Project
Independence Housing Project
Principal Investigator(s): Jim Tousignant, Department of Statistics, Yukon Govt. evaluator, Options for Independence Society (OFI), phone: 867-633-4164, email: jim.tousignant@gov.yk.ca
Publications: Final report, not written
Start/End Date: 1999: funded project 2000 - 2003
Location: Whitehorse, Yukon
Brief Description: provision of long term, stable and supportive independent housing for five adults with FASD. Staff are available onsite 7 hours every day to assist in the tasks of daily living, making and keeping appointments and counselling and advocating for residents. Additional on-call supports 24 hours/day. Security company checks once an hour between 1 am and 7 am. A current identified need has been the lack on an onsite caretaker or 24-hour staff to meet client needs.
Time Frame: completed
Type of Project: demonstration and implementation
Population Served: remote urban
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