2019 Annual Report
Envida began 2019 determined and inspired to give more people access and needed services to maintain their independence. Our ambitions resulted in the largest geographic expansion here in Southern Colorado in our history.
A video message from Gail Nehls, envida CEO
Embracing Leadership
We are compassionate, resourceful, dependable, resilient, visionary, and innovative. We live these core values as we look beyond ourselves and consider the community we serve.
- Expansion
- Behavioral Health
- Thought Leadership
TRANSPORTATION
Getting transit to rural Colorado
From the expansive eastern plans to the northern Tri-Lakes region, envida has listened to its neighbors and responded with affordable, accessible options. Watch for additional rural outreach in 2020.
4 days / 3x per day
Increased route service from Calhan and Peyton, serving about 40 people a month.
15+ volunteer drivers
Joined forces with Mountain Community Senior Services to manage a driving program for older riders in the Tri-Lakes area.
2,130 square miles
Added a second route in eastern El Paso County serving Rush, Yoder, and Ellicott, nearly completing a county-wide expansion.
HEALTH
Behavioral health
When mental health, substance misuse, and suicide impacted envida, we committed ourselves to increasing transportation access to treatment.
- Identified behavioral health needs region-wide
- Hired a healthcare mobility manager
- Launched non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) Medicaid specifically for behavioral health rides
TRANSPORTATION
Mobility on demand
Imagine you don’t have a car, a ride, or you need a van with a lift. Imagine your doctor said you need an appointment tomorrow, or maybe today. Imagine your favorite ride service is booked three weeks solid.
Envida did. And we’re changing the story.
Raised nearly $1M
Envida has combined federal, state, and private foundation funds to envision next generation transit.
Regional partners
Silver Key Senior Services, Fountain Valley Senior Center and envida formed a collaboration for greater efficiencies, more rides and services, and reduced costs.
On demand
After years of demand-response, scheduled transportation, specialized transit is starting to imagine what it means to provide rides NOW.
Homecare
Getting the care they need
Some call it aging in place. Others just say they want to stay in their own homes. Be independent as long as they are able. Envida is here to help. In 2019 we expanded our home care services and the geographic area we serve to reach more people who need help.
Private pay
People need options for home care, so we added another way to get support.
More waivers
Medicaid offers more than just in-home support services (IHSS), and now envida provides supportive living services (SLS).
3 more counties
We have been serving El Paso and Teller. You can find us now in Pueblo, Fremont, and Park.
Rural lifeline
Park County had limited, if any, active, licensed home care providers. Now through the Area Agency on Aging, residents have envida.
Collaborative partnerships
Envida’s vision benefits riders and clients because it’s inclusive. We look for partners and to build alliances to do what’s best for our community.
- Silver Key Senior Services
- Fountain Valley Senior Center
- AspenPointe
- Colorado Springs Health Foundation
- Community Transportation Association of America
- Colorado Community Health Alliance
PRESS
Envida in the news
Envida is on the move, and people are taking notice. Whether in print or in person, envida’s perspective matters.
- METRO Magazine
- Gazette
- Ranchland News
- CASTA Conference
- FTA Panel
- CTAA
- RTAP
- Pikes Peak Courier
- KVOR
- KOAA and Fox 21 TV
- SWTA
- Street Blog
FINANCIALS
Get the numbers
Funding turns vision into reality. In 2019 our partners showed us they like what they see, supporting our innovations and expansion.
