Boulder County, Colo. - Beginning Friday, June 10, households that registered at the Disaster Assistance Center (DAC) following the event on Dec. 30, 2021 should expect calls to begin the recovery navigation service.The Recovery Navigation Program is a joint...
May 2nd, 2022 Town Hall with Marshall Fire survivors at Lousville Recreation & Senior Center. When you last heard from us, just over a month ago, we had been provided the opportunity to meet with hundreds of Marshall Fire survivors to discuss our plan for the...
Last week we had the opportunity to meet with hundreds of Marshall Fire survivors to discuss the Community Foundation’s plan for the remainder of the Wildfire Fund. We are very grateful for the leadership of the Marshall Fire survivor groups Superior Rising and...
My name is Alma Nielsen, and I am a Junior at Boulder High School this year. I have been a part of 15 Forever as well as a co-trustee of a donor-advised fund at Boulder Community Foundation for almost two years now. In my experience, both of these have taught me...
It has been 78 days since the Marshall Fire changed our community forever. In that time, your community foundation has responded by capturing the philanthropic support our community will need to weather the immediate, short- and long-term effects of...
It has been two months since the Marshall Fire roared through Boulder County, and many of our friends and neighbors have a clear sense about the scope and scale of the challenging recovery they face. In the immediate aftermath of this unimaginable tragedy tens...
The global outpouring of generous support for the Boulder County Wildfire Fund has been overwhelming and of the over $30 million from more than 66,000 donors, the Community Foundation has allocated / distributed a total of $8,165,000 or 27% of the funds raised.Here’s...
Friends, It's been five weeks since fires broke out in our community. While our vision to rebuild remains steadfast, there are many steps that we need to take together before we can get there. Our community still needs to remove debris from the burn area....
It has been over a month since the Marshall and Middle Fork fires roared through Boulder County. For thousands of our friends, colleagues, and neighbors this has been the most unimaginable month of their lives. Many are beginning to better understand the scope and...
Este mensaje sigue en español.Anyone who lost wages or tools of their trade due to the Marshall Fire may now be eligible for Wildfire Fund financial help via partnership between Boulder County and Community Foundation Boulder CountyBoulder County, Colo. - As...
Friends,I would like to thank the over 57,000 individuals, foundations and companies who have collectively donated nearly $19.5 million to support our friends and neighbors through the Boulder County Wildfire Fund. Your unbelievable generosity has allowed us to...
The Marshall Fire Donations Center will be open starting January 11, 2022 at 21 West Flatiron Crossing Drive Broomfield (the former Nordstrom department store at FlatIron Crossing Mall). Hours of operation are 7 days a week 9:00 a.m. -7:00...
Friends,I want to thank the tens of thousands of individuals, businesses and foundations who have donated to the Boulder County Wildfire Fund. As of this morning, the fund has raised over $12 million from over 43,000 donors. DONATEOn Sunday, our board approved a...
Dear TRENDS Diary —I believe in making sure that arts commissions work smoothly, support the arts broadly, and advocate. Having a well-functioning Commission is a way to show that the arts are important here, and see the impacts in your community.For example, when...
This year marks three decades of since the founding of the Community Foundation Boulder County. The Community Foundation's work in partnership not only with the nonprofit organizations in our communities, but with individuals, government and the for profit sector...
Dear TRENDS Diary -I love to make surreal pieces that mess with people’s minds, and create art that gets the viewer to think.I made a bench for Colorado Chautauqua and Cal-Wood’s “Art in the Park”. The bench is based on legends early civilizations would tell about how...
Dear TRENDS Diary - My name is David Breña (he/him) and I work for Boulder County Public Health’s OASOS program, which offers positive support and fun for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, intersex and asexual (LGBTQIA+) youth. I also...
The Community Foundation Boulder County announces the first Nino Gallo Leadership Award recipient, Angela Maria Ortiz Roa. Angela was selected from a list of other community leaders nominated as best exemplifying the attributes of its namesake, Nino Gallo. The...
Dear TRENDS Diary -We've never been business partners before, or even colleagues within a similar field. When we realized that starting our own farm was finally becoming a reality last fall, we brainstormed possible names. Brett suggested "Switch Gears Farm"...
Dear TRENDS Diary - The current gender-based violence prevention curriculum taught in schools is outdated. Even when health teachers know that there are queer, trans, and nonbinary students in their classrooms, some are not willing or don’t know how to talk about...