol.com
Title Of Proiect:
"Summer Discovery 2002"
Type of request:
...!-Possibly recurring funds (operational costs)
_Non-recurring funds
Year ~5,00U Year #2
Amount of request:
Optional year #3
Would you be willing to submit to this board a full account of what you are doing
with these funds? X Yes _No
From what other groups have you requested funds and what was the result? Supply
a separate sheet here if you like. It will not be counted as part of the total page
count. Wesley House Mini-Grant-$322.50
If your organization has a Board of Directors, please list their names and addresses
or you must designate three or more individual residents of Monroe County to be
responsible for the uses of the fund. (Supply a separate page here if you'd like)
See Attached Page
This application addresses (please check all that apply:
o Law Enforcement
~ Crime Prevention
;{ Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention and Treatment
... Mental and Phvsical Health of Minors and Adults
J( Cultural. Artistic. Educational. Recreational and Sports Programs for
Monroe County Youth
Signature/11~ ~dffi<1-.: Date: 1>1 AlitA ,9-1; ;}f}O;;L
Please Note: Because Sunshine Laws of the State of Florida apply to these proceed in
infonnation in this application may be available to the public. C E IVE D
APR 0 1 tDDZ
BY:
Abstract
I am writing this application to ask for funding for a summer program at the
Community Co-operative Preschool, a non-profit, 501 (C)(3) facility that is licensed by
the department of Children and Families and a sub contractor with Wesley House. This
program would be called "Summer Discovery 2002" and would be for the children of
Marathon, ages kindergarten through sixth grade. It would provide a nurturing, safe
environment to enrich students not only for their summer, but also for their lives. It
would also provide a vehicle for parent involvement that would start at an early age and
continue through the middle and high school years.
The program will start on Monday, June 3 and continue through Wednesday,
August 7. It will provide care from 7:45-5:30 five days a week for approximately 40
children. It will include every week: creative and dramatic arts, field trips, athletics,
martial arts or gymnastics program, beach/pool days, computer time and library days.
We are asking for $5,000 to start our new summer program. By having two
qualified employees run this program, we will be able to attain all of our goals:
. To spark an interest in athletics, creative and dramatic arts, hobbies and learning that will
last a lifetime.
To "catch" children at an early age and provide consistency in care, thereby pointing
them in the right direction to a productive life.
To foster a loving and nurturing environment in a summer program for children- that may
encourage them to continue to come to our after school program. Thus helping with the
"latch-key" population in the Middle Keys.
To increase parent involvement.
To have a successful program that will be able to continue for many years.
We hope that you will be able to support our Marathon children by supporting the
Community Co-op School.
Thank you for your consideration.
Applicant Identification
11'1'6
Name ofOrnanization: Marathon Sk8 (Skate) Club (ECMC umbrella 501 (c) 3
Address: 101 North Anglers Drive Marathon, FL 33059
Authorized ReDresentative: Tina Belotti (president)
Contad Person: Tina Belotti
TeleDhone: (305) 743-~215
FAX: (305) 743-8394
E-mail: tbelotti25@aol.com
Title OfProiect: Skate park shade project
TvDe of reouest:
Possibly recurring.funds (operational costs)
XNon-recurring funds
Year#l~O~ Year #2
Optional year #3
Amount of reouest:
~ opld you be willing to submit to this board a full account of what you are doing with these funds?
--=tVes _No .
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From what other groups have you requested funds aodwbat was the result! Supply a separate sheet
here if you like. It will not be counted as part of the total page count. We have not requested fimds for
this project from other groups. We will take a pro-active fimd raising approach for other projects due to the
timely need of thiS it is important we get this completed as soon as possible.. .
If your organization has a Board of Directors, please list their names and addresses or you must
designate three or more individual residents of Monroe County to be responsible for the uses of the
fund. (Supply a separate page here if you'd like) Included in grant
This application addresses (please check all that apply:
_-.. Law Enforcement. .
i Crime Prevention
. ~ Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention and Treatment
~ Mental and Physical Health of Minors and Adults
A Cultural, Artistic, Educational, Recreational and Sports Programs for Monroe County V outh
Signature ~4 L./-7;f-
Date: 3/2-7/ oZ-
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Please Note: Because Sunshine Laws of the State of Florida apply to these proceedings, any infonnation in
this application may be available to the public.
