Traverse Independence resources are dedicated to serving clients who require assistance from our staff. The number of days and hours served, and the number of clients cared for, are summed up in the graphs below. Please note also that the Traverse fiscal year runs from April 1st to March 31st.
Traverse clients in Supportive Housing, the ABI Group Home, and ABI Transitional Living are offered support on a scheduled and check-in basis throughout the day. During COVID-19, all day programs had to remain closed to prevent further spread of the virus. Staff of the ABI Day Program set up a system of virtual check-ins with their Beginnings and Opportunity Centre clients to ensure their wellbeing and provide moral support during what has been a very lonely time for many. A Traverse food support program was instituted during the pandemic to provide much needed food hampers to Day Program clients in need.
Traverse clients who live in the community receive weekly Outreach services from our community facilitators. Over the past year, most of these interactions between Outreach clients and their workers have been on a virtual basis, and there has been many a socially distanced “porch” visit when allowed by the Ontario guidelines, in an effort to keep our clients connected during the pandemic and to support their progress on their journey to independence after brain injury. Efficiencies achieved through the virtual program allowed for many more interactions with clients on a weekly basis. While fewer clients were served, they required more support due to the pandemic.
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