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Your Community Foundation on June 1 announced a grant of $500,000 to the Colorado Organization for Victim Assistance with instructions that the funds be divided evenly to each of the 10 families who lost loved ones in the Boulder supermarket shooting.
“After the shooting, members of our community, true to form, wrapped their arms around each other. We hope this direct support to families will help ease their unimaginable loss,” said Tatiana Hernandez, CEO of Community Foundation Boulder County.
Local news outlets covered the announcement, and former Community Foundation President Josie Heath wrote an Op-Ed in support of the fund and the process.
Community Foundation Boulder County established the Boulder County Crisis Fund in the wake of the shooting, to support the victims, their families, and our entire community in dealing with and processing the heartbreaking event.
More than 11K individuals have donated nearly $1.6 million to the fund.
The Community Foundation constituted an advisory committee to provide guidance on the use of funds and to provide grant recommendations to its board. The committee recommended this initial grant, and the Community Foundation’s board approved the recommendation.
The advisory committee is composed of the following community leaders:
Kathleen Collins (KC) Becker, former Speaker, CO House of Representatives
Violeta Chapin, Professor of Law, University of Colorado Boulder
Dana Derichsweiler, Co-Owner, Walnut Cafe
Nancy Feldman, Victims Advocate
Richard Garcia, Member, Board of Education, Boulder Valley School District
Elizabeth (Betsy) Hall, Associate Dean & Professor, Regis University
Annett James, President, NAACP of Boulder County
Robert (Bob) Lawhead, Policy Advisor, Colorado Developmental Disabilities Council
Pedro Silva, Associate Minister, First Congregational UCC Boulder
Marc Soloway, Rabbi, Bonai Shalom
Gwyneth Whalen, former Judge, 20th Judicial District of Colorado
