March 24, 2022
We are excited to announce that the Passport Tracker is moving into the ODB starting in April for the upcoming fiscal year. We will be providing training on how to use the ODB Passport Tracker in the coming weeks and look forward to implementing this change.
One of the goals of the Onward Individualized Funding Working Group (now known as Self-directed Funding) has been to develop systems to support Passport, a model of individualized funding, consistently across the organization. The ODB Passport Tracker will make the Passport Tracking process more automated and integrated within the current support note process in the ODB. It will also provide real-time information on how a person is using their Passport funds and how much funding is remaining in the current fiscal year. For people that have monthly recurring hours, Program Managers will be able to see these hours along with the non-recurring items and be able to run reports on how funds have been utilized.
In addition to the Passport Tracker moving into the ODB, for F2023 we have eliminated the requirement for a Passport agreement for people supported residentially by Christian Horizons and are shifting Passport planning into the Personal Planning process. All these changes together will continue to improve our approach to Passport services as we support people to direct the services they receive from Christian Horizons.