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,...
Community Foundation Boulder County’s COVID-19 Response Fund was created on March 13, 2020. A new report summarizes all grantees of the fund to date, including how the grants are being allocated to strengthen nonprofit partnerships, and to uplift organizations that...
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...
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! –...
"Our hearts may be anguished, but our spirits are unbroken. Let us dedicate ourselves to ensure justice and equity." Dear Friends, We planned to provide an update on the Community Foundation's COVID-19 relief effort, but we cannot begin there. In George...
"It’s a balancing act between protecting the health and safety of both Census workers and the people we’re trying to reach, to ensure a complete and accurate count of all our communities." In light of the COVID-19 outbreak, local efforts to promote the importance of...
According to Nicole Cavalino, Director of Nederland Area Seniors, Inc., funding from your Community Foundation has enabled the senior-focused nonprofit to serve some 500 meals per month to more than 100 individual older adults who have chosen to stay home and stay...
“Being connected to the Community Foundation means being connected to local nonprofits – and to building community, especially in times like these.” “We’re very vested in our communities,” says Marietta Luellen, Vice President of Wealth Management at First National...
Community Foundation Boulder County today announced $6,840 total in Veterans Fund grants to two nonprofits serving local veterans: Homeless Outreach Providing Encouragement (HOPE) and Qualified Listeners. Community Foundation Boulder County today announced $6,840...
“Funds from the Community Foundation have helped us to provide rent and mortgage assistance to more people. Specifically, we’ve been able to offer additional financial assistance to those who are not able to access stimulus funds.” We recently reached out to Suzanne...
"The foundation is plugged in to who’s doing what in Boulder County, which aligns with our giving philosophy and how we see our role in the community.” At Hutchinson Black and Cook, LLC – a local law firm serving the Front Range – a tradition of service prioritizes...
“The grant from the Community Foundation enabled Via to continue to provide essential rides for people with dialysis and chemotherapy needs, and we have been delivering busloads of groceries to senior facilities and individuals.” “We believe all people have the right...
"Giving back to our community through the foundation’s COVID-19 Response Fund was part of a bigger picture push to make a difference here at home." A Boulder institution for more than eight years, Hazel’s Beverage World – founded by Bruce Dierking, a Colorado native...
On the importance of supporting all Boulder County nonprofits during the COVID-19 pandemic: “Colorado’s nonprofit sector has risen to the occasion in the past, (such as during the 2013 flood), to meet the needs of residents. COVID-19 will have wide-ranging and...
A grantee of the foundation’s COVID-19 Response Fund Boulder County, TRI seeks to facilitate the transition from incarceration to a new life. Contributed by Deborah SimmonsFounder and board member, The Reentry Initiative – a grantee of the Community Foundation’s...
"For this year's DEI [Diversity, Equity, Inclusion] Track, we wanted to help co-create a more inclusive vision for what the future looks like for employees and business alike." Join us for this free online conversation on May 12! As part of the 11th Annual Boulder...
For Meg and Cary Hendricks, it was their mom – Jan – who inspired them to give to the Community Foundation’s COVID-19 Response Fund Boulder County. For Meg and Cary Hendricks, it was their mom – Jan – who inspired them to give to the Community Foundation’s COVID-19...
"I have hope that we will all continue to do what we can, whether that is giving to organizations on the front lines or our own COVID-19 Response Fund Boulder County, volunteering your time when you can, or simply being kind. All of that matters, and all of that is...
“We knew we’d be doing some online promotion, including outreach through our different social media channels. We’ve really expanded that to where we’re almost entirely online, now – in addition to placing posters and signs where people still go, and distributing...
The reality is that many of Boulder County's nonprofits will not survive this crisis, unless individuals continue stepping up to save the important organizations that support and enhance the needs and lives of us all. The Longmont Community Foundation and Community...