Fiscal Agent: Dorothy Kirst
Abstract
The Educational Coalition for Monroe County, a not for profit 501 (c) 3, was formed in 1996
and soon thereafter its members began writing grants to provide programs and events for at-risk-
youth in Monroe County. One of the most recent projects was to renovate and refurbish a skate park
near MM 49 in Marathon.
As a brief history, over two years ago the coalitiohboard was approached by a 13-year-old
boy asking for our help to reopen the abandoned skate park. He held in his hand over two hundred
signatures from business owners and over 100 fromhis peers. His petition from business owners
stated that there was a need for the park to be reopened to provide a safe altemative for the youth
who had been using parking lots and public facilities to practice their sport. The motivation this young
man exhibited and his initiative to move forward sparked our desires to make it happen.
After many meetings with commun.ity leaders and the skate park's property owner over the
ensuing two years, the coalition members finally reached an agreement with the city of Marathon.
City councilman Jon Johnson and city community services director Chuck Adams agreed to replace
all the.equipment from the old park with $50,000 in new ramps and rails with the provision that the
skaters, parents, and community members create a club and manage the park on a volunteer basis.
We, the organizers, agreed not to charge a fee to skate since the area is designated a city park. Also,
according to the agreement, we are not allowed to sell concessions on site unless we are having a
special event. These constraints, of course, limit our ability to obtain seed money necessary to g~ us
started toward self-sufficiency. .
Partnering with other non-profit organizations including Marathon High School Parent Teacher
Student Association, Student to Student, and New life Assembly of God Church, The Marathon City
Sk8 (Skate) Club came into existence on December 15,2001. By having a fundraiser February 2,
2002, with K2 pro skater Ryan Dawes, we have raised just enough money to make necessary repairs
to ensure a safe area for the skaters and keep our doors open.
Based on early facility use, the future of our skate park looks promising. The Educational
Coalition for Monroe County will continue to be the umbrella organization for the Sk8 Club. In _
accordance with the agreement. and the city's insurance policy, a volunteer schedule of adult
supervision keep~ the park open a fe~ evenings a ~~~~~ day time. hours on weeken.ds. The
moment the gate IS open the park begins to fill! This 'IS partially due. to the pleasant environment at
the skate park and partially due to the fact that there are no other existing recreation programs for
youth in this 11-19 age group.' This year due to Ule reduction of the 21st Century grant-funded school
program and state cut backs, the public schools will be closed after June 30. Previously these
programs had been operational for summer school, use of the gym, and a few 21 It Century programs.
. . There are some outstanding improvements that need to be completed and, because of our
- agreement to restrict activities that have the potential to generate funds, we are in need of some
additional funding which we must obtain from another source. These needed improvements include
shade netting for' the area, a supply of extra protective gear for youth who cannot afford to purchase
their own gear, and money for safety workshops and skating clinics. The reasons that shading the
park is imperative for year round use are two fold: (a) wearing full gear is required for safety yet in this
strenuous sport overheating can be a concern, and (b) in high humidity, the ramps sweat in the
evening causing non skate-able conditions. Having the shade would provide year 'round use of the
facilities. The type of netting usually used to shade nurseries and large outside aquariums provides
80% shade and is appropriate for our needs. We also need to pUrchase extra kneepads, elbow pads,
helmets and wrist guards. Many of our skaters cannot afford the equipment, and they often sit out
hoping to borrow someone's gear. In further interest of safety, we are also planning a safety
WOrkshop and in line and skateboard clinics.
We are asking for your support of $4,000 seed money to assist us in these improvements that
are necessary to continue this worthwhile pro~ect. Please read the details include.d in the application
or take an opportunity to view our park on 39 Street and Overseas Highway across fro m the
Marathon City Park. You can see why we're so proud of our progress and want to extend the use of
the park to more youth for greater periods of time.
