SLI (Sheltered Living, Inc.)

To accomplish the mission of SLI, the organization will:
• Offer guidance to clients in determining and following their chosen path in life
• Enhance clients’ individual capabilities and skills by offering life-long learning opportunities
• Engage clients, families, and guardians in developing plans and measuring accomplishments
• Promote clients’ rights through education and advocacy
• Promote inclusion in all aspects

Fundraising and Fund Development / Financial Strength and Stability:
A stable financial structure is critical to the successful implementation of the strategic plan. In light of federal legislation and increasing state accountability, oversight of our financial system and overall financial health drives our efforts to use dollars effectively and efficiently. This strategic area encompasses activities aimed at developing and maintaining resources to set the foundation for supporting and maintaining the services provided to our consumers while sustaining financial viability and health.

Client Services and Programming:
At the heart of our organization are the programs and services designed to address the needs of the clients, families, and the community we serve. To that end services must be periodically reviewed to determine efficacy and viability, community needs assessed and opportunities for new services identified. They must be aligned with our mission and vision.

Infrastructure and Organization Capacity:
Human resources and the basic facilities, technology based support, and homes of SLI form the foundation for this organization. Ensuring capacity in these arenas creates an enabling environment for service delivery and development. Resource development and periodic review of our human resources and basic facilities is vital in determining how and where improvements should be made.

Governance:
It is of primary importance that a governance plan demonstrates the respective roles board and staff play in governance of the organization. Leadership, management and delegation processes for board operations and staff operations must be able to respond to changing environments and changing conditions while maintaining focus on the mission and vision of the agency. The following goals are tailored to address the emergent issues of governance for SLI.

The strategic plan of the organization is the work of the Board of Directors, staff, and observation of community need, determining direction, ensuring resources and providing oversight of the work of SLI.

The strategic plan provides a "guiding influence" for the organization. The leadership component addresses where we go tomorrow; the delegation component addresses who is responsible; the management component addresses what is to be done, and the oversight and vigilance component assesses if it happened.

We have served our target population and the Topeka community since 1971 and will celebrate 50 years in 2021. We have continually received the highest level of CARF Accreditation and are currently in the process of renewing our accreditation in 2021.

SLI Board of Directors and Leadership Staff provide on-going reviews of the resources, data and information that are utilized in various plans and outcome measurement systems, as listed in the Indicators. These reviews continually indicate positive progress of the organization for our persons served.

Another indicator of the positive progress of the organization is the accreditation earned by CARF International. SLI has earned seven accreditations from CARF - each time earning the highest accreditation. In 2015, SLI was honored with their latest three-year accreditation from CARF. Once again, SLI puts itself through a rigorous peer review process and has demonstrated to a team of surveyors during on an on-site visit that its programs and services are of the highest quality, measurable, and accountable.