Last year we decided to choose a Word of the Year to serve as a catalyst for living out our core values internally and externally. Our President, Jason Ray, walked our Visioning Team through a process to decide on the word. In 2019 the SimplyHome team decided on CONNECT. Over the course of the year, we applied that word to team building activities, strategic planning, community service projects, and daily interactions with the people we support. We celebrated those connections through words, photos and actions. We ended the year by creating a poster that is now displayed in our Asheville office, serving as a reminder of our work.

Selecting a Word of the Year was such a success that we decided to keep the tradition going. 

Our Word of the Year for 2020 is: CLARITY

Here’s Where We’re Headed With Our Clarity in 2020:

While the parallel of it being “2020” did give us a laugh when selecting this word, our decision for choosing it extends beyond this connection.

• By sharing our educational resources and through advocacy, we will help to set a standard for implementing technology that enables independence and to show how it can be done nationally.

• With the Technology First movement picking up momentum in I/DD services and supports, the SimplyHome team will bring our mission of empowering independence through innovation into focus and position ourselves for steady growth and new opportunities.

• How do I do this? is still the missing component for many wanting to implement technology-enhanced independence. So, clarity in this realm is providing the direction and structure for the utilization of any technology or technology-supported service. 

• We are focusing this year on the core of what makes us unique. In particular, we are spending 2020 developing strategies and practices that define who we are, where we want to be in the near future and in the long term. This team effort will help us bring our vision to life internally, in our community, and in the lives of those we support across the country. 

Our 2020 Vision at SimplyHome

Pioneering new, person-centered support models through education, advocacy, and customized enabling technology solutions for community supported living and aging in place.