CCA Advocacy Committee Meeting is July 26th

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July 25, 2021

Hello Karin,

Our next CCA Advocacy Committee Meeting is on Monday, July 26th from 9:30AM to 11:30AM.

At this meeting we will review a list of possible CCA advocacy topics for summer 2021. For these topics we are looking for: Team Leads, Research Volunteers, and Outreach Advocates. Some of you did volunteer for these positions at our last CCA Advocacy Committee Meeting and we thank you. Now we need to fill out our teams and get to work! - READ MORE

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July 26th - 9:30AM - 11:30AM

CCA Advocacy Committee Meeting

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CCA News

Meet our Colorado Center for Aging Board

We want to take the time and introduce you to our Colorado Center for Aging (CCA) Executive Committee Officers and Board Members. Aside from attending board meetings, our board members are directly involved with running CCA. If you have any questions about CCA send us an email and we will direct it to the appropriate board member - READ MORE

Thank you to the NextFifty Initiative

Colorado Center for Aging (CCA) received grants from NextFifty Initiative to help us with the many facets of rebranding the organization – formerly known as Colorado Senior Lobby (CSL) and for hiring a part-time Executive Director - READ MORE

Our 3 Webinars from Older Coloradans Month are Available!

During the May 2021 Older Coloradans Month celebration we worked with other agencies and individuals and produced a series of webinars. We are so pleased that so many of you attended - READ MORE

News & Articles

Eviction Moratorium Extension and Tenant Rent Relief Update

Millions of Americans continue to struggle financially as businesses big and small fight to stay afloat amid repeated pandemic shutdowns and re-openings. Renters, in particular, worry about the possibility of eviction when they don’t have the money to pay rent. A federal nationwide eviction moratorium has been in place since March 2020. Congress issued the first moratorium as part of the CARES Act. The CDC stepped in after the expiration of the CARES Act moratorium to issue its own moratorium, which has since been extended twice ..." - READ MORE

Source: https://www.rocketlawyer.com/

Shipping Container Hotel in Florence, Colorado Sparks New ideas Housing ideas

Florence - "Past downtown’s hip coffee shop and brewery, across the street from a gravel pit and next door to a long abandoned house, a Lego-like solution to Colorado’s housing crisis is taking shape ..." - READ MORE

Source: https://coloradosun.com/

Developers working on affordable housing in Colorado’s Mountains

"High country homebuilders, housing advocates, businesses and leaders are preparing for an unprecedented flow of state and federal housing support as the affordability crisis worsens ..." - READ MORE

Source: https://coloradosun.com/

Hotel, Motel Conversion into Apartments

Colorado Springs - "A new trend may help Colorado's affordable housing crisis, and it involves converting hotels and motels into apartments ..." - READ MORE

Source: https://www.koaa.com/

Commercial Properties Turning Residential

Denver - "The former Colorado Art Institute at 12th Lincoln Streets is being repurposed as a 10-story building that will house 194 studio apartments. It’s a recent example of converting downtown commercial space into residential living. The units are tiny - 300 square feet on average and will rent for $1,200 to $1,500 a month, depending on the rental market once the project is complete by the end of 2022 ..." - READ MORE

Source: https://kdvr.com/

In case you missed these articles we are leaving them in ...

Launch of the Emergency Broadband Benefit

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC)’s Emergency Broadband Benefit launched on May 12th. This benefit provides a discount of $50 per month for eligible low-income households or $75 per month for households on Tribal lands to cover internet bills, as well as discounts on some devices. This program can also be combined with Lifeline benefits - READ MORE

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Save the Dates for our Summer

CCA Advocacy Committee Meetings

We are in our summer schedule where we will meet twice a month, on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of the month through December. Please put these dates in your calendars. We will continue to send out our eNewsletter on Sunday afternoons through the summer.

Monday, July 26th - CCA Advocacy Committee

Monday, August 9th - CCA Advocacy Committee

Monday, August 23rd - CCA Advocacy Committee

Monday, September 13th - CCA Advocacy Committee

Monday, September 27th - CCA Advocacy Committee

Monday, October 11th - CCA Advocacy Committee

Monday, October 25th - CCA Advocacy Committee

Monday, November 8th - CCA Advocacy Committee

Monday, November 22nd - CCA Advocacy Committee

Monday, December 13th - CCA Advocacy Committee

Have questions? Contact:

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)