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Hamilton County, OH (Cincinnati)
Project Name
Project CARE (Collaboration, Accessibility, Response, Education)Geographic Focus
Hamilton County, OH (Cincinnati)Project Partners
Center for Independent Living Options
(http://www.cilo.net)
Hamilton County Developmental Disabilities Services
(http://www.hamiltonmrdd.org/)
Women Helping Women
(http://www.rapecrisisandabusecenter.org/)
University Hospital Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner Program
(http://www.universityhospitalcincinnati.com/sexual_assualt_nurse.html)
United Way of Greater Cincinnati/211
(http://www.uwgc.org/)
YWCA of Greater Cincinnati
(http://www.ywcacincinnati.org/)
Overview
The Hamilton County, Ohio collaboration is comprised of seven Hamilton County organizations that have a long-standing history of collaboration. The organizations represent systems serving survivors of domestic violence, survivors of sexual violence, people with cognitive disabilities, and people with disabilities. As a recipient of the 2007 Office on Violence Against Women's Disability Grant Program, the collaboration formally adopted the name Project CARE (Collaboration, Accessibility, Response, Education.)
The vision of Project CARE is that women with disabilities and Deaf women who are victims or survivors of violence are empowered to access highly effective services that are welcoming, comprehensive, and pose no barriers.
The mission of Project CARE is to transform services into a seamless system that fully meets the needs of women with disabilities and Deaf who are victims or survivors of violence by 1.) cultivating and sustaining collaboration; 2.) changing and improving polices, practices and culture; and 3.) strengthening the abilities and responsiveness of our organizations.
In order to effectively improve services and create change in their partner agencies, the Hamilton County collaboration is taking part in a planning and development process that includes activities to: strengthen their collaboration, identify their focus, learn about the needs in their organizations, and develop a concrete plan for addressing those needs. Project CARE is currently in the process of identifying their needs and developing their strategic plan for change. As their work evolves, so will the information contained in this section. Please check back periodically for new information.
Planning For Change
This section contains files that document Project CARE's planning and development process, including their efforts to: strengthen their collaboration; identify their needs; and strategically plan for change in their partner agencies.
Strengthening Their Collaboration
As part of the planning phase of their grant project, Project CARE worked on strengthening their collaboration. They collectively determined and agreed upon: member roles and responsibilities; a vision and a mission; shared values; decision making and conflict resolution protocols; policies on confidentiality; communications and work plans; and relevant definitions. Their collaboration charter summarizes these decisions. The Project CARE collaboration charter is available in both a PDF version and a Text version below.
Identifying Their Needs
After strengthening their collaboration and building a strong foundation to work from, the Project CARE team formulated a detailed plan for determining the needs in their direct service partner agencies. The team then completed an in-depth needs assessment process to determine the needs of survivors with disabilities and Deaf survivors in these organizations. Through these organizational assessments, they spoke to leadership, staff and the individuals served in each of their agencies. In total Project CARE engaged 103 participants in their needs assessment process. The complete Project CARE's Needs Assessment is available in both a PDF version and a Text version below.
Developing Their Plan for Change
In response to the needs identified in their organizational assessments, Project CARE created a detailed plan for overcoming these challenges and to address the needs of survivors with disabilities and Deaf survivors. Project CARE’s Strategic Plan is available in both a PDF version and a Text version below.
Enhancing Organizational Capacity
Project CARE is currently in the process of implementing changes to enhance each of their partner agencies’ capacity to serve survivors with disabilities and Deaf survivors. This section will contain links to the promising practices they are creating. Please check back periodically for new information.Contact Information
YWCA of Greater Cincinnati
Rob Bonney, Project Care Manager
513-361-2117 (v)
rbonney@ywcacin.org
