News and perspectives from Covia.
A salute to Chuck Raymond, lifelong supporter of creative expression
Ruth’s Table remembers fondly their friend and participant Chuck Raymond, who was an accomplished architectural designer with a love of creative expression. Chuck died in May of 2018 and made a significant gift in his will to support Ruth’s Table, leaving a legacy to creative aging. Charles “Chuck” Raymond’s passions in life included design, architecture…
Art Programs at Oak Center Towers Let Residents’ Creativity Blossom
Over the past year, residents at Oak Center Towers have been fostering their creativity through art classes and art programs. Aliona Gibson, Activities Coordinator at Oak Center Towers, has been introducing residents to a new art project every month in addition to supporting the community’s connection with the Art with Elders program. Art with Elders…
Report from the LeadingAge National Convention
Twenty people from Covia attended the 2019 LeadingAge Annual Meeting and Expo, held October 27-30 in San Diego California. Representing Covia’s Communities, Affordable Housing, Community Services, Support Services, and Foundation, they were informed and inspired by lectures, sessions, exhibits, demonstrations, as well their colleagues from non-profit aging service providers from around the country. In total,…
Covia Announces New Career Site
Covia is proud to announce a brand-new Career Site for job seekers interested in learning more about Covia and joining our team. The site enables individuals to easily search for open positions within Covia while also obtaining a sneak peek into what makes Covia a Great Place to Work! Over the past five months, Covia’s…
Emergency Update: Kincade Fire
As the situation in Sonoma County continues to develop, Covia is working with our communities Jennings Court and Spring Lake Village in Santa Rosa, with Friends House in Santa Rosa (with whom we have a management agreement), with our Community Services program participants throughout the county, and with our employees to ensure everyone’s safety. Friday,…
Financial Wellness: Keeping Up to Date on Estate Planning
Happy National Estate Planning Awareness Week! Estate planning is an often overlooked but important part of maintaining financial wellness. The financial aspects of estate planning include assessing your personal situation, creating a will and possibly a trust, planning for disposition of accounts (like life insurance or retirement accounts), naming a power of attorney, gift planning,…
Ruth’s Table Partners with Reimagine to Explore End of Life Issues through Creativity
Founded on the mission of “increasing access to creative opportunities for older adults and adults with disabilities and providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for creative expression and cross generational dialogue,” Ruth’s Table, a Covia Community Service, has been serving the San Francisco community for 10 years—a milestone they will be celebrating on November 14th…
Planning, ingenuity, and community support Spring Lake Village through power outage
Originally published in the Spring Lake Village resident newsletter – special October edition As part of what was labeled a “Public Safety Power Shutoff event” by PG&E and dubbed a “Massive Blackout” by the Santa Rosa Press Democrat, Spring Lake Village residents and staff were without electrical power midweek during the second week in October…
Annual Report 2019: Letter from the CEO
Download the full Annual Report with financial reports for FY 2019 here. Looking back over the past months, I can say with great confidence that it has been a year full of progress. Some of it came from the momentum started in 2018 by the unified Covia brand, while other aspects have resulted from a…