SUPPORTIVE HOUSING SURVEY RESULTS

ILCWR Supportive Housing Unit (SHU) stakeholders were asked in the spring of 2004 to evaluate attendant services. Consumers, attendants, supervisors, caregivers, board members and community members provided input.

The evaluation examined to what extent specific SHU activities were helping us to fulfill our short-term and long-term goals. Responses were received from 21 consumers, 42 staff and 4 supervisors.

Survey Responses*

Supportive Housing Open Space Meeting held on June 21, 2004

Rather than ILCWR talking about the changes that would be made to supportive housing as a result of survey results, we had a different kind of meeting with no preset agenda. Thirty-seven consumers, attendants, supervisors, board and community members and other staff participated in an Open Space format. We turned the chairs into a big circle and spent time coming up with topics related to the following theme: “Issues, passions, and possibilities for the future of Supportive Housing”.

Then individuals met to discuss topics of interest* to them and their discussion notes were recorded by someone in the group. The principle of the Law of Mobility was followed: which states that you have the right to move to wherever you need to be to maximize your own learning and contribution. At the end of the day participants voted on which topics they were most interested in. Five topics* rose to the top. People then met to form Action Teams* to meet a few times in order to make a recommendation to the ILC Leadership Team (Executive Director, Director of Finance, Human Resources Director, and Director of Program Development).

To conclude the process, the Director of Program Development made a final report to all SHU stakeholders.

For more information on the survey or open space meeting, contact the Attendant Services Director at 519-571-6788.

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