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March 26, 2023
Our next meeting is Monday, March 27, 2023. Our meeting is from 9:30AM to 11:00AM, but may go to 11:30AM.
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We will be very busy at this meeting! | |
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Monday is going to be very busy. We do not see how we will be able to do anything other than the top priority bills, those in committee next week, and the new bills. As a preview:
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View our meeting agenda to see a list that prioritizes bills for discussion
at the Monday morning meeting - CLICK HERE
Our approach is to review the bills one week and then the following week our members vote on whether to monitor, support, strongly support, or oppose but as we enter the last half of the session, bills move more quickly; so we may consider and take a position on a bill at the same meeting. If we keep a bill in our Bill watch account, we need a member to step up as a point of contact.
We ask that those who have volunteered to track a specific bill
be prepared to report to the group on its status.
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News from CCA Capitol Gang | |
The past week we sent out emails to legislators, individuals testified on bills, other individuals were at the Capitol talking to legislators and advocating for older adults, and we researched bills. See details below: | |
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SB23-058 Job Application Fairness Act - You will see an email on Monday, March 27th asking you to contact your legislators again on this bill. SB23-058 will be heard on Wednesday upon adjournment and we are strongly supporting it. We are expecting a decision on the bill this week. View the fact sheet for this bill - CLICK HERE. Our CCA advocates for this outreach are Rich Mauro, Jeanette Hensley, and Andrea Kuwik - Bell Policy Center.
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Questions about CCA Advocacy Committee
Jeanette Hensley - email - 303-249-5598
Co-Chair of CCA Advocacy Committee
Rich Mauro - email - Direct: 303-480-6778
Co-Chair of CCA Advocacy Committee and Senior Policy and Legislative Analyst Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG)
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Zoom Link for Monday's Meeting | |
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News & Highlights from CCA | |
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Colorado Commission on Aging Meetings
The Public is welcome to attend
The Colorado Commission on Aging (CCOA) was established under the authority of the Older Coloradans Act Section 26-11-101, C.R.S. to serve as the primary advisory body on all matters affecting older persons. The CCOA is a Governor-appointed, citizen-led, multidisciplinary Commission, comprised of representatives from both the public and private sectors to coordinate and contribute to guiding state programs, services, projects, policies, procedures, and resources in the area of aging and coordinate and guide the implementation of the strategic action plan on aging (Master Plan on Aging). The CCA members interested in aging issues in Colorado are encouraged to attend the committee meetings. All meetings are virtual until further notice. The meetings are:
- CCOA committee meets monthly every 3rd Thursday of the month
- CCOA Executive Subcommittee meets first Tuesday of the month
- CCOA Age-Friendly Subcommittee meets 4th Friday of the month
- CCOA Public Policy Subcommittee 2nd Monday of the month
Find times and Zoom link for the meetings on the CCOA web page -
https://cdhs.colorado.gov/our-services/older-adult-services/state-unit-on-aging/colorado-commission-on-aging
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Non-Medical Transportation (NMT) Experience Survey Open until April 7, 2023
HCPF is conducting a survey of those who currently provide and utilize Non-Medical Transportation (NMT) services within the state of Colorado. The survey results will be used to conduct a thorough review of the current system. Lack of transportation represents a significant barrier for people with disabilities, whether for employment, habilitation services, or helping individuals make meaningful connections in their community. In December of 2022, HCPF engaged CBIZ Optumas to review and research transportation structures and recommend final options for nonmedical transportation systems. If you currently provide or utilize NMT services, your input is important to this project. This survey will help Optumas understand and illustrate for HCPF the perceptions of current transportation providers and users of those services to determine: What is working well, What is not working well and What opportunities there may be for transforming the current system. The survey should take approximately 10 minutes to complete. The survey will be open until Friday, April 7, 2023. Questions may be sent to ColoradoNMTsurvey@optumas.com.
Link to Survey - https://mslc.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0eWRgBkCHpFit4G
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Are you a caregiver for a person with dementia who is receiving home care?
