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Save VIP program – the healing through crafts program Friday, November 12, 2010
Background:
The VIP program currently serves the extended community of Brantford, Brant and Six Nations and is scheduled to be discontinued by the Brantford General Hospital which has run and administered the program for many years. The BPAG has approached the BGH to get information that will assist in the saving of the program for the community by having it run by other volunteer community groups, existing or new, if feasible.
Current information:
Facts summary |
| Action Comments |
Purpose : Therapy program : also known as the healing with crafts program
| MH therapy program –artisan crafts made and sold by volunteer participants to the public under supervision
Active participants – 75 to 100 which could be expanded
| Popular program –high participant satisfaction levels that delivered esteem, self respect and produced useable products.
Win-win options and conditions are ? |
Administration /funding
| BGH / other government agencies | Waiting for cost, revenue and staffing summary
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Management and run by
| Occupational therapists Skilled volunteers
| Can skill volunteers be or be willing to be transferred? |
Facility use and equipment
| Workshop space and wood working and craft equipment, greenhouse equipment
| Can we use available redundant or underutilized facilities – that is core located for the users? |
Consumer products produced and sold
| Custom made artisan products and green service products – gift shop, fund raising, and special orders | Can we make the program self sustaining or cost neutral? Expand market sales? |
Current status:
- waiting for information from Gary chalk-BGH am sending reminder and asking for contact information on Sue Read , who ran the program,
- have community groups who are interested
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