It's well documented that the Florida Legislature will be making cuts this session. Unfortunately, Florida's elected officials have once again decided to attack funding for a portion of Florida's most vulnerable population. Florida Disabled Outdoors Association gets many people with disabilities in Florida outside of their homes and participating in sports and activities. It would be a tragic blow for people with disabilities in Florida to lost this organization. A more detailed account of the association and what you can do to help is found after the jump..
Florida Disabled Outdoors Association and a number of other organizations that serve thousands of people with disabilities are in danger of losing Adults with Disabilities (AWD) funding! The funding has been removed from the Senate version of the budget. (It is still in the House Budget – Line Item 24.)
Below is a list of legislators and information on the issue. PLEASE contact Senate and House Appropriations Members and let them know that this funding is important! If you have a personal story on how this funding has helped to improve you or your family member’s independence, please let them know that the ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES (AWD) funding is very important!
Florida Disabled Outdoors Association and a number of other organizations that serve thousands of people with disabilities are in danger of losing Adults with Disabilities (AWD) funding! The funding has been removed from the Senate version of the budget. (It is still in the House Budget – Line Item 24.)
Below is a list of legislators and information on the issue. PLEASE contact Senate and House Appropriations Members and let them know that this funding is important! If you have a personal story on how this funding has helped to improve you or your family member’s independence, please let them know that the ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES (AWD) funding is very important!
Effects of Adults with Disabilities (AWD) Funding
Florida Disabled Outdoors Association (FDOA) AWD Program is for any adult with a disability in Leon, Wakulla or Gadsden County. Enrollees participate in community-based sports, recreation and active leisure opportunities. The program is offers transitional reintegration opportunities determined by the individual participant. Florida Disabled Outdoors Association (FDOA) works with each person individually at no charge to the participant to remove barriers to participating in active leisure with the goal of increased independence and vocational pursuit.
Program Benefits
VOCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Employability Skills
Job Readiness
SOCIETAL DEVELOPMENT
Reduced Health Care Costs
Community Inclusion
HEALING
Therapeutic Rehabilitation
Return of Daily Function
WELLNESS
Disease Prevention
Health Maintenance
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
Mental and Emotional Well-being
Socialization Skills
FDOA AWD Statistics
· Serves over 265 RAPAD participants and almost 1,000 SportsAbility participants annually.
· More than 12 different group recreational opportunities are offered annually.
· Over 35 new Adult Individual Education Plans (IEP) are completed annually.
Impact
Funding is utilized for the crucial need of staffing for the program. Without this funding the program would not exist. We know that people that are receiving the valuable skills they need to become employed would lose the training necessary to become employed. This funding is essential in improving quality of life for people with disabilities.
222 Capitol
402 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1300
Phone: (863) 385-5251
Phone: (850) 488-3457
Email: denise.grimsley@myfloridahouse.gov
Dorworth, Chris [R] Vice Chair
317 Capitol
402 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1300
Phone: (407) 333-1815
Phone: (850) 488-5843
Email: chris.dorworth@myfloridahouse.gov
Chestnut IV, Charles S. "Chuck" [D] Democratic Ranking Member
212 Capitol
402 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1300
Phone: (352) 955-3083
Phone: (850) 488-5794
Email: charles.chestnut@myfloridahouse.gov
422 Capitol
402 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1300
Phone: (239) 344-4900
Phone: (850) 488-7433
Email: gary.aubuchon@myfloridahouse.gov
405 House Office Building
402 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1300
Phone: (850) 973-5630
Phone: (850) 488-7870
Email: leonard.bembry@myfloridahouse.gov
319 Capitol
402 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1300
Phone: (850) 718-0047
Phone: (850) 488-2873
Email: marti.coley@myfloridahouse.gov
222 Capitol
402 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1300
Phone: (813) 757-9110
Phone: (850) 488-0807
Email: rich.glorioso@myfloridahouse.gov
222 Capitol
402 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1300
Phone: (727) 724-3000
Phone: (850) 488-1540
Email: ed.hooper@myfloridahouse.gov
Representative Mike Horner (Republican, District 79)
222 Capitol
402 South Monroe St
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1300
Phone: (407) 943-3077
Phone: (850) 488-8992
Email: mike.horner@myfloridahouse.gov
222 Capitol
402 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1300
Phone: (239) 417-6270
Phone: (850) 488-1028
Email: matt.hudson@myfloridahouse.gov
204 HOB