First Page of the Application: (Limit one page, except as noted below):
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Applicant Ide.ntification
Name of Organization: Samuel's House, Inc. Mary Spottswood Women's Center-
Address: 1614 Truesdell Ct., Key West, FL 33040
Authorized Representative: (name & title) Elmira Leto, Administrator
Contact Person: (Matters regarding this application): Ehnira Leto, Administrator
Telephone: 305-296-0240
Fax: 305-296-3921
E-mail: samuelshouse@aol.com
Title of Project: Samuel's House, lac. aka Mary Spottswood Women's Center
An Emergency Shelter for Women and Women with Childnm (HUD Reference _ Phase I)
Type of request:
xx Recurring funds (e.g., operational costs)
D Non-recurring funds (e.~, capital expenditures, one-time costs)
Amount of request: Ye&:..l $20,000 OJ)tional re-application, year 2 $20,000
Optional year 3 $ 20,00(,
Will you be willing to submit to this Board a full account of what you are doing with these funds? XX Yes DNo
From what other groups have you requested funds and what was the result? Supply a separate page her-e if you like.
It will not be counted as part of the total page count
RESOURCE
Emer-gency Shelter Grant - Fl<rida Deparbnent of Children & Families (ESG)
Health Foundation of South Florida (for client hea1thcare only) _
($25,000 available in this budget year)
Bryne Grant - Monroe County
HUD - Rural Health Network
Human Services Grant - Monroe County
Wolfson Foundation -
REQUEST
$75,000
$50,000
SECURED
$75,000
$50,000
$38,931
$20,280
$25,000
$ 4,000
$38,931
$20,280
$16,965
$ 4,000
If your organization has a Board of Directors, please list their names and addresses or you must designate three or
more individual residents of Monroe County to be responsible for the uses of the fund. Supply a separate page her-e
if you like.
This application addresses (please check all that apply):
D Law Enforcement
D Crime Prevention
D Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention and Treatment
XX Mental and Physical Health of Minors and Adults
o Cultural, Artistic, Educational, Recreational and Sports
Programs for Monroe County Youth
Sigmture: ~ --<::::-~"D;;te:March30.2002
Please note: Because Sunshine Laws of the State of Florida apply to these proceedings; any information
in this application may be available to the public.
I
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Abstract:
Samuel's House, Inc. is the only emergency shelter in Monroe County that provides
homeless women and women with children a safe;secure environment to live for up to 90 days.
Samuel's House has served 511 women and children since opening October 1,1999. Over sixty
percent (60%) of the women who have come through the doors of Samuel's House have gone on
to lead safe, productive lives having had the opportunity to re-group, for whatever reason. We
serve all women regardless of age, race, creed, religion, national origin, sexual orientation or
handicap in an atmosphere of strong spiritual values. We support women in their journey to
recognize their own self-worth by being important to the group "family" experience at the
shelter. We are requesting fUnds for the newly created position of Program Coordinator, to
continue our service to Monroe County. To date Samuel's House: has existed with three
dedicated full time staff members. With our move to expanded facilities that enables us to serve
up to 36 women and children we need a fourth staff member.
The Program Coordinator will work closely with all staff to create programs for the
women and children in the shelter, and to assure seamless care to our families. This position will
develop and implement a variety of programs such as life skills, nutrition management, fiscal
management, and self-esteem groups.
Case Management services provide women with care coordination to access all
appropriate services/resources to help them become self-sufficient, including but not limited to:
mental health counseling, AA, NA, vocational rehabilitation, dental and physical health care,
domestic violence counseling, and sexual abuse counseling. The Case Manager and Assistant
Case Manager are responsible for these duties. The Administrator of Samuel's House, Inc. is the
Senior Case Manager and provides direct service to the women. The Administrator also
functions as the Grant Writer, Bookkeeper, and Supervisor for all staff and programs.
With these additional resources, we will advance the goals of Samuel's House, Inc. to
provide housing and added care, in a nurturing environment for homeless women and women
with children.
Samuel's House, Inc. is requesting $20,000 that will be spent for one year as follows:
· $20,000 to create the position of Program Coordinator. 'This position is necessitated due to
the expanded capabilities of Samuel's House to serve up to 36 women and children at any
given time.
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THE MONROE COUNTY 2002
SHARED ASSET FORFEITURE FUND (SAFF)
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APPLICANT IDENTIFICATION FORM
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Organization Name: Big Pine Neighborhood Charter School Inc.
Address:
P.O. Box 432131, Big Pine Key, Florida 33043.
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Name: R. Duncan Mathewson III, Ph.D.
Title: Boar& Chairperson
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Name: Mohan Madisetti. M.Sc.
