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JCIL's New Year Resolutions
taken from our most recent 704 Report:Subpart IIF - Next Year's Plans
In the space provided, discuss the CIL's proposed activities for each category listed below. Additional space and/or pages may be added as needed for each category.
Please refer to the instructions for Subpart IIF to ensure all requested information is detailed in your responses.
Subpart IIFI - Narrative
(A) Advocacy Efforts - Discuss the CIL's advocacy goals.
1. Community Integration
2. Recreation/Performing Arts
3. Voter Registration
4. Housing1. Community Integration
As part of our three-year plan in community integration, JCIL will expand our Home Ownership Program by assisting a minimum of seven people with significant disabilities in becoming home owners including people who are now living in nursing homes. This will be accomplished by collaboratingwith other entities such as THDA for resources and the TP&A in providing training workshops that will be provided at our facility. JCIL will also collaborate with local banks, realitors, Habitat for Humanity and other entities in establishing procedures beneficial to our consumers in owning their own home. JCIL will continue and hopefully expand our home modification program that has been successful in keeping numerous consumers out of nursing homes.
As part of our three-year plan in community integration, JCIL will continue to advocate for Home and Community Based Options by collaborating with local, state and national organizations in support of community-basedservices for people with disabilities. Our goal is the enactment of state and national legislation providing community-based personal assistance services. We will continue to work with other agencies in educating our elected officials and the general public in order to change the bias toward institutionalization of people with disabilities. JCIL will be working with the DSU, the SILC and the other Tennessee CILs in developing a program to improve VR's personal attendant program including training the consumer in the hiring and management of an attendant. We will also continue working with other agencies in an effort to provide personal assistance services locally.
JCIL will continue to work with city and county agencies in providing more affordable public housing and accessible recreational opportunities. JCIL plans to address other issues such as transportation and employment
2. Recreation/Performing Arts
As part of our three-year plan, our Recreation Program will be expanded by working with the Madison County Parks and Recreation Department, the Jackson Chapter of the Tennessee Association of the Deaf and other organizations and volunteers. This arrangement will provide opportunities for new programs in which people with disabilities and the deaf communitycan participate. With support from consumers on our standing committees, JCIL will initiate programs such as basketball/softball and hunting/fishing. The JCIL recreation program will be extended to include music and the arts to encourage consumers to peruse their talents. Broadening the recreation program to include arts and music was not our idea. The idea came from our consumers. Our first wheelchair dance was not planned. At one of our events there was music playing and the people danced.
3. Voter Registration
As part of our advocacy in systems change, JCIL will continue to collaborate with the Madison County Election Commission and other election commissions in neighboring counties in making polling places accessible. The voting precinct that is located in our facility, which has been dubbed the Cadillac of polling places by local election officials, will be used as an example for other areas to model.
JCIL will continue partnering with the SILC and the Tennessee Disability Coalition in the Voter Registration Program to encourage consumers to exercise their rights and self-advocacy.
With two elected government officials on our board as examples, JCIL will encourage consumers to not only register and vote but to also consider participating in elections and seeking positions in government.
4. Housing
JCIL's accessible housing, home modifications and home ownership initiatives will continue as part of our three-year plan. We achieved our goal of assisting two individual in becoming homeowners this year and have set our goal of assisting three consumers in becoming homeowners in the coming year.
This will be accomplished through our THDA Home Ownership grant that will assist as many as seven families become home owners in the next three years. Our accessible housing and home modification program funded by United Way and CDBG grants will continue to make homes safer and more accessible and in many cases prevent people from have to be institutionalized.
(B) Outreach Efforts - Describe the CIL's plans for outreach to unserved/underserved populations.
JCIL will continue its outreach programs in an effort to reach twenty-five new consumers in underserved rural counties. We will continue innovative themes to attract media attention to disability issues and events. News releases, public service announcement, feature articles, newsletters, brochures and web pages will be used. We will continue to have outreach meetings throughout our service area and having exhibits at area health fairs - speaking and distributing information on the Independent Living philosophy.
Our county committees consisting of consumers will assist us in reaching new consumers. We will continue holding Consumer Conferences addressing advocacy concerns in rural areas. In an effort to serve the Hispanic population, JCIL will continue providing Spanish translation
It is also our goal to reach new consumers through our loaner program of assistive devices and computers.
(C) Community and Individual IL Services - Identify the community and IL services the CIL anticipates providing during the next Federal fiscal year.
The JCIL board, staff and volunteers plan to continue to facilitate community and individual IL services that will improve the living situations for consumers. JCIL will assist the consumer in accomplishing their goals by promoting the independent living philosophy and by providing the core services, our home ownership and modification program, our recreation program, our voter registration and other programs.
