** Incoming! v3 Revisions are on the way! **

In response to your feedback and further analysis, we will be providing the following updates: Renaming the strategy and expanding to include other types of programming

Please note, the below requirements and compliance documentation will be updated soon to reflect v3 changes. You can find more information on these revisions in a Change Log that will be available on the Help Center on December 10, 2024. ________________________________________________________________________

Establish social support groups

Rationale: Free, publicized and regular support services help occupants navigate complex issues and planning needs, fostering enhanced community engagement and reducing stress levels and feelings of isolation, contributing to diminished risk of anxiety and depression.

For the most accurate strategy and documentation requirements, please refer to the digital scorecard made available on the Fitwel Platform.

Requirements

Demonstrate compliance with one of the options below:

Option 1 - Social Support Groups (Full Credit):

Demonstrate compliance with all the following requirements:

1. Identify a minimum of one life-stage or interest social support group that meets within a 1/2 mile or 800 meter walking distance of a main building entrance.

Qualifying life-stage and interest groups may include but are not limited to the following:

• bereavement or loss
• parents
• solo dwellers
• caregivers
• managers
• essential workers
• expectant mothers
• special interest groups such as advocacy, athletics, or arts.

2. Identify a minimum of one identity social support group that meets within a 1/2 mile or 800 meter walking distance of a main building entrance.

Qualifying identity groups may include but are not limited to the following:

• gender
• people of color
• illness
• (dis)ability
• LGBTQIA+.

   3. Ensure the identified groups meet at minimum once per month.

   4. Publicize the social support groups to all residential occupants through one of the following methods:

• a digital platform, such as a website, digital application, or display screen in common areas
• communication material, such as notification emails or newsletters.

Option 2 - Virtual Support Services (Partial Credit):

The project may achieve partial credit by demonstrating compliance with all of the following requirements:

1. Provide virtual access to a minimum of one life-stage or interest social support group.

Qualifying life-stage and interest groups may include but are not limited to the following:

• bereavement or loss
• parents
• solo dwellers
• caregivers
• managers
• essential workers
• expectant mothers
• special interest groups such as advocacy, athletics, or arts.

2. Provide virtual access to a minimum of one identity social support group.

Qualifying identity groups may include but are not limited to the following:

• gender
• people of color
• illness
• (dis)ability
• LGBTQIA+.

3. Ensure that the social support groups are offered free of charge to all residential occupants.

4. Ensure the identified groups meet a minimum of once per month.

5. Publicize the social support groups to all residential occupants through one of the following methods:

• a digital platform, such as a website, digital application, or display screen in common areas
• communication material, such as notification emails or newsletters.

6. Establish a process for the creation of new groups.

Compliance Documentation

Design Pathway 

Option 1: 

• Requirement 1

  • Upload a description of the planned life-stage or interest social support group(s)

  • Upload an annotated map showing the distance between the life-stage or interest social support group meeting location and a main building entrance

• Requirement 2

  • Upload a description of the planned identity social support group(s)

  • Upload an annotated map showing the distance between the identity social support group meeting

• Requirement 3
  • Checkbox to certify that the groups will meet a minimum of once per month
• Requirement 4
  • Checkbox to certify that information about the social support groups will be shared with all residential occupants through one or more of the listed methods
• Requirement 5
  • Checkbox to certify that a process will be established to ensure the creation of new groups

Option 2: 

• Requirement 1
  • Upload a description of the planned life-stage or interest social support group that will be offered
• Requirement 2
  • Upload a description of the planned identity social support group that will be offered
• Requirement 3
  • Checkbox to certify that the social support groups will be accessible free of charge to all residential occupants
• Requirement 4
  • Checkbox to certify that the groups will meet a minimum of once per month
• Requirement 5
  • Checkbox to certify that information about the social support groups will be shared with all residential occupants through one or more of the listed methods

Built Pathway 

Option 1: 

• Requirement 1

  • Upload a description of the life-stage or interest social support group(s)

  • Upload an annotated map showing the distance between the life-stage or interest social support group meeting location and a main building entrance

• Requirement 2

  • Upload a description of the identity social support group(s)

  • Upload an annotated map showing the distance between the identity social support group meeting location and a main building entrance

• Requirement 3
  • Checkbox to certify that the groups meet a minimum of once per month
• Requirement 4
  • Checkboxes to certify that information about the social support groups is shared with all residential occupants through one or more of the listed methods
• Requirement 5
  • Checkbox to certify that a process is established to ensure the creation of new groups

Option 2: 

• Requirement 1

  • Upload a description of the life-stage or interest social support groups that are offered

• Requirement 2
  • Upload a description of the identity social support groups that are offered
• Requirement 3
  • Checkbox to certify that the social support groups are accessible free of charge to all residential occupants
• Requirement 4
  • Checkbox to certify that the groups meet a minimum of once per month
• Requirement 5
  • Checkboxes to certify that information about the social support groups is shared with all residential occupants through one or more of the listed methods