2018 Annual Report Final

ANNUAL REPORT 2018

I started Sunshine Home Share Colorado in 2015, I
When
in head first. I didn't read about the evolution of a
jumped
the difficulty to securing funding, or expect to
nonprofit,
an MBA in knowledge without the degree. I missed the
gain
prices and property taxes were outpacing social
Housing
income, older adults and students were sleeping
security
their cars, and the cost of home care continued to
in
Denver was rapidly growing from a housing
escalate.
to a housing crisis. It was time to think
shortage
about how to support our oldest community
differently
savings, time, social work interns, and over 3,000
Using
hours in mentoring, IT, legal, marketing,
volunteer
development, clinical, and data evaluation, we
accounting,
at the end of 2018. I continue to be overwhelmed at
arrive
generosity and kindness of the people who believe in
the
mission, bringing their skills and talents to Sunshine.
our
the Spring of 2018 Sunshine was growing faster than
In
intern, volunteers, and I could keep pace. Having not
one
secured the funding to move from a volunteer program
yet
a paid staffing, the sustainability of our programs was
to
Arapahoe County and The Mile High United Way
Then
us the largest grants yet supporting operating
granted
Two weeks later we received the same news from
costs.
Next50 Foundation and this fall we built a partnership
The
after the City and County of Denver, Office of
Shortly
Empowerment partnered with Sunshine to
Financial
a Financial Social Worker position. With this
develop
staff help clients on a path to financial
addition
which then transcends all aspects of well-
stability,
being.
2018 Sunshine has hired a full time Social Service
In
expanded our internship program to two
Coordinator,
interns, worked with our board to developed key
MSW
indicators and a sliding fee scale service
performance
and has never compromised on the care and
model,
of our work.
mission
am not sure what 2019 has in store for Sunshine but
I
know we will continue on the path of doing what is
I
and what is right. I can’t wait to see where 2019
hard
us. takes
L. Joucovsky MA LPC
Alison
Director
Executive
YOU DID
KNOW...
Denverite chose Executive Director, Alison, as
The
of it's recipients for making waves in
one
NOTE FROM OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
A
Tenacity and Time
part that said to expect it to take three years.
members to age in place and create affordable housing.
Alison Joucovsky
questionable.
"Who's Next: Housing"
with the Community First Foundation.
affordable housing. Congrats Alison!
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has expanded!
Sunshine
September 2018 we were allocated money
In
the City and County of Denver, Office of
through
Empowerment to hire Micaela Capelle,
Economic
spent the previous year in her master’s
Micaela
internship with Sunshine learning the
program
and outs of home sharing.
ins
is Sunshine’s Social Service Coordinator
Micaela
Financial Social Worker. Her work includes
and
the clinical portion of home sharing
conducting
as well as offering financial sessions to
program
home sharers on to a path of financial
help
The financial curriculum was created
stability.
a partnership with the Financial Health
through
helping active participants receive
Institute,
focused on improving financial health.
sessions
includes utilizing a client centered
This
with goal setting, value
approach
and budgeting to help the client
understanding,
their financial goals. We are excited to
reach
the economic opportunities home
emphasize
can bring to our Home Providers and
sharing
Seekers through our new financial social
Home
curriculum. Financial sessions will begin
work
73
Years
age difference between one
The
our matches (Home Seeker 26
of
board expanded and diversified in 2018.
Sunshine's
to our newest board members, who bring a wealth
Welcome
knowledge to the organization from their respective
of
fields.
Chair (Acting), Brian Boggs MBA; Expertise in
Board
marketing, business development, fundraising
sales,
Romina Zalcman, MBA; Expertise in for-profit
Treasurer,
nonprofit accounting
and
Seeley PHD Education; Expertise in nonprofit
Ken
grant writing, strategic planning
management,
Proske; Expertise in database development, IT,
Holger
marketing
Schreiber; Expertise in nonprofit start-up and
Mirella
home sharing
management,
is actively seeking new board members to join
Sunshine
Sunshine team. If you or anyone you know is
the
in being apart of growing nonprofit, reach out
interested
us! We are looking for a variety of skillsets.
to
FUN FACT
Growing Programming
y/o, Home Provider 99 y/o)
MSW.
Board Expansion
Pamela Gravning; Expertise in housing, real estate
February 2019.
