Category: Programs

Affordable Communities

Covia and Fair Housing

In theory, Fair Housing is a straightforward concept: “At the end of the day, it’s that you don’t have special treatment for one resident over another,” says Karim Sultan, Covia’s...

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Introducing/Presentando Well Connected Español

Interview with/Entrevista con Lizette Suarez, Program Manager/Coordinadora de Programa Well Connected Español To learn more about Well Connected Español, visit our webpage at https://covia.org/services/well-connected/bien-conectado/. Para obtener más información sobre Well...

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Invitation to Creative Aging

Introduction to the Creative Aging Symposium Presented by Katie Wade, Associate Director of Social Call and Well Connected This is our second year hosting the Creative Aging Symposium, Power to...

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Covia Director of Senior Resources honored by Rotary

Annette Balter, Covia’s Director of Senior Resources for Contra Costa County, was recently named a Paul Harris Fellow by Rotary Club of Lamorinda Sunrise for her work in developing the...

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Museums at Home brings art to all

When the summer session of Well Connected begins on Monday, July 9th, it will include a new season of virtual visits to museums throughout the United States in a series...

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12 Things Everyone Can Do to Prevent Elder Abuse

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day is June 15. The National Center on Elder Abuse created this information as a downloadable document. Our communities are like buildings that support people’s wellbeing....

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Home Sharing as a housing solution in the SF Bay Area

Covia’s Home Match program was featured in an article in the San Francisco Chronicle entitled Affordable housing in the comfort of your own home. From the article: “We call these homeowners...

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The value of volunteers

Many Covia community services programs would never take place without the dedication of hundreds of volunteers. Whether they are connecting with people by phone or in person, delivering food or...

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