our leadership, people and standards we will generate 119 Guide “Through Dogs, 111 Assistance Dogs, service 300 vision impaired clients and increase our income annually (particularly in the greater Dublin area) to enable our clients to live enriched lives, become more mobile and independent.” DEVELOPING OUR SERVICES Meeting the needs of our clients along with the care and welfare of our dogs is a priority at all stages during their lives. Our aim is to enable people who are vision impaired and families of children with autism to live enriched lives, become more mobile and independent. We will achieve this by: 1. Building our Guide Dog Programme to train 119 Guide Dog Partnerships between 2018 and 2020 which will mean that there will be 236 active Guide Dog partnerships across the country by the end of 2020. 2. Training 111 Assistance Dog Partnerships in the three-year period to 2020 giving us 291 Assistance Dog Families in the community by the end of 2020. 3. We will place upwards of 36 dogs as Companion Dogs enriching the lives of people outside our main client base. We will also increase the number of Ambassador Dogs available to support our volunteers who are fundraising and representing us. 4. Maintaining our high level of Independent Living; Orientation and Mobility services to over 300 vision impaired Clients by the end of 2020. 5. Delivering our services, from application to training effectively, in a timeframe that meets client expectations. OUR COMMUNITY Our aim is to increase awareness of the services Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind provides, and to build support and commitment within the community. We will achieve this by: Increasing the retention and development of our staff through an empowering Human Resources Strategy which ensures we attain the Great Place to Work Standard. Increasing the recruitment and retention of our volunteers and donors and communicating clearly with them the value of their commitment. Developing and implementing a marketing communications strategy which informs our community of the value of the work that we do and the various ways in which they can help us. 4. Maximising the opportunities and range of platforms that allow the life changing stories of clients, dogs and services to be told and shared. 5. Ensuring and checking throughout the timeframe of this plan that our service delivery standard for our community meets their expectations.
“Through our leadership, people and standards we will generate 119 Guide Dogs, 111 Assistance Dogs, service 300 vision impaired clients and increase our income annually (particularly in the greater Dublin area) to enable our clients to live enriched lives, become more mobile and independent.” DEVELOPING OUR SERVICES Meeting the needs of our clients along with the care and welfare of our dogs is a priority at all stages during their lives. Our aim is to enable people who are vision impaired and families of children with autism to live enriched lives, become more mobile and independent. We will achieve this by: 1. Building our Guide Dog Programme to train 119 Guide Dog Partnerships between 2018 and 2020 which will mean that there will be 236 active Guide Dog partnerships across the country by the end of 2020. 2. Training 111 Assistance Dog Partnerships in the three-year period to 2020 giving us 291 Assistance Dog Families in the community by the end of 2020. 3. We will place upwards of 36 dogs as Companion Dogs enriching the lives of people outside our main client base. We will also increase the number of Ambassador Dogs available to support our volunteers who are fundraising and representing us. 4. Maintaining our high level of Independent Living; Orientation and Mobility services to over 300 vision impaired Clients by the end of 2020. 5. Delivering our services, from application to training effectively, in a timeframe that meets client expectations. OUR COMMUNITY Our aim is to increase awareness of the services Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind provides, and to build support and commitment within the community. We will achieve this by: Increasing the retention and development of our staff through an empowering Human Resources Strategy which ensures we attain the Great Place to Work Standard. Increasing the recruitment and retention of our volunteers and donors and communicating clearly with them the value of their commitment. Developing and implementing a marketing communications strategy which informs our community of the value of the work that we do and the various ways in which they can help us. 4. Maximising the opportunities and range of platforms that allow the life changing stories of clients, dogs and services to be told and shared. 5. Ensuring and checking throughout the timeframe of this plan that our service delivery standard for our community meets their expectations.
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