The program has supported 87 households with an average of $15,412 per household, totaling $1,340,902
BOULDER, Colo., May 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Community Foundation Boulder County set an end-of-June deadline for Marshall Fire-affected households to apply for funding through the Boulder County Wildfire Fund Housing Support Program.
Launched in November 2023 to support qualified households experiencing financial hardship due to the sunsetting of additional living expense, aka ALE, insurance, the foundation allocated over $1.5 million from the Boulder County Wildfire Fund to support the needs of qualifying community members.
“As more Marshall Fire-affected families move into their new homes, having a dedicated program for housing support is increasingly less necessary,” said Tatiana Hernandez, CEO of Community Foundation Boulder County. “We will continue to support temporary housing needs for affected families through the Unmet Needs Fund but will sunset the standalone Housing Support Program alongside the Rebuild Fund. We encourage anyone needing new support to apply by June 30, 2025.”
As of December 2024 — three years after the Marshall Fire damaged or destroyed over 1,000 homes in southeastern Boulder County — 87 households, comprised of both homeowners and renters, had received funding through the Housing Support Program. Over $1.3 million has been disbursed, with more than $15,000 going to each household on average.
Support will be provided to households with active funding through the program through their approval dates. The closure of the Housing Support Program aligns with the previously announced closure of the Boulder County Wildfire Fund Rebuild Grant. Qualifying Marshall Fire-affected households are encouraged to apply for the Rebuild Fund and Housing Support Programs by June 30, 2025, at disaster-recovery.impactdf.org.
The community foundation will continue to offer ongoing support, including housing support, through the Unmet Needs Fund, which provides financial support to lower-income, fire-affected community members. The Unmet Needs Program will remain open to applications until further notice. Qualifying community members can apply at disaster-recovery.impactdf.org.
Community Foundation Boulder County also encourages community donations to the Boulder County Wildfire fund by June 30, 2025, at commfound.org/bcwf-give.
For more information on the work of the Housing Support Program and the Boulder County Wildfire Fund, see Community Foundation Boulder County’s three-year report.
About Community Foundation Boulder County
Vision:
Community Foundation Boulder County envisions a thriving, equitable and inclusive community that collaborates to ensure everyone in Boulder County experiences a life of opportunity and fulfillment.
Mission:
Community Foundation Boulder County nurtures and activates the ideas, generosity and leadership of the community to galvanize resources and support equitable solutions for all who live or work in Boulder County.
History:
Since 1991, Community Foundation Boulder County has addressed the evolving and growing needs of the Boulder County community head-on. The foundation has granted a total of $175 million thus far to help support the most pressing needs in our community.
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