2018 Annual Report Final
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! 06 Sunshine Home Share Colorado Annual Report
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! Sunshine Home Share Colorado Annual Report 07
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Holger Proske briefly mentioned a database system<br />
When<br />
just might work for the unique needs of his friend<br />
that<br />
small non-profit he probably had no idea what he<br />
Alison’s<br />
wrangled himself into. Holger has dedicated countless<br />
had<br />
to Sunshine, ranging from rebuilding the entire<br />
hours<br />
to picking up Alison’s daughter from school<br />
database<br />
she was running late from a home share match<br />
because<br />
Holger brings a wealth of knowledge in<br />
meeting.<br />
but his care for the work we do has made all<br />
technology<br />
difference for Sunshine in <strong>2018</strong>.<br />
the<br />
to his expertise and his dedication we have been able<br />
Due<br />
document and track all of the work we do at Sunshine in<br />
to<br />
easy to use database made specifically for the unique<br />
an<br />
of a home sharing program. Holger has managed to<br />
needs<br />
build a database that tracks demographic<br />
completely<br />
intakes, match meetings, phone calls, emails sent,<br />
data,<br />
together contracts completed, while time stamping<br />
living<br />
time for program efficiency. He is regularly adjusting<br />
staff<br />
adding to the system as the program continues to<br />
and<br />
As we learned from the National Home Sharing<br />
grow.<br />
our program is the only one in the country<br />
<strong>2018</strong>,<br />
this capability. Our database is vital to grant<br />
with<br />
wanted to use this opportunity to formally thank<br />
We<br />
show appreciation for Holger. He is an<br />
and<br />
piece of the Sunshine team and we<br />
instrumental<br />
him for everything he has done for the<br />
thank<br />
We would not be where we are today with<br />
agency.<br />
his generosity of his skills and time.<br />
out<br />
experienced tremendous funding growth in our third year of operations. We would like to give<br />
Sunshine<br />
recognition to the City and County of Denver, the Next50 Initiative, the Mile High United Way,<br />
special<br />
County, the Community First Foundation, the City of Arvada, the Denver Senior Coalition, and the<br />
Arapahoe<br />
Home Health Agency for their belief in our mission and the work we do.<br />
Dominican<br />
all of our individual donors, thank you so much for your support. Whether you attended our Pint and a<br />
To<br />
fundraising event, donated money, or shared a post on facebook- your support of the work we do is so<br />
Slice<br />
Expertise & Dedication<br />
reporting and client tracking as Sunshine grows.<br />
Conference we attended in San Francisco in October<br />
Thank you!<br />
appreciated! Thank you!<br />
Sunshine Home Share Colorado <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong><br />
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