News · September 24, 2026
Douglas County and CommonLight Complete Successful AI-Assisted Community Resource Data Pilot
Colorado county evaluates a new approach to improving the accuracy, consistency, and long-term maintainability of community resource information.
CommonLight has completed a successful pilot with Douglas County, Colorado, exploring how AI-assisted data intelligence can improve the way community resource information is validated, maintained, and prepared for ongoing use.
Douglas County maintains community resource information connecting residents with Health and Human Services programs, services, and partner organizations. Like many communities, keeping that information accurate requires significant manual effort while the underlying information continues to change. Prior to the pilot, the County estimated that its most recent curation of the resource dataset required 40 to 60 hours of manual work.
Working alongside Douglas County Human Services, Community Services, and Information Technology, CommonLight applied its resource intelligence methodology to the County's existing dataset. The work combined AI-assisted research, multi-source validation, CommonLight's Resource Confidence Score, and structured human review through two validation cycles.
The pilot demonstrated an approach that improved the accuracy and completeness of the County's Social Services Resource Locator data while reducing the manual effort required to maintain it. Just as importantly, the work established a repeatable model for ongoing data stewardship while preserving County governance and business standards.
“Accurate community resource information is only valuable if we can keep it accurate over time. This pilot demonstrated a more scalable approach to that challenge, combining technology with human oversight to improve data quality while creating a stronger foundation for ongoing stewardship.”
— Laura Ciancone, MPH, Mental Health Division Manager, Douglas County
From a static directory to living resource intelligence
Community resource information begins aging almost as soon as it is collected. Organizations change hours, eligibility requirements, service availability, locations, and other information people rely upon when trying to find help.
CommonLight is designed to make that information more trustworthy by combining automated research and validation with provenance, confidence scoring, and human oversight.
The Douglas County pilot provided a real-world opportunity to demonstrate that model against an existing County resource dataset and evaluate it against the County's established processes. The successful completion of the pilot creates a foundation for Douglas County to evaluate future approaches to ongoing managed data stewardship, API-based synchronization, and broader modernization of its community resource information.
A more connected future begins with information people can trust.