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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! 02 Sunshine Home Share Colorado Annual Report 2018

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. Sunshine Home Share Colorado Annual Report 2018 03

has expanded!<br />

Sunshine<br />

September <strong>2018</strong> we were allocated money<br />

In<br />

the City and County of Denver, Office of<br />

through<br />

Empowerment to hire Micaela Capelle,<br />

Economic<br />

spent the previous year in her master’s<br />

Micaela<br />

internship with Sunshine learning the<br />

program<br />

and outs of home sharing.<br />

ins<br />

is Sunshine’s Social Service Coordinator<br />

Micaela<br />

Financial Social Worker. Her work includes<br />

and<br />

the clinical portion of home sharing<br />

conducting<br />

as well as offering financial sessions to<br />

program<br />

home sharers on to a path of financial<br />

help<br />

The financial curriculum was created<br />

stability.<br />

a partnership with the Financial Health<br />

through<br />

helping active participants receive<br />

Institute,<br />

focused on improving financial health.<br />

sessions<br />

includes utilizing a client centered<br />

This<br />

with goal setting, value<br />

approach<br />

and budgeting to help the client<br />

understanding,<br />

their financial goals. We are excited to<br />

reach<br />

the economic opportunities home<br />

emphasize<br />

can bring to our Home Providers and<br />

sharing<br />

Seekers through our new financial social<br />

Home<br />

curriculum. Financial sessions will begin<br />

work<br />

73<br />

Years<br />

age difference between one<br />

The<br />

our matches (Home Seeker 26<br />

of<br />

board expanded and diversified in <strong>2018</strong>.<br />

Sunshine's<br />

to our newest board members, who bring a wealth<br />

Welcome<br />

knowledge to the organization from their respective<br />

of<br />

fields.<br />

Chair (Acting), Brian Boggs MBA; Expertise in<br />

Board<br />

marketing, business development, fundraising<br />

sales,<br />

Romina Zalcman, MBA; Expertise in for-profit<br />

Treasurer,<br />

nonprofit accounting<br />

and<br />

Seeley PHD Education; Expertise in nonprofit<br />

Ken<br />

grant writing, strategic planning<br />

management,<br />

Proske; Expertise in database development, IT,<br />

Holger<br />

marketing<br />

Schreiber; Expertise in nonprofit start-up and<br />

Mirella<br />

home sharing<br />

management,<br />

is actively seeking new board members to join<br />

Sunshine<br />

Sunshine team. If you or anyone you know is<br />

the<br />

in being apart of growing nonprofit, reach out<br />

interested<br />

us! We are looking for a variety of skillsets.<br />

to<br />

FUN FACT<br />

Growing Programming<br />

y/o, Home Provider 99 y/o)<br />

MSW.<br />

Board Expansion<br />

Pamela Gravning; Expertise in housing, real estate<br />

February 2019.<br />

Sunshine Home Share Colorado <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>2018</strong><br />

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