If you are a caregiver living approximately 2 or more hours away from your care recipient, you may be eligible to participate in a new research study evaluating the administration of a non-drug intervention designed to help long-distance caregivers of persons with dementia. To learn more, contact the Project Director, Evan Chunga, at
Richard.Chunga001@umb.edu or contact the Principal Investigator, Dr.
Verena Cimarolli at vcimarolli@leadingage.org or 202-508-9411.
View Flyer - CLICK HERE
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Have you experienced age discrimination when applying for a job?
If you have, and are open to sharing your experiences, the Older Worker Policy Collaborative would love to hear from you! By sharing your story, you'll be helping to support policy change to make Colorado's workplaces fairer for people of all ages. If you're interested in either learning more or speaking with someone, you can sign-up here, and we'll be in touch. Please know that your name, experience, and any identifying information will never be shared without your explicit consent.
Share your story - CLICK HERE
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The Colorado Way: What Coloradans are Saying About the Historic Housing Plan that Will Create More Affordable Housing Options
"... Governor Polis, Senate Majority Leader Dominick Moreno, Representative Iman Jodeh, Representative Steven Woodrow, Representative William Lindstedt, Representative Ruby Dickson, environmental leaders, local government officials, housing, business, labor leaders, and community leaders will announce a comprehensive plan to help create more housing now for every Colorado budget. The plan will create ways for the state to work with local leaders to develop strategies that meet the needs of their communities by incentivizing smart and efficient buildings, allowing more affordable types of homes to be built ..." - READ MORE
Source https://www.colorado.gov/
Press Release - CLICK HERE
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Polis Administration Announces Grant Recipients to Support Creation of More than 1,000 New Affordable and Workforce Housing Units
"In his State of the State address, Governor Polis outlined his vision for Colorado and how to address housing challenges. Governor Polis and the Business Funding and Incentives division of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) has announced the first three recipients of the Innovative Housing Incentive Program (IHIP) grant. The grantees include Chaffee County’s own Fading West ..." - READ MORE
Source https://arkvalleyvoice.com/
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Gov. Polis’ housing proposal would allow duplexes, townhomes,
ADUs across many cities in Colorado
"The Polis administration has laid out a sweeping plan that would explicitly allow more dense housing across Colorado’s increasingly expensive metropolitan areas and resort communities, even if residents and local elected officials object to it. The 'More Housing Now' proposal, revealed Wednesday, would be a significant shift in how Colorado’s cities and towns grow, and who has the ultimate power to shape that growth. 'We're at a real inflection point here where we need a smart plan, in an inter-jurisdictional way, for more housing, for rent and for purchase, close to where jobs are and along transit lines with opportunities for people to get where they want to go,' Colorado Gov. Jared Polis said in an interview ..." - READ MORE
Source https://www.cpr.org
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Colorado governor, Democrats unveil major effort to boost housing by directing local land-use policy. Here’s what it would do.
"Fast-growing, housing-strapped Colorado communities would be barred from limiting construction of duplexes, triplexes and add-on housing units under a marquee measure unveiled Wednesday by Gov. Jared Polis and Democratic state lawmakers aimed at addressing the state’s housing crisis by increasing residential density. The land-use bill would also block limits on how many unrelated people can live in the same home and prevent Colorado’s largest cities from restricting what kind of housing can be built near transit stops. A separate measure, meanwhile, would ban municipalities from imposing new growth caps and eliminate existing ones ..." - READ MORE
Source https://coloradosun.com
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2023 Denver Mayoral Candidate Questionnaire
"For the first time in 12 years, residents of Denver, Colorado, NextFifty Initiative's hometown, will elect a new mayor. This presented an opportunity to find out how Denver's next mayor might address issues important to older adults living in Colorado's most populous city ..." - READ MORE
Source https://www.next50initiative.org/
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Health insurers balk at price demands in Colorado governor’s
signature health insurance program
"Preparing to enter its second year, one of Gov. Jared Polis’ signature health care policies is now facing significant questions raised by insurers about its sustainability. The dispute has to do with a health insurance program called the Colorado Option. The Colorado Option is a first-of-its-kind, state-designed insurance plan that private insurance companies are required to sell to people who buy health insurance on their own or to small companies buying insurance for their employees. It aims to offer better benefits at lower prices ..." - READ MORE
Source https://coloradosun.com/
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Interested in teaching, nursing, firefighting or construction?
