Douglas County approves $634,904 in grants for services for older residents
The grants will fund 10 projects involving meals, housing navigation, home repairs, rental assistance, transportation and services for older adults across Douglas County.
Douglas County commissioners approved $634,904 in grants Aug. 25 for 10 projects serving older residents through eight organizations, county staff said during a Sept. 8 recognition meeting.
The grants come through the county’s Older Adult Initiative, launched in 2023 after community listening sessions identified transportation, housing, in-home services and information access as priorities.
The county’s grant-recipient report lists the awards:
- Aging Resources of Douglas County: $30,000 for its Chore and Homemaker Program and $50,000 for Resource Navigation, Information and Referral.
- Brothers Redevelopment Inc.: $75,000 for home modifications and repairs.
- Castle Rock Senior Activity Center: $35,000 for EmpowOR application programming interface integration with Bambi and $27,000 for Connect and Care Calls.
- Catholic Charities of Central Colorado: $39,600 for emergency rental assistance for older adults.
- Douglas County Housing Partnership: $50,000 for housing navigation and support services.
- Early Childhood Service Corps: $23,400 to train and place 10 older adults in early-childhood jobs.
- Manna Resource Center: $104,904 for specialized case management for older adults facing poverty.
- Nourish Meals on Wheels: $200,000 to deliver 35,000 meals to 250 residents in Highlands Ranch, Lone Tree, Castle Pines, Castle Rock and Parker.
Nourish Meals on Wheels received the largest award. Aging Resources received the most among organizations with multiple projects, with $80,000 combined.
The grant report projects at least six households served through Brothers Redevelopment’s home-repair program and 37 residents served through Castle Rock Senior Activity Center’s calling program. Aging Resources expects more than 15,000 information and assistance contacts, though those contacts are not necessarily unique residents.
During the Sept. 8 meeting, grant recipients described services including housing navigation, home repairs, rental assistance, transportation to meals and medical appointments, and intergenerational workforce programs. The meeting presentation and recording recognized the recipients but did not include a new grant vote or the individual award amounts.