Community Grant Report

How to Calculate Data for Impact Statements

Some subjective judgement will be required with any of these criteria.

1. EMPLOYMENT: (count people, not events)
   • There will be the opportunity to select ‘new employment position’ or ‘maintained employment’ on the proposal and reports form.
   • Actual number of clients that secured employment/ regular volunteer positions.
   • Number of clients that maintained employment at least in part due to agency’s personal or practical support, based on the judgement of the employer, the client or your agency.
2. IMPACT ON THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM: (count events, not people)
   • Number of staff supported health interventions such as:
     • attend an appointment with a client,
     • assist a client to research a health-related issue instead of going to emergency etc.,
     • successful intervention in ‘talking a client down’ and avoiding hospitalization or emergency care, etc.,
     • participation in a hospital or care facility discharge planning meeting for a client.
   • When accepting a referral from the health authority due to client ‘not eligible’ for health authority services due to strict criteria for eligibility for their service, each visit by that person counts as a reduction in health system involvement.
   • PLEASE DO NOT count attendance at cooking or other wellness or health related educational programs.
3. IMPACT ON THE CORRECTIONS SYSTEM: (count events, not people)
   • Completion of an assessment and service plan with the client and/or the correctional service representative.
   • Each meeting required to conduct and/or implement this assessment and plan.
   • Staff attendance (face to face or virtual) at a meeting with a justice system representative.
   • For services provided with the in-custody population: Classroom based education is typically preceded by a baseline assessment. If this is completed then use the criteria established in that assessment. Typically, this will mean that one to one meetings/events are counted as above in 3a); for group educational events each event is counted and multiplied by the number of participants attending that event.
   • PLEASE DO NOT count a disclosure of possible criminal or illegal behaviour by a client or a third party (such as a partner if the behaviour involves possible domestic violence) when no agreement is made to establish a behaviour plan for the future.
   • PLEASE DO NOT count support toward participation in substance abuse treatment or self-help program as events leading to a reduction of interactions with the justice system unless this is a court order that you are assisting to facilitate.

Reporting

Completed forms must be received by the Brain Injury Alliance no later than midnight on September 30.

Please report on community programs from July 1 through June 30 during the granting period.