Colorado lawmakers want to pay for your education.
"As Colorado hurts for more early childhood educators, nurses, firefighters, and workers across other industries, state legislators are attempting to fill critical workforce gaps with a pair of bills that would provide free training to an estimated 20,000 students and support about 15,000 graduating high school students each with $1,500 scholarships. One of the measures would cover education costs including tuition, fees, books and supplies ..." - READ MORE
Source https://coloradosun.com
https://coloradosun.com/2023/03/14/free-education-teaching-nursing-firefighting-construction/
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WeCareAdvisor Announcement
"Researchers at Drexel University and University of California are seeking family caregivers of people living with dementia for a nationwide study. The WeCareAdvisor is a tool to help family caregivers manage dementia-related behaviors. By walking caregivers through a step-by-step approach to understand why behaviors may be occurring, the WeCareAdvisor provides tailored strategies to help manage them. For more information, email WeCare@drexel.edu or visit http://wecareadvisorstudy.com.
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March is Women’s History Month
"This year the Denver Public Library highlighting the power of storytelling in understanding ourselves, our own history, and the history of women in our community. Through events and programs, we are providing you with the tools and inspiration to tell history that is not taught in school or described in textbooks, but that is based on your lived experience ..." - READ MORE
Source https://www.denverlibrary.org
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New Library Services Available through Strong Library
Thanks to Denver voters, Freegal Music+, an ad-free, unlimited streaming platform, and Statista, an easy-to-use portal for integrating statistics and reports, are available to anybody with a DPL library card. These new services are made possible because of #StrongLibraryStrongDenver, supported by the DPL Fund. Learn more here:
https://www.denverlibrary.org/stronglibrary_strongdenver
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CU Anschutz COAST-IT Program
Are you an older adult that would like to build a social connection with a CU Anschutz health professional student? The Multidisciplinary Center on Aging at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus is actively reaching out to more older adults in the community for the COAST-IT (Connecting Older Adults and Students Through Inter-professional Telecare) program. Older adults will have the opportunity to engage with a student from either the CU Anschutz School of Medicine, School of Pharmacy, College of Nursing, or School of Dental Medicine programs to mentor the future generation of healthcare clinicians.
Contact Joanna Fitzgibbons at joanna.fitzgibbons@cuanschutz.edu for more information
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March 27, 2023 - Monday, 9:30AM - 11:00AM
CCA Advocacy Committee Meeting via Zoom
There will be a CCA Advocacy Committee Meeting on Monday, March 27, 2023 from 9:30AM to 11:00AM. Newcomers and visitors are welcome - LEARN MORE
Website https://coloradocenterforaging.org/
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March 28, 2023 - Tuesday - 9:30AM - 10:45AM
Aging Demographics in the DRCOG Region - Results of the Community Assessment Survey of Older Adults (CASOA) Webinar
Plan to attend our webinar on March 28th that explores a statistically valid survey of the strengths and weaknesses of older adults themselves to enable stakeholders to shape policy, educate the public and assist communities and organizations in their efforts to support and sustain older adult populations. No need to pre-register. To access the webinar, click on the Zoom link.
