Housing Forum 2016

Developmental Services Housing Task Force was created by the Min...istry of Community & Social Services in mid-2014 to help develop solutions to some of the most critical problems confronting adults with developmental disabilities and their families.  The Task Force's almost two dozen members are drawn from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences; they are determined to explore and map innovative pathways to richer lives and citizenship opportunities

Developmental Services Housing Task Force

The Developmental Services Housing Task Force encourages you to participate in the Ministry of Community and Social Services Housing Forum!
Date: November 30, 2016
Time: 10am to 330pm
Location: Join the live webcast, in your location, along with the Ministries site in Toronto, and satellite sites in Orangeville, Chatham, Ottawa and Thunder Bay. We encourage you to be part of the conversation on Nov 30, 2016, but if that is not possible at an event you create soon thereafter!
The Minister of Community and Social Services is hosting a Housing Forum on November 30, 2016 designed to draw on the ideas and experiences of a wide range of participants from around the province. The Housing Task Force (HTF) is pleased to support this initiative, given the way it contributes to maximizing broad community input regarding significant challenges in innovative housing options for adults with developmental disabilities. From the beginning of our work in 2014, the HTF has emphasized the enormous potential value of learning from the lived experience and creative energies of individuals, families, agencies, and multiple community partners. We look forward to playing a supportive role on November 30, particularly through helping to facilitate some of the afternoon conversations.
Because the HTF feels strongly about the value of the November 30 consultation process, we would like to turn some of our own energies toward expanding and extending the effort. We want to urge individuals and families (especially those who may be unable to participate on November 30 itself) to find opportunities to meet in the weeks ahead – with an eye to offering your own ideas regarding ways to more effectively and creatively meet the housing needs of adults with developmental disabilities.
How to Participate:      
Join the live webcast! Gather around the kitchen table, coffee shop or agency room and join us for a day of brainstorming ideas for housing and supports. The morning will be filled with a live webcast. The Minister of Community and Social Services will give a brief introduction of the day and introduce a panel of speakers who think outside the box and are doing some pretty amazing things in their communities.
Then the brainstorming and dialogue begins with the afternoon conversations. There will be 3 key areas the ministry is inviting people to think about and offer their input in an effort to bring forth creative solutions and identify challenges in creating the future we want.
Brainstorming can often lead to passionate debate and inspired discussions. If you are inclined to video your session, you could submit a short clip of the session to capture the essence of your contributions.
Follow up:
Once the day is done, please submit your group’s thoughts, ideas and video clip, and have your voices and contributions to the conversation heard.
Please use the Eventbrite invitation process so that The HTF can contact people to update the information as it becomes available. We will also be posting it on the HTF Facebook page at
https://www.facebook.com/groups/527484407354214/

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