Goal of the campaign
This campaign aims to map local data on housing demands for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and to recognize community leaders as experts by working with communities.
We hope to increase inclusive housing opportunities, obtain key findings in ten communities across the province and strengthen advocacy by empowering and supporting community leaders.
Why it’s important
More than 5,000 people with intellectual and developmental disabilities are looking for homes in British Columbia. Breaking down this number per community will enable key information to be used for strong local advocacy with governments.
A Call to Action
Inclusion BC welcomes members interested in mapping the housing needs and local context of their community. If you are interested in joining this campaign, you can write an email to info@inclusionbc.org
What We’re Doing
We launched the Community Engagement and Partnership Mapping campaign to highlight the need for, barriers to, and opportunities for inclusive housing for the next three years (2022-2025).
Advisory Group
To guide this project, we put together an advisory group and started in four communities (Delta, Langley, Nanaimo, and New Westminster).
Our Advisory Group includes:
- Self Advocate Leadership Network
- BC People First
- Family Support Institute
- Milieu Family Services
- Nanaimo Association for Community Living
- Delta Housing Be Mine Society
- Delta Community Living Society
- Inclusion Langley Society
Phase One (Oct–2022 to Jul-2023)
Nov-2022
Introductory Meeting
Dec-2022
Data collection Survey to communities
Jan-Mar 2023
Focus groups
Mar-2023
Advisory Group Meeting
Apr-2023
Designing Report Cards
Apr-2023
Advocacy Strategy Meeting
Jul-2023
Impact Assessment
Phase Two (July 2023 to April 2024)
Three communities to be defined
Phase Three (April 2024 to January 2025)
Three communities to be defined