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84368309718?pwd=TGtPcEVDTGg0Wm1HYVprWEdhSG5adz09
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March, 29, 2023 - Wednesday - 5:30PM - 6:30PM
Pies and Charts - CFI's 2023 Mid-Session Briefing
Location: First Baptist Church - Miller Hall, 1373 Grant St., Denver, CO 80203
We are so excited to announce that CFI's Pies and Charts, our mid-session legislative briefing, is back in person. Join us on Wednesday, March 29, and hear some tasty updates from the team. We'll be serving up what we've been doing this year at the Capitol and dishing out the latest revenue projections, and discussing the different ways we can add to the recipe for a fair tax code that supports all Coloradans. CFI will provide the sweet treats, so be sure to bring your ap-PIE-tite. Reserve your slice today! This event is free and open to the public, but be sure to RSVP below. Questions? Contact Caitlin Schneider at schneider@coloradofiscal.org
RSVP Today - https://www.coloradofiscal.org/piescharts2023/home-featured/?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=fc61a939-bbff-4a30-84f2-18e4426742b8
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April 3, 2023 - Monday, 9:30AM - 11:00AM
CCA Advocacy Committee Meeting via Zoom
There will be a CCA Advocacy Committee Meeting on Monday, April 3, 2023 from 9:30AM to 11:30AM. Newcomers and visitors are welcome - LEARN MORE
Website https://coloradocenterforaging.org/
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April 10, 2023 - Monday, 9:30AM - 11:00AM
CCA Advocacy Committee Meeting via Zoom
There will be a CCA Advocacy Committee Meeting on Monday, April 10, 2023 from 9:30AM to 11:30AM. Newcomers and visitors are welcome - LEARN MORE
Website https://coloradocenterforaging.org/
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April 17, 2023 - Monday, 9:30AM - 11:00AM
CCA Advocacy Committee Meeting via Zoom
There will be a CCA Advocacy Committee Meeting on Monday, April 17, 2023 from 9:30AM to 11:30AM. Newcomers and visitors are welcome - LEARN MORE
Website https://coloradocenterforaging.org/
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April 21, 2023 - Friday - 3:00PM - 5:00PM
Mobility Equipment Tune-Up
Location: PASCO
Address: 9197 W. 6th Ave Suite 1000, Lakewood, CO 80215
Join us at the PASCO office for a tune-up on your mobility equipment! Westpeak Mobility will be available to provide tune-ups and small repairs to your manual and power wheelchairs, gait and walking aids, and more. Need any repair needs beyond basic fixes? The Westpeak team will be able to provide referrals for in-depth repairs on the spot to make sure you get the fixes needed to make your equipment perfect for your unique needs. Crafts, activities, and refreshments will be provided.
RSVP Today - https://pascohh.com/events/mobility-equipment-tune-up/
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April 24, 2023 - Monday, 9:30AM - 11:00AM
CCA Advocacy Committee Meeting via Zoom
There will be a CCA Advocacy Committee Meeting on Monday, April 24, 2023 from 9:30AM to 11:30AM. Newcomers and visitors are welcome - LEARN MORE
Website https://coloradocenterforaging.org/
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May 11, 2023 - Thursday
6th Annual Older Adult Mental Health Awareness Day - Virtual Meeting
Public health practitioners, professionals in the aging network, mental health providers, health care professionals, and anyone interested in ensuring the mental health of older adults should attend this free, virtual event on May 11, 2023. The symposium is brought to you by NCOA, the U.S. Administration for Community Living, the Health Resources and Services Administration, and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Register now to join us on May 11. When you register, you will be automatically signed up for all of the day’s sessions. Click the green Register button above to get started
https://connect.ncoa.org/products/6th-annual-older-adult-mental-health-awareness-day
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Looking to Sharpen your tech Skills?
Cyber-Seniors provides FREE technology support and training for senior citizens
Founded in 2015 by the creators of the award-winning documentary film CYBER-SENIORS, this non-profit organization provides senior citizens with tech-training using an intergenerational, volunteer model.
Website https://cyberseniors.org/
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Live Online Classes for Seniors from Senior Planet
If you’re a senior aged 60 and older, these live online classes are designed just for you! Learn about finance, wellness, fitness, computers and technology, and so much more. You will also find a real community of fellow life-long learners.
Website https://seniorplanet.org/classes/
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CCA Advocacy Committee Meetings 2023 | |
The first CCA Advocacy Committee will be meeting every Monday while the legislature is in session. Note that we may not have meetings on certain Federal and State holidays. | |
If you are not a member of Colorado Center for Aging - Join Today! | |
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Colorado Center for Aging is a 501c3 non-profit organization,
born out of the roots of Colorado Senior Lobby (CSL) - LEARN MORE
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