A community in which people who have a disability are welcomed and belong because they are valued and seen as making a positive contribution to community life.
To assist people with a disability to live their own unique and purposeful life of inclusion through having: home, relationships, competencies, and highly valued roles in their community.
To work towards a community where people with disability are welcomed, belong and participate in community life through valued roles.
We will facilitate a genuinely inclusive community, primarily by assisting people to live lives embedded in community and thereby provide an example to the broader community.
Our whole team – from the Board to our support team – will have a deepening understanding of our foundational values and principles (SRV), and commitment to preserving them and consistently reflecting them in everything we do, demonstrating our key differentiating advantage.
We will look for opportunities to lead by example to influence the community, including all those working with people who live with disability.
In collaboration with likeminded people and organisations, we will promote and advocate for a genuinely inclusive community.
Evidence that our values and the principles of SRV are shared and shape the work of the organisation.
Increased training and education opportunities for those working with people who live with disability beyond CLP.
CLP is well known for promoting inclusive communities.
To encourage and assist families to think broadly about “what’s possible” as they pursue an inclusive good life for their family member with disability.
We will engage with individuals with disability and families beyond CLP to share insights, foster broader opportunities and build their capacity.
We will strengthen and expand the reach of activities which build the capacity, knowledge and resilience of families.
We will promote the work of CLP and the possibilities it offers by making it easier for families to find us and by reaching out to families.
We will develop community events to engage families in conversations on issues they face and assist them at key transition points – these conversations could include families with minor children but we are not looking to develop services for minor children.
Increased reach of communication channels including website and social media.
More enquiries for services.
More families engaging in CLP’s capacity building activities.
Growth with people well matched to CLP’s vision and mission.
To assist people with disability to live inclusive good lives by sharing knowledge, and providing assistance.
We will support an inclusive good life for individuals we assist by strengthening the quality and sustainability of all our services.
We will strive to continually improve the quality of our services, giving more people and families confidence to engage our services.
We will involve the people we assist and their families in designing services.
We will evaluate what we do and learn from it to improve our services.
We will strengthen recruitment, orientation and supervision of staff to attract and develop staff that best match a person supported and are able to assist the people supported achieve their goals.
People assisted and their families are achieving their goals.
NDIA clearly supports our services.
Family Council helping the Board to make good choices that align with CLP values.
Making choices with knowledge of how this will impact on the quality of life of the people we assist.
Systems are in place to ensure the quality of our services exceed the requirements of funders and regulators.
To be a trusted and reliable partner to the individuals and families we assist.
We will secure the stability of our services by growing income and managing our expenses.
Committed to all the services of the Community Living Project, we will continue to use CLP’s wider resources to support services that are not yet covering their costs, in particular Circles and Micro Enterprise.
We will aim for a surplus of 3% a year and growth of 20% of gross income over the three years of the plan.
We will pursue non-service income, particularly to support our broader community work, through grant programs and by proactively proposing investments to philanthropic bodies and government.
We will get better at assisting people in their funding applications to the NDIA.
Improved financial positions of all CLP services.
Increased grant and philanthropic funding.
Fewer challenges to funding our services by NDIS planners.
Regular feedback to the whole team about the impact its actions have on the lived experience of the people we assist and their families.
