“Support for our programming provides a valuable outlet for young riders who love the mountains, and for families returning to work during this time.” We recently reported on a new Donor-Advised Fund – Play It Forward – established by Eldora Mountain Resort at your...
Make a difference you can see! Help us ensure this foundation continues its response and sustains its ability to catalyze change. Together, we created a community foundation for Boulder County that has been ready and able to respond to the current health...
Dear TRENDS Diary -I’m a reference librarian at the Longmont Public Library. Under normal circumstances, I curate the book collections, oversee in-house programs and help visitors at the reference desk.When the pandemic forced us to close on March 13, the normal...
Dear TRENDS Diary - We have families going through six security checkpoints to get in to see their babies. That makes you feel really safe and really scared. The top two emotions of families in the NICU are isolation and fear.You just had a baby. That’s a joy....
"...we know that Community Foundation Boulder County has a deep understanding of the local nonprofit sector – and the communities it serves." Photo (L to R): Les Marsh, HR director; John Perry, IT director; Steve Rowntree, business operations director; Hunter...
Dear TRENDS Diary -I am a documentary filmmaker who planned to retire in February. My retirement lasted less than a month.Many of my films recounted historical events, such as the Civil War and Indian Wars. As the gravity of the coronavirus sunk in, I felt the need to...
In a recent survey of grantees of our COVID-19 Response Fund Boulder County, grantees focused on addressing the exacerbated needs of a growing number of individuals and families experiencing homelessness shared these compelling anecdotes of community impact,...
Dear TRENDS Diary -Like most humans, I’m a creature of habit. I walk the same path and often overlook what lies beyond my daily routine. But there’s so much more to explore in Boulder.When I saw the grants for the COVID Work Project, it was initially hard for me to...
Dear TRENDS Diary - I am a senior in college, studying to be a music educator. My favorite thing about music is the camaraderie that inevitably results when people make music together.As our communities began social distancing, the first thing I missed was...
Dear Trends Diary,After our two restaurants, Black Cat and Bramble & Hare, closed on March 16th, we were thrown into entrepreneurial chaos. We transitioned to a farm-to-table grocery store selling homemade food and produce curbside from our restaurants and...
Dear TRENDS diary -My name is Eamon Temme, and I am a 4th-grader from Soaring Heights PK-8 School in Erie. I recently held a food drive to support those in need during the COVID-19 pandemic.I did it because I know that, because of this crisis, there are people who are...
Over the past several months, a team of concerned community members representing Naropa University, Community Foundation Boulder County, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder County, and the City of Boulder has been working side by side, deeply immersed in a...
El mensaje que sigue es en españolDear TRENDS Diary -I am the Coordinator of the Emotional Wellness Circle of El Centro AMISTAD. We offer emotional health services free of charge to Spanish-speaking immigrants, who otherwise would not have access to these resources...
The Center for People With Disabilities (CPWD) – a grantee of your Community Foundation’s COVID-19 Response Fund Boulder County – quickly and nimbly shifted its independent living services in response to the pandemic, in order to continue serving community members...
Dear TRENDS Diary -Laura: We’re both artists and PhD candidates at CU Boulder. I have been interested in taking my creative practice outside of the studio and collaborating with others, both humans and nonhumans alike. My community in Boulder means a lot to me; I’m...
El mensaje que sigue es en españolDear TRENDS Diary,I am the community liaison at Manhattan Middle school and I provide information to the families so they can stay connected with the school. Currently, during the pandemic we are distributing food to the households of...
For Imagine! – recipient of a grant from your Community Foundation’s COVID-19 Response Fund Boulder County – fast and flexible funding during the Coronavirus pandemic helped support the extenuating financial needs of seven group home employees. For Imagine! –...
Dear TRENDS Diary - I make comics. I was on the city of Boulder’s website, I don’t even remember why, and I saw that there was this fund for artists in Boulder who had work cancelled, COVID Work Projects. I was supposed to be doing three shows this spring: Denver...
Dear TRENDS Diary -There's not a lot of history recorded about African Americans in Boulder. For the most part, we feel unseen and on the outskirts of the community.I want to put a spotlight on what's going on in Boulder's black community. I received a grant from the...
Dear TRENDS Diary -When the stay-at-home orders came down, I had a few days where I felt like my brain was on standby. My kids weren’t in school anymore, people were buying toilet paper like it was the end of civilization. I think all of us were in a daze.I work with...