Ministry Goals, Objectives and Strategies, Performance Measures and Targets — Continued

GOAL 1 — TO PROMOTE AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE ADULTS AND CHILDREN WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES CAN PARTICIPATE IN AND CONTRIBUTE TO THEIR COMMUNITIES AND LIVE A FULL AND VALUED LIFE

We believe that adults and children with developmental disabilities need more opportunities to achieve their dreams and make a contribution to society. They can achieve more independence and a fuller quality of life with the support of families and caring communities.

In moving to a provincial authority for this area, it is essential that the ministry, families and communities must continue working in close partnership to create a system to better meet the needs of adults with developmental disabilities through shared responsibility, individual choice and innovation, and to provide children with developmental disabilities opportunities for an enhanced quality of life.

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Core Business Area: COMMUNITY LIVING SERVICES

Objective 1.1: To establish a sustainable community living system that supports the needs of adults and children with developmental disabilities, their families and communities.

Strategies

1.1.1 Work with the community to develop and implement a new governance and service delivery structure for community living services.

1.1.2 Provide supports and incentives to maintain as many adults with developmental disabilities as possible in their families’ homes or semi-independently in their communities and to provide supports needed to enhance the quality of life for children with developmental disabilities. The ministry will introduce a range of funding options for families to better meet their needs, including individualized and direct funding.

Objective 1.2: To increase family and community capacity to exercise responsibility to support adults and children with developmental disabilities.

Strategies

1.2.1 Increase choice for families by providing individualized funding, service and support options to optimally meet individual needs.

1.2.2 Increase the capacity of families to keep adults or children with developmental disabilities at home by developing creative new options.

1.2.3 In partnership with the sector, find ways of educating families and communities to foster supportive environments with more local responsiveness to meet the needs of adults and children with developmental disabilities.

Performance Measures and Targets

Measure	2002/03 Base	2003/04 Target	2004/05 Target	2005/06 Target
Percentage of community living clients receiving direct or individualized funding	N/A New measure for 2003/04	Establish baseline	Increase from baseline; target TBD*	Increase from baseline; target TBD*

*	TBD — to be determined