SUPPORTIVE DAILY LIVING PROGRAM

TRANSFER TO THUNDER BAY DSSAB

 

 

 

 

 

PROGRAM NAME:  Habitat

 

 

LOCATION:   219 Pearl Street, Thunder Bay

                       Thunder Bay Non-Profit Housing Corporation provides physical              

                       space for clients and the program

 

 

STAFFING:  Managed on a day to day basis by a Program Manager and two support staff.  It has a full-time equivalent complement of 3 FTE.

 

 

CLIENTS SERVED:  33

 

 

FUNDING:  $160,482 annualized – 100% by the Ministry of Community and

                      Social Services

 

 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:  The habitat Program is currently sponsored by the Salvation Army’s Community & Residential Services division in the City of Thunder Bay as a Supportive Daily Living (SDL) program

 

As an SDL program, Habitat supports adult individuals with a variety of disabilities who are designated ‘hard to serve’.  Staff offer support to these individuals by a variety of methods.  These include:  anger management, human sexuality, independent living, communication, daily living skills (shopping, cooking), and other Life Skills.  There is also time for social and recreation interaction.

 

Habitat supports individuals on a daily basis.  Sometimes that means solving an immediate need on a 1:1 basis or may be advocating for other services which allows for the client to live to their potential.

 


 

 

 

PROGRAM NAME:  Luther Court Support Services

 

 

LOCATION:    Thunder Bay

                       Thunder Bay Non-Profit Housing Corporation provides physical              

                       space for clients and the program

 

 

STAFFING:    The staffing for these Daily Living Supports is currently .825 FTE

                       Social Service Worker (33 hours per week).  This position is      

                       supported by a .3 FTE Administrative Assistance (12 hours per    

                       week).

 

 

CLIENTS SERVED:  34

 

 

FUNDING:  $ annualized – 100% by the Ministry of Community and

                      Social Services

 

 

The Lutheran Community Care Centre since its establishment in 1979 has had a concern for the housing situation of disadvantaged individuals in our community.  Because of the holistic approach of the agency, the housing environment was seen as a crucial part of the person’s well-being and successful interaction with the community.  Helping individuals find and maintain decent and affordable housing has been a facet of several of the programs offered at the Care Centre over the years. 

 

As an initiative of the Care Centrem, the establishment of Lutheran Community Housing Corporation (LCHC) is 1988 brought this concern to a new level as a provider of housing.  The Care Centre developed support services to enable the LCHC’s first building, a 30 unit building called Luther Court, to offer housing