Summary: Steering Committee Planning Retreat
1. OVERVIEW: The retreat brought together Four Tides Hospice Society board members, staff, and interested community members who make up the current Hospice House Steering Committee: our ‘Compass’. The committee reviewed and analyzed the findings from the first four iterations of the Community Engagement Campaign – two focus groups, community survey, and key organizations meeting. […]
Summary of Key Organizations Meeting
November 24, 20229:30 am to 12:30 pmPR Public Library – Community Room 1. OVERVIEW: Leaders from government and community organizations were invited to a meeting to review the findings from previous community engagement initiatives (two focus groups and one community survey), to contribute to the information gathering process, to explore how we might mobilize community […]
Summary of Findings from the Community Survey
Survey Submissions September 29 – November 11, 2022 1. OVERVIEW: The community survey was developed with the objective of assessing the community’s support for Hospice House, and to seek information and guidance regarding key aspects of the proposed facility. Also included was an opportunity for responders to brainstorm ideas for fund-raising and mobilizing community assets. […]
Hospice House Community Engagement: Summary of Focus Group 2
Summary of Focus Group #2: Dialogue With Hospice Volunteers Group Meeting: October 13, 2022 7 pm to 8:30 pm Willingdon Creek Village – Adult Day Program Room 1. OVERVIEW: Ten Hospice Society volunteers joined Director Malerie Meeker and Vice-President Anna Byrne to share their personal experiences as hospice volunteers and to offer input into the […]
Hospice House Community Engagement: Summary of Focus Group 1
Summary of Focus Group #1: Dialogue With Community Members Who Have Recently Experienced Loss Group Meeting: October 3, 2022 9 am to 12 pm Hospice Society Office 1. OVERVIEW: Seven community members joined PR Division of Family Practice – Practice Lead Christien Kaaij and PR Hospice – Director Malerie Meeker in an intimate exploration of […]