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Government
24%
Funding
Crowd
4%
Individual/Event
6%
N F O R M A T I O N
I
N D R E F E R R A L
A
average rent paid
The
a Sunshine match
in
Foundation
66%
– $62,500
Foundation
Funding – $6,000
Crowd
– $23,000
Government
Sponsorship/Individual- $10,000
Event
N T A K E S I
O M P L E T E D
C
YEARS 2
length of time our
The
Sunshine match
longest
been home sharing
has
Funding
Total 2018 Funding
$101,500
73%
in funding
increase
from 2017 to 2018
Outcomes
272 133
65
54
P P L I C A T I O N S
A
A I L E D O U T
M
A T C H M
E E T I N G S H E L D
M
C A L L S
12 MATCHES
$330
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average rent of a 1 bedroom apartment
The
Denver is $1,388. The average rent of a
in
of our match stories
Two
featured on
were
Channel 7
&
of service
hours
exchange
amount our Home
The
and the
Provider's
care system
health
in home health
saved
due to home
services
sharing
savings per month experienced by an
Cost
Home Seeker in a home sharing
average
2,078
Hours
of volunteer hours
Number
by experts in
contributed
development,
database
graphic design, board
legal,
and social
development,
work
Impact
average, in home health
On
services costs a
care
person
X
Sunshine
matches
provided
have
2,124
=
$59,472
$28.00/hour
$1,058
Sunshine match is $330.
relationship.
Did You Know?
Channel 4
2 Full Time Staff Members
news networks
2 Part Time MSW Interns
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connecting with Sunshine Joyce (77) lived alone
Before
her dog (Willie) in her charming home in Centennial.
with
was actively taking care of her husband with
She
who had moved to a skilled care facility near
dementia
home. She came to Sunshine looking for a reliable,
her
and compatible person to watch her home while
friendly,
was away and help take care of her beautiful
she
garden. Joyce loves to garden, spend time
backyard
family, and take frequent trips to her summer home
with
Southern Colorado.
in
(28) recently moved to Denver and was looking
Jordan
an affordable place to live as well as having purpose
for
intention in the way he was living. He found
and
through an online search and thought it would
Sunshine
a great opportunity to live purposefully and have an
be
housing option. Jordan has a strong
affordable
in Denver and has an education and work
community
in social service and divinity.
history
and Jordan were matched through Sunshine and
Joyce
multiple match meetings with Joyce's family
completed
Jordan's significant other. They then completed the
and
week trial match before Jordan fully moved in.
two
older adults 65+ say
of
want to age in their
they
home or
current
community
and they share the kitchen in-
upstairs,
Joyce charges less than $150 rent for
between.
invaluable peace of mind that Jordan brings
the
being in the home and taking care of her
from
in the summer. Jordan often cooks in the
garden
and shares meals with Joyce, a way for
evening
to catch-up and keep the social aspect of
them
home sharing relationship alive. Jordan has
their
opportunity to enhance his financial stability
the
providing minimal service exchange for a
through
lower than market rent price. A beautiful
much
beneficial relationship.
mutually
are so happy to have helped connect and
We
support Jordan and Joyce along their
continually
PURPOSEFUL LIVING
MATTERS
PURPOSEFUL LIVING
Meet Jordan, Joyce and Willie
87%
Jordan lives in the spacious basement, Joyce lives
home sharing journey!
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Holger Proske briefly mentioned a database system
When
just might work for the unique needs of his friend
that
small non-profit he probably had no idea what he
Alison’s
wrangled himself into. Holger has dedicated countless
had
to Sunshine, ranging from rebuilding the entire
hours
to picking up Alison’s daughter from school
database
she was running late from a home share match
because
Holger brings a wealth of knowledge in
meeting.
but his care for the work we do has made all
technology
difference for Sunshine in 2018.
the
to his expertise and his dedication we have been able
Due
document and track all of the work we do at Sunshine in
to
easy to use database made specifically for the unique
an
of a home sharing program. Holger has managed to
needs
build a database that tracks demographic
completely
intakes, match meetings, phone calls, emails sent,
data,
together contracts completed, while time stamping
living
time for program efficiency. He is regularly adjusting
staff
adding to the system as the program continues to
and
As we learned from the National Home Sharing
grow.
our program is the only one in the country
2018,
this capability. Our database is vital to grant
with
wanted to use this opportunity to formally thank
We
show appreciation for Holger. He is an
and
piece of the Sunshine team and we
instrumental
him for everything he has done for the
thank
We would not be where we are today with
agency.
his generosity of his skills and time.
out
experienced tremendous funding growth in our third year of operations. We would like to give
Sunshine
recognition to the City and County of Denver, the Next50 Initiative, the Mile High United Way,
special
County, the Community First Foundation, the City of Arvada, the Denver Senior Coalition, and the
Arapahoe
Home Health Agency for their belief in our mission and the work we do.
Dominican
all of our individual donors, thank you so much for your support. Whether you attended our Pint and a
To
fundraising event, donated money, or shared a post on facebook- your support of the work we do is so
Slice
Expertise & Dedication
reporting and client tracking as Sunshine grows.
Conference we attended in San Francisco in October
Thank you!
appreciated! Thank you!
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Joucovsky MA LPC, Executive
Alison
Director
303-915-8264
alison@sunshinehomeshare.org
PURPOSEFUL LIVING
MATTERS
2501 N Gaylord St. Denver, CO 80205