Health & Human Services

Veterans Fund Grantee Spotlight: TRU Community Care

Veterans Fund Grantee Spotlight: TRU Community Care

TRU Community Care's We Honor Veterans program makes a difference for Boulder County Veterans seeking end-of-life care. For almost 5 decades, TRU Community Care (TRU) has been serving Boulder County seniors by offering exceptional hospice care. Over the years, their...

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Boulder County Crisis Resources

Boulder County Crisis Resources

In response to the March 22, 2021 mass shooting in South Boulder, Community Foundation Boulder County has gathered these community resources and supports. In response to the March 22, 2021 mass shooting in South Boulder, Community Foundation Boulder County has...

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Community Foundation Announces Boulder County Crisis Fund

Community Foundation Announces Boulder County Crisis Fund

In response to the March 22 mass shooting in South Boulder, Community Foundation Boulder County has established a fund to support the victims, their families, and our community in dealing with and processing these events. The Boulder County Crisis Fund will support...

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Grantee Spotlight: Rise Against Suicide

Grantee Spotlight: Rise Against Suicide

September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, and the mission of Lafayette-based Rise Against Suicide – to help youth at risk of suicide by eliminating financial and social barriers to treatment, hope, and healing – is more essential than ever. September...

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Grantee Spotlight: Cultivate

Grantee Spotlight: Cultivate

"Funding from the Community Foundation’s COVID-19 Response Fund Boulder County has allowed Cultivate to continue providing services in all five of our programs with no interruption." Did you know? Boulder County’s senior population is aging at one of the fastest rates...

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Grantee Spotlight: Clinica Family Health Services

Grantee Spotlight: Clinica Family Health Services

"No one should have to choose between obtaining the healthcare they need, and housing or food." “No one should have to choose between obtaining the healthcare they need, and housing or food,” says Susan Wortman, Vice President of Development for Clinica Family Health,...

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Grantee Spotlight: Salud Family Health Centers

Grantee Spotlight: Salud Family Health Centers

“With so many changes to our delivery model and to the stackable lines of defense, Salud has invested Community Foundation funding toward patient and health worker safety, including PPE such as gowns, face shields, masks, and protective barriers at the front desk....

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Grantee Spotlight: Community Food Share

Grantee Spotlight: Community Food Share

“Even while there are many aspects of the effects of COVID-19 that are still being figured out, our goal remains to be prepared for an influx of people requiring food services because of cliffs and key moments like the one we’re in. As a community, we need to be...

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Meeting the challenge of homelessness during COVID

Meeting the challenge of homelessness during COVID

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,...

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Grantee Spotlight: Center for People With Disabilities

Grantee Spotlight: Center for People With Disabilities

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...

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Grantee Spotlight: Imagine!

Grantee Spotlight: Imagine!

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! –...

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Grantee Spotlight: Nederland Area Seniors, Inc.

Grantee Spotlight: Nederland Area Seniors, Inc.

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...

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Grantee Spotlight: Sister Carmen Community Center

Grantee Spotlight: Sister Carmen Community Center

“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...

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