The 2009 strategic goals for the Denver Commission on Aging are:
1. Increase the Commission’s participation in the community and support community outreach activities for seniors;
2. Establish working relationships with service providers, the Office on Aging, other Human Rights and Community Relations commissions, and other County Councils on Aging; and
3. Identify and increase Denver Commission on Aging advocacy activities on senior issues.
Our major 2009 activities in support of these goals include:
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Activity
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Timing
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Projected Cost
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Identify agencies to collaborate and network with on senior issues.
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Summer – fall 2009
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$0
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Facilitate timely action on senior issues by developing a plan to alert commissioners and the public about issues affecting seniors both adversely and positively.
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In process – summer 2009
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$0
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Implement requirement that each commissioner attend at least two (2) community events each year.
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March
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$0
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Identify community events that could be used for Commission outreach activities and communicate event details to commissioners. Prioritize event coverage.
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Ongoing
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$0
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Hold one commission meeting each quarter in a different quadrant of the city.
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Each quarter
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$0
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Attend at least one meeting of each County Council on Aging in the DRCOG AAA. Recommend to Commission “best practices” based on visits.
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First visits completed by July 30th.
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$0
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Continue coordination of service provider presentations at each meeting.
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Monthly
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$0
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Continue to develop and strengthen Commission’s relationship with Denver’s Office on Aging.
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ongoing
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$0
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Develop working relationships with other HRCR commissions to better understand the needs of their senior constituencies.
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Fall 2009
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$0
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