Request For Proposals - Atira Women's Resource Society

T: 604 331 1407 101 East Cordova St.F: 604 688 1799 Vancouver, BC V6A 1K7E: info@atira.bc.ca www.atira.bc.caorganizations/programs across Canada that house older women, and with this networkbuild upon the preliminary document to create a pan–Canadian promising practicesdocument.Responsibilities and Expectations:• Canvas, identify and connect with organizations across Canada for informationon safe/transitional housing programs for older women.• Create a cross-Canada inventory and network of at least seven (7)organizations/programs that house older women.• Share with this network the preliminary evaluation to build upon and create acollaboratively developed pan-Canadian promising practices document.• Actively involve all organizations in the network.• Work with the network organizations to actively involve older women at the sites.• Take direction from and work with the program participants, staff and partners indeveloping appropriate tools and methods at each site with the option of usingthe same methodology as described in the preliminary promising practicesdocument.• Explore both programs’ processes and their impacts.• Explore if the services offered have had the intended effect. As an option, applythe in-take and check-in surveys that have been implemented in other Atiraprograms.• Depending on the interests of the women, use creative methods in the evaluationprocess such as: ‘Photovoice’, ‘Digital Storytelling’, quilt making and sculpture.These methods may be used alongside more traditional methods such as focusgroups and individual interviews.Deliverables required at project completion:• Network and inventory of existing housing organizations/programs in Canada forolder women who have experienced abuse.• Demonstrated involvement of older women accessing safe housing in theCanadian locations in a creative, participatory process.• The identification of program impacts, as well as the key principles and practicesthat lead to successful outcomes.• A document containing Promising Practices detailing the results of your researchfrom at least seven (7) locations in Canada built upon the preliminary evaluation.Submission Requirements:• Indicate your understanding of the project requirements.• Outline key success factors and challenges.• Provide information to illustrate experience including: Statement of qualifications Experience working with older women and with the issue of violenceagainst women Resumes of all principals to be involved and their roles andresponsibilities for this project• Describe methodology recommendation and how it will address our objectives.• Provide details of your quality assurance (QA) practices.• Describe any experience collecting data in Canada and writing promisingpractices documents.• Please describe expected timeline for this project, including key milestones.• A fee proposal.