Alison Leventhal Joucovsky is the founder and Executive Director of Sunshine Home Share Colorado. As the Program Coordinator and Community Organizer for Jewish Family Service of Colorado she ran an innovative program supporting Aging in Community in Denver and Jefferson County. Seeing a need for innovative programs to support aging in place and affordable housing, she worked to develop the first home sharing program in the state of Colorado.

Alison Tell us about Sunshine Home Share Colorado:

• How the organization was impacted by COVID?
• How are you pivoting your work to ensure the safety of your clients during Covid?
• What are the greatest needs you are seeing as an organization currently?
• Since you were on our show last, how has your organization grown?
• What are the most significant reasons to use a social work supported nonprofit home sharing program to make a home sharing match?
• As you have utilized your data to shape your work, what are some of the biggest findings?

Dr. John Douglas is the Executive Director of the Tri-County Health Department (TCHD) in Colorado, which serves Adams, Arapahoe, and Douglas Counties and is the largest local health department in Colorado.

Prior to joining TCHD, Dr. Douglas served as Director of the Division of STD Prevention at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); and Chief Medical Officer of the National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention at CDC.

John brings us up to date regarding the status of COVID-19 in Colorado.

If you have questions or need services, Jayla urges you to contact the Area Agency on Aging. They will try to answer your questions and help you through your challenges. Please call 303-480-6700 to speak with one of Jayla’s staff.

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As always, thank you to our partner, Denver Regional Council of Governments Area Agency on Aging and AARP. You can reach the Area Agency on Aging at (303) 480-6700 or at www.drcog.networkofcare.org. You can learn more about the AARP at www.aarp.org.