Title:
Grants Manager
Telephone: (305) 292-7238
Fax: (305) 292-7238 Email: Mobysan~aol.com
Project Title:
Start-Up Assistance for the Big Pine Neighborhood Charter School.
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./ Mental and Physical Health of Minors and Adults
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I certify that the information provided in this application is, to the best of my knowledge, complete and
accurate. If the award is made, the applicant commits to project implementation in keeping with the
proposal content and budget and to adhere to all assurances, certifications, terms, conditions, and other
requirements contained within this application, and those of the Monroe County SAFF Committee
Board.
Signature and title of person authorized to legally commit the organization to the activities described
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Reviewers are referred to Appendix I for disclosure of Organizational Board of Directors
Reviewers are referred to Appendix II for disclosure of BPNCS organizational funding history
Abstract
Prior to introducing the conceptual framework for the proposed SAFF project, a brief historical
overview is presented, so as to afford the reviewer a better understanding of the vital community need
for financial support of the Big Pine Neighborhood Charter School (BPNCS) to address the impending
gaps in the limited range of services to be offered during its initial start-up years and invest in the lives
of Monroe County children.
Faced with the challenges of providing public education in a county that spans some 155 miles of
islands and bridges, coupled with mounting indirect and direct service costs, a countywide decrease in
the number of multiunit families, and the subsequent reduction in State allocations for educational
funding, the Monroe County School Board (MCSB) has been threatening for two years to close Big Pine
School as an annex of Sugarloaf Elementary School. This decision, despite the demonstration of
community need in the Big Pine and surrounding areas, was hugely unpopular but understandable
relative to our state's overall educational budget problems. Affected families would simply have to
transport their children a daily distance of 80 miles (twice roundtrip) for some, or if eligible have MCSB
transport their children by bus to Sugarloaf Elementary. This was a major: problem and inconvenience
for everyone, particularly working families and single parents worried about safety on the bus and after-
school "latch key" concerns.
The impact of this arduous decision upon our Lower Keys community has not only been inconvenient in
terms of daily scheduling for work and family living schedules, transportation, and lack of child care
provider choice; but, has led to the creation of an increasing myriad of related sub-standard alternatives
to the provision of comprehensive educational service systems for children 3yrs to 8yrs. This has
created numerous problems with home-schooling programs, unlicensed childcare provision for children
who may have previously been eligible for public school Pre-Kindergarten Early Intervention or Head
Start services creating reliance upon elderly relatives for daily childcare services.
In short, children are being failed in that they are not being given the opportunity, support, or access to
the resources to reach their full potential during the most formative years of child development.
Concerned by this situation, a group of likeminded civic community members in 2001 formed the Big
Pine Neighborhood Charter School Inc. (BPNCS), a Florida registered 501(c)3 non-profit organization,
whose mission was to prevent the closing of the Big Pine Neighborhood School by converting it to a
Charter School. Their goal was to establish a quality public Charter School in Big Pine to address the
current gaps in educational and social service delivery for children and families in this too often
neglected geographical area of Monroe County. As of writing, the BPNCS is three months away from
actualization. Presently, BPNCS Inc. is in the midst of negotiations with the MCSB to finalize the
contract agreement for the conversion of public educational services Kindergarten through 2nd Grade (K-
2) over to Charter School status.
The SAFF program is being asked to financially provide capital funding ($15,000) for enhancements to
both proposed children's programming and their respective learning environments; and, assist for three
years in the co-funding ($30,000) of an Children's Services Administrator / Family and Child Specialist
position at BPNCS.
The roles and responsibilities of this individual are addressed latter in this paper; however, SAFF would
contribute funds for 0.5FTE ($12,500) for this position in Year 1; OAFTE ($10,000) in Year 2; and,
O.3FTE ($7,500) in Year 3. By Year 4, funding for this position would be fully allocated to the BPNCS
budget. This progressive backing-out for self-sustainability from SAFF funding will be made feasible
through the yearly increase in associated State Administrative 'draw-down' with the guaranteed increase
in allocated funded 'slots'; and, by the generation of additional funds from the development of an on-site
subsidized childcare (3-4yrs olds) and a full-year after-school program; only made possible through the
securing of this 1.0FTE position with transitional assistance from SAFF.
Totalfunds requestedfrom SAFF to invest in the lives of children are $45,000 over a three-year period