All Stories by Sharon Sullivan Follow Sharon: Twitter Community Power May 18, 2023 In Clifton, Years of Advocacy for New Community Gathering Places are Paying Off By Sharon Sullivan With funding from The Colorado Trust and others, one of Mesa County’s most impoverished communities is set for some significant enhancements. Education May 10, 2023 A Grand Junction School Board Rejects a New School-Based Health Center, Complicating Access to Care for Some Students By Sharon Sullivan A politically charged debate and vote on the Western Slope will for now leave many teens without needed mental or physical health care. Policing & Incarceration October 31, 2022 Mesa County’s New Reentry Program Joins Others in Colorado Working to Reduce Recidivism By Sharon Sullivan The Western Slope initiative aims to prevent people from returning to jail, prison or the emergency room. Housing October 11, 2021 Affordable Housing Crisis on Colorado’s Western Slope Shows No Signs of Easing By Sharon Sullivan Area incomes can’t keep up with rent and mortgages, a recent study found. COVID-19 January 7, 2021 Winter Arrives as the Pandemic Limits Indoor Solutions for Homelessness By Sharon Sullivan Understaffed shelters in western Colorado are straining to care for people experiencing homelessness, including those testing positive for the coronavirus. COVID-19 October 5, 2020 Colorado Teens Pregnant During the Pandemic Face Increased Isolation and Difficult Decisions By Sharon Sullivan The inherent challenges of preparing to become a mother as a teenager have only been magnified in recent months. People & Places July 1, 2020 Still Delivering Meals in Western Colorado, But Without a Side of Conversation By Sharon Sullivan Meals on Wheels has long been an antidote to social isolation for clients. Then the coronavirus arrived on the Western Slope. COVID-19 May 26, 2020 Devastated by Weather and the Pandemic, Western Slope Farmworkers Try to Hold On By Sharon Sullivan COVID-19 and an untimely spring freeze are making life harder than ever for Palisade’s migrant agricultural workers. People & Places February 16, 2016 In Rural Colorado, Too Few Geriatricians for an Aging Population By Sharon Sullivan A national shortage of doctors who specialize in geriatrics is especially acute in rural areas of Colorado. Sign up to receive our original stories by email. Email Address English / Inglés Spanish / Español html text Interest Collective Colorado Sign up Close
Community Power May 18, 2023 In Clifton, Years of Advocacy for New Community Gathering Places are Paying Off By Sharon Sullivan With funding from The Colorado Trust and others, one of Mesa County’s most impoverished communities is set for some significant enhancements.
Education May 10, 2023 A Grand Junction School Board Rejects a New School-Based Health Center, Complicating Access to Care for Some Students By Sharon Sullivan A politically charged debate and vote on the Western Slope will for now leave many teens without needed mental or physical health care.
Policing & Incarceration October 31, 2022 Mesa County’s New Reentry Program Joins Others in Colorado Working to Reduce Recidivism By Sharon Sullivan The Western Slope initiative aims to prevent people from returning to jail, prison or the emergency room.
Housing October 11, 2021 Affordable Housing Crisis on Colorado’s Western Slope Shows No Signs of Easing By Sharon Sullivan Area incomes can’t keep up with rent and mortgages, a recent study found.
COVID-19 January 7, 2021 Winter Arrives as the Pandemic Limits Indoor Solutions for Homelessness By Sharon Sullivan Understaffed shelters in western Colorado are straining to care for people experiencing homelessness, including those testing positive for the coronavirus.
COVID-19 October 5, 2020 Colorado Teens Pregnant During the Pandemic Face Increased Isolation and Difficult Decisions By Sharon Sullivan The inherent challenges of preparing to become a mother as a teenager have only been magnified in recent months.
People & Places July 1, 2020 Still Delivering Meals in Western Colorado, But Without a Side of Conversation By Sharon Sullivan Meals on Wheels has long been an antidote to social isolation for clients. Then the coronavirus arrived on the Western Slope.
COVID-19 May 26, 2020 Devastated by Weather and the Pandemic, Western Slope Farmworkers Try to Hold On By Sharon Sullivan COVID-19 and an untimely spring freeze are making life harder than ever for Palisade’s migrant agricultural workers.
People & Places February 16, 2016 In Rural Colorado, Too Few Geriatricians for an Aging Population By Sharon Sullivan A national shortage of doctors who specialize in geriatrics is especially acute in rural areas of Colorado.