Agenda Package - City of Vernon

Evaluation of Homelessness Strategy for the North Okanagan
discernable but equally important. And thus the questions arise; what are these noteworthy
accomplishments and are these accomplishments the only, the most or the best that could have
been achieved given the needs of the client, the aspirations of the organization, and the
resources available; and what might this track record imply to programming in the future? lt is
with these thoughts in mind that in May 2010 the Upper Room Mission issued a Request tor
Proposal (Request for Proposals: Evaluation Of Homelessness Strategv For
seeking assistance in evaluating the effectiveness of the Strategic Plan in initiating programmlng
and to review the relative successes achieved therein. This review is intended to provide input
into the 2011 to 2014 Strategic Plan, The specific terms of reference for the assignment
included the following:'
"Create s
dluation process which includes
bothquaindicøteprocess|orcollecting
data ond
should be collected on a yearly
basis.
lJpdate the inventory of services for people who øre homeless; conduct o gaps
onalysis
Complete necessory reseorch to determine the effectiveness of the homelessness
strøtegy to:
. complete the recommendations os provided by the community in 2007
o provide an effective community response to someone who
's
homelessness
. reduce the number of homeless in Greøter Vernon (if boseline
information Permits)
Make recommendotions to the community to be used in updoting the
homelessness strategy for 2077 - 2014
Prepore final evaluation document for
Partners in Action Committee
use by the Social Planning council and the
Present the final project findings to stakeholders at o strategic planning session
for updøting the current strotegy; make ø presentøtion of findings to vernon city
Councî1."
t.Z The Consulte¡rts - Loclraven Management Consulte¡rts Ltd.
ln June 20L0 Lochaven Management Consultants Ltd. was contracted by the Upper
Room Mission to evaluate the Homelessness strategy for the North okanagan'
s Evaluation Of Homelessness Strateev For North Okanagan' Request for Proposal, May 12, 2010'
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