Getting Involved
Who can install and use CAISI? Anyone who wants to provide integrated care can install and use CAISI to do so, including: * Individual providers * Clinics, shelters, and other service agencies, with satellites and/or outreach services * Community health centres * Groups of individuals, agencies, and centres. Who can contribute to the creation of CAISI? Anyone can be a co-developer in the CAISI project!
The Open Development approach used to create the CAISI system and software means that the program can be in continual development and implementation, and that front-line agencies, staff, and their clients, can directly contribute to the ongoing creation of the program, by working alongside CAISI Project staff. Once recommendations are made by users, clients, allies, and volunteers, Project staff discuss and explore the suggestions, make and test feasible changes, and deploy changes to re-start this feedback process.
There are a number of ways you can get involved:
Become a CAISI Partner Agency
Any organization that provides care to those who are homeless can become a CAISI partner agency. To help document your interest and involvement, it helps to provide a letter describing your interest in participation with the CAISI project. For a sample letter go to Image:Letter of endorsement generic Draft 1.doc . Agency Participation can vary from using CAISI as your internal Case Management System, to using CAISI along with other local agencies, to integrate care for your homeless clients by accessing their information on the Internet, making referrals, and facilitating discharge planning.
Become a CAISI User
Any agency staff person providing front-line care for someone who is homeless can become a CAISI user. Contact the CAISI team to learn how to access the CAISI system to improve care for your homeless client. We would be pleased to present the project and all of its features to you, your colleagues, and your agency director.
Become a CAISI Client Contributor
Any person who is currently homeless, or was formerly homeless, can be a client contributor and can give feedback individually, or as a member of the Client Advisory Board. CAISI is dedicated to including those who have experiences with the health and shelter systems, in the building of CAISI. CAISI has a number of positions for clients to contribute to the project. Check out the Current Positions for Clients and contact the Project Team & Project Management about joining the CAISI team.
Become a CAISI Advisor or Ally
Any person who has an interest in the project or who has a particular skill or knowledge set to share with the project, can become a co-developer by joining one of the CAISI Advisory Boards.
Become a CAISI Staff Member, Intern, or Volunteer
Help end chronic homelessness by joining the CAISI team. There are many aspects of the CAISI project that can be taken on by a dedicated person. Some tasks are ongoing and others are focused and/or time-limited. Tasks range from coordinating agencies, users, and clients to software programming.
To become a staff member, intern, or volunteer, Contact the CAISI team. For a list of current volunteer opportunities as well as current projects being worked on by volunteers and student interns, go to Volunteer and Student Interns or check the list of Volunteer Projects .
To see if there are any available IT jobs with the CAISI project, go to CAISI Jobs. To submit OSCAR-CAISI code for a Pay-Per-Contribution (PPC) position, please see: Pay Per Contribution Main Page or JAVA Jobs or J2EE Jobs. Code can be written for either the CAISI or the OSCAR project and submitted to either team.
Please take a look at our list of ambitions, and if you have any insights into how they can be realized, if you want to take the lead on making them happen, or if you want to add more to the list, then contact the appropriate CAISI staff member(s) via email.
To become a co-developer, please contact the CAISI team to learn how to get involved.
In the meantime, join one or more of the CAISI mailing list discussions on using and developing the CAISI system. To join the mailing lists, go to http://caisi.ca/mailman/listinfo and https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/oscarmcmaster-devel . To review or add items that are being worked on by the CAISI development community go to caisi bugzilla at http://bugzilla.caisi.ca/, to see a list of all current bug reports: All CAISI Bug reports.
We look forward to hearing from you!
CAISI Contact Information
To get in touch with the CAISI Project Team go to Project Team & Project Management
