The Challenge

1) Working from Home: Approximately one third of CCRW staff have identified as having some form of disability. CCRW aims to be accommodating and understanding; however and without a formal HR department in place, it has been difficult implementing procedures, policies and standards around working from home in an organized and systemic fashion across all of CCRW’s programs. Although working remotely is technologically possible, we as an organization are unsure whether this option should be provided to all staff across the organization. We are seeking a set of guidelines that address working from home including the parameters, conditions, and IT requirements as well as consequences if the guidelines are not properly followed. Furthermore, we would like to understand what IT practices we can put in place to increase the efficiency of working remotely, especially when staff are based in different time zones.

2) Health & Wellness: As a non-profit organization focused on helping people with disabilities in their search for employment, we are equally focused on promoting the health and well-being of our staff both within and outside of the workplace. With an annual budget of $250/staff, we would like to understand what kind of initiatives we should put in place to promote health (including mental and physical health) and wellness in the workplace that will also lead to organizational benefits (such as increased staff morale, reduced turnover, and higher productivity).

For additional project information, Jaclyn Krane, Manager of Special Projects can be reached via email at jkrane@ccrw.org

We are looking for concrete guidleines and initiatives that can be implemented immediately without any further review needed.