The League for People

The League for People with Disabilities is committed to providing person centered services of the highest quality to children, youth and adults with disabilities. This strategic plan provides The League with a three year roadmap for supports, services and organizational development. The management staff will develop operational plans for each year based on the strategic priorities established. The strategic plan will be reviewed at least annually by the Board of Directors and staff with updates as needed. The strategic plan was developed with full Board involvement and guidance from the Executive Finance Committee and staff. In December 2010, a work group of the Executive Finance Committee met to discuss a strategy to update The League's strategic plan. The workgroup created a framework for the process, which included an all-day full Board Retreat facilitated by a strategic planning consultant, situational analyses from each Department, consumer input from The League's Advocacy Committee and identification of focused goals and strategies to lead the organization for the years 2012-2014. The Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council provided a grant that enabled us to go through a quality person centered process. Funds supported a consultant who led the process which helped the Board identify the strategic priorities for the next three years. Mr. Jason Pappas, an experienced senior executive facilitated the day long meeting where Board members created strategic priority areas through a consensus process. This document reflects the results from this process. The Board has a strong commitment to the belief that all of our activities and decisions from direct care to strategic planning should be guided by the desires and needs of the persons we serve. We believe that in order to design and deliver supports that are based on the needs of individuals, we must include these persons in the process. This strategic plan was designed to maximize their participation. We held separate planning activities to ensure full participation of our customers. A consumer meeting was conducted in December 2010 under the leadership of The League's Advocacy Committee to gather feedback about quality and service needs for presentation to the Board at the Strategic Planning Retreat. Subsequent, Board members met with participants at a later scheduled meeting to discuss the meaning of quality and strategies to improve services and supports at The League. This document represents the input and involvement of the entire League Community and is the final product of this process. This Strategic Plan for 2012-2014 is a commitment to ensure self- determination and dignity of risk [1] for those we serve.