LIFE Resources
All downloadable resources pertaining to Innovative LIFE, our services, or individuals looking to self-direct can be found below.
Resources To Learn About Our Services
Resources For People We Support
Research Supporting Docs
Videos
Resources To Learn About Our Services
LIFE Book
The LIFE book offers a snapshot of our mission, principles and the services we offer including In the Company of Friends, Options for Services and the Community Navigator.
LIFE Factsheet
This LIFE factsheet gives you a glimpse of our services, including In the Company of Friends, Options for Services and the Community Navigator.
ICOF FactSheet
The ICOF factsheet offers information about the In Company of Friends, why individuals and families choose this model and how it works.
Options for Services Factsheet
The Options for Services (OFS) factsheet shares information about OFS and what we offer.
Resources For People Who Self-Direct
A Guide to Hiring Employees
A Guide to Hiring Employees provides excellent information on advertising, interviewing, offers of employment and staff orientation.
Employment Standards Guide
Compiled as a reference, the Employment Standards Guide offers information on a variety of basic Employment Standards regulations.
Employment Standards Quick Reference Basics
The Employment Standards factsheet is designed as a reference and offers a condensed Manitoba Employment Standards Basic information sheet.
Human Resources
Human Resources offers a variety of information on building strong teams, supervision and challenges, performance reviews and ending employment.
Financial Functions
Financial Functions offers ICOF Employers information on funding, quarterly reporting requirements, pension and benefit requirements and a variety of information on government rebates and credits.
Payroll Functions
Payroll Functions offers an overview to get started with payroll and your obligations as an employer.
Journey of Discovery to Find Belonging
Journey of Discovery to Find Belonging is a working tool offering a list of questions and reflections compiled in an effort to get to know what it is that gives a specific person’s life meaning.
Support Network Development – An Innovative Approach
Support Network Development goes beyond simply bringing people to the table…it is about intentionally building relationships in an innovative and intentional way.
Building my Network
Building my Network is a working tool to support someone to explore their current support network and a process to help them think through further network development.
Building Our Network
Building our Network is a working tool for support network members to explore the current roles and functionality of the current network and to offer a process to help them think through further network development.
Research Supporting Documents
Support Network Development – An Innovative Approach
Support Network Research compiles information from an Innovative Life Options research study conducted in 2002 with In the Company of Friends support networks. We believe this document extends farther beyond the scope of In the Company of Friends and highlights the richness of support networks in general.
ICOF Research Project – Brief Description and Benefits
The 2021 ICOF Research Project –Brief Description and Benefits offers an overview of In the Company of Friends and the benefits it offers to individuals with an intellectual disability.
ICOF Research Project – Impacts and Outcomes
The 2021 ICOF Research Project shares a brief overview of the Quality of Life Outcomes for ICOF Employers.
ICOF Research Project – Synthesis Report
The 2021 ICOF Research Project offers an overview of the research objectives and research results for ICOF Employers.
ICOF Research Project – Allocated Budget
The 2021 Research Project – Allocated budget offers a brief discussion on allocated budgets and association with SIS levels.
Videos
Podbean
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