402 South Monroe St
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1300
Phone: (386) 322-5111
Phone: (850) 488-6653
Email: dorothy.hukill@myfloridahouse.gov
405 HOB
402 South Monroe St
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1300
Phone: (904) 924-1615
Phone: (850) 488-6893
Email: mia.jones@myfloridahouse.gov
1402 Capitol
402 South Monroe St
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1300
Phone: (954) 346-2813
Phone: (850) 487-1588
Email: martin.kiar@myfloridahouse.gov
222 Capitol
402 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1300
Phone: (941) 575-5820
Phone: (850) 488-9175
Email: paige.kreegel@myfloridahouse.gov
422 Capitol
402 South Monroe St
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1300
Phone: (863) 647-4896
Phone: (850) 488-9890
Email: seth.mckeel@myfloridahouse.gov
222 Capitol
402 South Monroe St
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1300
Phone: (352) 315-4445
Phone: (850) 488-5991
Email: marlene.otoole@myfloridahouse.gov
405 HOB
402 South Monroe St
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1300
Phone: (954) 346-2810
Phone: (850) 488-2124
Email: ari.porth@myfloridahouse.gov
313 HOB
402 South Monroe St
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1300
Phone: (904) 823-2550
Phone: (850) 488-2977
Email: bill.proctor@myfloridahouse.gov
405 HOB
402 South Monroe St
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1300
Phone: (727) 906-3200
Phone: (850) 488-0925
Email: darryl.rouson@myfloridahouse.gov
300 HOB
402 South Monroe St
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1300
Phone: (954) 424-6800
Phone: (850) 488-0590
Email: franklin.sands@myfloridahouse.gov
316 Capitol
402 South Monroe St
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1300
Phone: (305) 853-1947
Phone: (850) 488-9965
Email: ron.saunders@myfloridahouse.gov
214 HOB
402 South Monroe St
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1300
Phone: (352) 688-5005
Phone: (850) 488-6641
Email: robert.schenck@myfloridahouse.gov
412 HOB
402 South Monroe St
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1300
Phone: (772) 221-4904
Phone: (850) 488-8832
Email: william.snyder@myfloridahouse.gov
222 Capitol
402 South Monroe St
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1300
Phone: (239) 433-6775
Phone: (850) 488-2047
Email: trudi.williams@myfloridahouse.gov
Senate Appropriations
Senator JD Alexander (R), Chair
412 Senate Office Building
404 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1100
Phone: (863) 679-4847
Phone: (850) 487-5044
Senator Joe Negron (R), Vice Chair
306 Senate Office Building
404 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1100
Phone: (772) 219-1665
Phone: (850) 487-5088
Email: negron.joe.web@flsenate.gov
314 Senate Office Building
404 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1100
Phone: (321) 752-3138
Phone: (850) 487-5053
Email: altman.thad.web@flsenate.gov
326 Senate Office Building
404 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1100
Phone: (239) 433-6599
Phone: (850) 487-5356
404 Senate Office Building
404 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1100
Phone: (941) 727-6349
Phone: (850) 487-5078
212 Senate Office Building
404 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1100
Phone: (954) 467-4205
Phone: (850) 487-5100
316 Senate Office Building
404 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1100
Phone: (305) 270-6550
Phone: (850) 487-5130
420 Senate Office Building
404 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1100
Phone: (850) 897-5747
Phone: (850) 487-5009
324 Senate Office Building
404 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1100
Phone: (352) 742-6441
Phone: (850) 487-5014
202 Senate Office Building
404 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1100
Phone: (813) 233-4277
Phone: (850) 487-5059
416 Senate Office Building
404 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1100
Phone: (386) 238-3180
Phone: (850) 487-5033
414 Senate Office Building
404 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1100
Phone: (305) 571-5777
Phone: (850) 487-5121
208 Senate Office Building
404 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1100
Phone: (850) 487-5004
214 Senate Office Building
404 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1100
Phone: (813) 265-6260
Phone: (850) 487-5068
228 Senate Office Building
404 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1100
Phone: (954) 747-7933
Phone: (850) 487-5103
Email: rich.nan.web@flsenate.gov
322 Senate Office Building
404 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1100
Phone: (239) 417-6205
Phone: (850) 487-5124
320 Senate Office Building
404 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1100
Phone: (407) 262-7578
Phone: (850) 487-5050
205 Senate Office Building
404 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1100
Phone: (407) 297-2071
Phone: (850) 487-5190
222 Senate Office Building
404 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1100
Phone: (954) 924-3693
Phone: (850) 487-5097
400 Senate Office Building
404 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1100
Phone: (850) 487-5030
410 Senate Office Building
404 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1100
Phone: (904) 381-6000
Phone: (850) 487-5027
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