(D) Individuals Served by County - List the counties the CIL proposed to serve and the anticipated number of consumers that will be served in each county.
Madison 80
Crockett 10
Gibson 20
Carroll 15
Henderson 20
Chester 10
Hardeman 15
Haywood 20
Others 45
(D) Consumer Satisfaction Appraisal - Describe activities planned to access consumer satisfaction.
The JCIL board, staff and volunteers plan to continue to facilitate community and individual IL services that will improve the living situations for consumers. JCIL will assist the consumer in accomplishing their goals by promoting the independent living philosophy and by providing the core services, our home ownership and modification program, our recreation program, our voter registration and other programs.
JCIL will continue to provide each consumer with a satisfaction survey sheet to evaluate the services received. We will use the feedback to determine the quality of our services.
JCIL will have at least of two public forums seeking feedback from individuals. And JCIL will continue to be represented at area support group meetings to get cross-disability feedback on needed services.
(E) Response to Needs - Describe the CIL's proposed response to needs identified in consumer satisfaction appraisals and needs assessments.
JCIL will use the results of the satisfaction survey evaluations to determine the services needed by our consumers. We will continue to increase consumer participation with our standing committees made up of the individuals we serve.
JCIL will provide meeting rooms for advocacy groups to give our staff an opportunity to meet and learn for our consumers.
(F) Resource Development Plans - Describe the CIL's plans for obtaining and increasing funding.
JCIL will continue applying for grants from United Way, City of Jackson, Tennessee Disability Coalition and other agencies in an effort to increase our funding resources. We will continue our annual fundraiser events and will initiate new events in counties in our service area..
JCIL, working with other Tennessee CIL's and the SILC, will continue to seek local, state and private funding for independent living services in Tennessee.
(H) Training Plans - Describe the plan for training the CIL staff and governing board.
The JCIL training capacity will continue to improve in our new facility. A computer lab is being created where consumers, staff, board and volunteers will receive further skills and computer training. Training will also be available in the use of video conferencing, Microsoft Software, American Sign Language, data collection and other subjects.
JCIL skills training will include CPR instruction provided by the Jackson Chapter of the Red Cross. JCIL will provide ASL interpreters in these classes.
Training workshops are also planned to teach consumers management skills in hiring personal assistants.
(I) Innovative Activities - Describe any significant activities not accounted for elsewhere in this report.
JCIL will continue using its most innovative idea in attracting media attention and getting public awareness by calling the July 26 ADA anniversary "another 4th of July, and encouraging everyone to "Celebrate the 4th Again" with us.
Our Loaner Program will be expanded to providing consumers with computers and computer training. This program will be managed by a consumer.
New outreach efforts will be initiated by the establishment of new strategic alliances with agencies such as St Johns Community Services and other supportive living providers to introduce IL services to this unserved population. This will be accomplished by inviting residents of supportive living facilities to our consumer conferences and other events.
JCIL will continue to involve consumers in our operation as staff and board members and as volunteers on standing committees. JCIL will continue to encourage consumers to participate in all JCIL and community events relating to their interest. JCIL is planning a Consumer Appreciation Day and dinner to acknowledge our gratitude to our consumers for their participation.
(J) Consistency with the SPIL - Discuss how the CIL's proposed activities are consistent with the SPIL.
The planned activities of the JCIL will continue being consistent with the stated goals and objectives of the SPIL. We will continue to deliver each of the four core services mandated by the state plan. The center will continue to actively participate and communicate with the SILC. We will continue to influence the climate and direction of the SILC and the SPIL.
Realizing the need of additional CILs in Tennessee and the SPIL's goal to expand and improve the further development of a statewide network of centers for independent living and Independent Living services in Tennessee, JCIL will share information, ideas and training about Independent Living with interested groups in unserved counties
(K) Description of Substantial Problems - Discuss any anticipated problems and potential solutions.
Requests for services still outnumber the availability of services due to limited resources and staff. JCIL will make every effort to serve the community through better management and efficiency. We will actively seek to increase our volunteer base and use these volunteers in our eight-county service area to raise funds and provide services to our consumers in those counties.
Our consumers still face problems because of this lack of funding and available services. One of the major problems is the need of professional attendant services. JCIL will continue to fight for home and community based services by working with other agencies and persons with disabilities in acquiring long term and home and community based care. JCIL will also work with the VR, SILC and other CILs in improving personal attendant services in Tennessee.
A continuing problem is the need of services outside our area. We will offer training, information and support to other counties needing and working toward the establishment of a CIL.
In spite of our best efforts another continuing problem is that many people with disabilities have still not heard of us, are not aware of the basic core services and have never even heard of the ADA. This is a challenge for us to improve and strengthen our outreach marketing.
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