FOCUS Accreditation Announces Four Year Accreditation for KW Habilitation
Kitchener, ON –FOCUS Accreditation is pleased to announce that KW Habilitation has been successful in its bid to be accredited by FOCUS Accreditation for four years from October 2015 – October 2019.
KW Habilitation is a local not-for-profit organization that provides a wide range of individualized services and supports to children and adults with developmental disabilities.
FOCUS Accreditation looks at all aspects of how an organization provides services – from how people are supported to the effectiveness of the operations. FOCUS Accreditation sent a team of five people to review KW Habilitation’s services on-site, for three days. The team observed how services were provided, reviewed data, and collected input from various people who have a stake in the services being provided.
Many strengths were identified at KW Habilitation by the FOCUS Validators:
KW Habilitation is described by stakeholders as a “learning organization” and a positive “change agent”. It has for many years demonstrated flexibility in terms of service design and delivery so as to meet the changing needs of the community. KW Habilitation’s Executive Director, Ann Bilodeau is described as a values-based, proactive, and progressive leader. She is informed and forward thinking, having guided the organization through great change.
KW Habilitation can now include among its recent accomplishments, its 4-year accreditation with FOCUS,” commented David Livingstone, Director of Accreditation, FOCUS.
About FOCUS Accreditation
FOCUS is a non-profit accreditation agency for community service organizations. Created in Ontario, Canada, by the very people who use and work in these services, FOCUS reflects the culture and expectations of community service organizations in Ontario.
FOCUS accredits the whole organization, not just select programs within. The standards reflect best practice in the way services are provided as well as the effectiveness of how the organization operates. An organization that meets FOCUS’ standards can be viewed as an organization that focuses on the people it serves, and on high quality service delivery. FOCUS has accredited over 30 organizations and works with over 60 groups. A full list of accredited organizations is on our website www.focusaccreditation.org
Contact: Cheryl Whiteman, Executive Director
FOCUS Accreditation:
Phone Number: 1-866-805-2600
E-mail: cheryl@focusaccreditation.org
Website: www.focusaccreditation.org
