where to donate for boulder fire

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How to help Boulder County fire victims

  • Community Foundation Boulder County. Community Foundation Boulder County has a long track record of working with a wide...
  • Boulder Office of Emergency Management (OEM). If you'd like to donate money, you can visit boulderoem.com. There are...
  • Colorado Responds. Anyone who wants to donate or volunteer can go to this website to learn...

Tax-deductible donations can be made any of the following ways: www.commfound.org/2020firesfund. Mail checks made out to “Community Foundation Boulder County” with “2020 Fires Relief Fund” in the memo to Community Foundation Boulder County, 1123 Spruce Street, Boulder, CO, 80302.

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Where can I donate to the Boulder County wildfire fund?

If you would like to send a check directly to the Wildfire Fund please include Wildfire Fund in the memo line and send to: Community Foundation Boulder …

Where can you donate to the Marshall fire victims?

Dec 30, 2021 · Community Foundation, Boulder County- accepting monetary donations https://www.commfound.org/grants/get-grant/Boulder-County-Wildfire-Fund YMCA of Northern Colorado, accepting donations (blankets, pillows, dog & cat food) at their location: 2800 Dagny Way, Lafayette, CO 80026.

How can you help people affected by the fire in Boulder County?

Dec 30, 2021 · Community Foundation Boulder County is collecting monetary donations for those impacted. Donations can be made online at www.commfound.org/grants/get-grant/Boulder-County-Wildfire-Fund .

Where to donate to the American Red Cross in Boulder County?

Jan 04, 2022 · Marshall Fire. The Marshall Fire has spurred an outpouring of giving. Here’s where you can donate and volunteer today. Starting Jan. 11, the Boulder Office of Emergency Management (BOEM) is accepting physical donations every day. Use this guide to also donate cash, food and your own time. by BRL Staff January 4, 2022.

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How can I help Boulder fire victims?

Residents and business owners who suffered losses in designated areas can begin applying for assistance by registering online or by calling 1-800-621-3362.Jan 11, 2022

Where can I donate items for Colorado fires?

Boulder County Wildfire FundThe Community Foundation of Boulder County has set up a fund for people who want to donate. The funds will help officials respond to both immediate and long-term needs related to the fire. Donate at the Boulder County Wildfire Fund.Jan 4, 2022

Where can I donate to Colorado fire victims?

YMCA of Northern Colorado: 2800 Dagny Way, Lafayette, CO 80026. Rocky Mountain Christian Church: 9447 Niwot Rd, Niwot, CO 80503. North Boulder Rec Center: 3170 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80304. Longmont Senior Center: 910 Longs Peak Ave, Longmont (not for overnight shelter)

How do I donate to Boulder?

How to donate to Boulder County disaster reliefCLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE AIRBNB OPEN HOMES PROGRAM.CLICK HERE TO VISIT THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF BOULDER COUNTY DONATION PAGE.CLICK HERE TO VISIT THE RED CROSS DONATION WEB PAGE.Dec 30, 2021

How do I donate to Boulder County fire victims?

Monetary donations can be made to Community Foundation, Boulder County....Resources For Those Impacted:If you have been impacted and need assistance, please contact the Boulder County Call Center at 303-413-7730.Boulder County Community Wildfire Fund.American Red Cross, Colorado Region Chapters.More items...•Jan 3, 2022

How can I help Boulder County?

Connect with us!Call: 303-441-1617 (opción disponible en Español)Email: [email protected]: BoulderCountyHelp.org.

How can I help people in Boulder?

Here's how to get assistanceBoulder County Call Center, for questions, reporting missing people or reporting nonemergency issues: 303-413-7730,Victim Advocate Line: 303-441-3856,Disability and Disaster Hotline, 800-626-4959, call or text,Information, bouldercounty.org/disasters/wildfires/marshall,More items...•Jan 1, 2022

How can I help Colorado?

Other Ways to HelpSpark the Change Colorado.American Red Cross.The Salvation Army.Feeding Colorado.Colorado Pet Pantry.Team Rubicon.Catholic Charities Central Colorado.Lutheran Family Services of the Rocky Mountains.

Organizations Accepting Donations

Boulder County Wildfire Fund is a direct donation portal created by the Boulder County Community Foundation to support displaced Boulder County residents as they find temporary housing and secure resources such as food and clothing.

Resources for Survivors

The City of Louisville’s website hosts a plethora of information on the fires, including news updates, along with information on free meal assistance , access to water, and shelter locations. At this time, the YMCA of Northern Colorado at 2800 Dagny Way in Lafayette is housing people.

Events Providing Essential Resources and Donation Opportunities

The Boulder Jewish Community Center is hosting a Zoom meeting Wednesday, January 4, at 7 p.m. with Garth Gersten, an attorney who represents and advises policyholders in their disputes with insurers, to share helpful information to assist in filing insurance claims.

Donations of food, goods and services

BOEM, which leads the county’s emergency readiness and response programs, opened its Marshall Fire Donations and Resource Center for daily donation drop-offs, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m, on Tuesday, Jan. 11, for the general public.

Become a community sponsor

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Gift cards

A Precious Child echoed the calls of multiple organizations working in the field on its Facebook page: “We’ve still had a lot of you reaching out, asking how you can help the Marshall Fire victims. We’re told the most immediate needs for families this week are gift cards.”

Cash donations

BOEM is encouraging the community to donate cash to ColoradoGives, an online giving tool powered by the Community First Foundation that connects donors with nonprofits. BOEM identified ColoradoGives as a “vetted donation channel.” It has raised $8.3 million.

Toy donations

CU Science Discovery was collecting new and gently used LEGOs, games, books, puzzles and toys for families impacted by the Marshall Fire. On Jan. 4, it said it had reached capacity and was pausing donations for now. ( Check the site for updates .)

Volunteer

Colorado Responds, a statewide disaster response initiative, is encouraging people to sign up to learn more about potential volunteer opportunities here and register in the volunteer database.

Community Foundation Boulder County

9NEWS viewers can donate specifically through the Community Foundation Boulder County's Word of Thanks page, part of Next with Kyle Clark's Word of Thanks micro-giving campaign that supports Colorado nonprofits.

Boulder Office of Emergency Management (OEM)

If you'd like to donate money, you can visit boulderoem.com. There are instructions on how to donate.

Colorado Responds

Anyone who wants to donate or volunteer can go to this website to learn how best to help people impacted by the Boulder County fires: coloradoresponds.org.

Salvation Army

The Salvation Army is providing 1,000 meals three times a day to evacuees and first responders. Meals will be transported to the Lafayette YMCA. A donation link is now available here.

American Red Cross

The American Red Cross of Colorado has opened an evacuation center at the YMCA of Northern Colorado to support evacuees.

Colorado Police Officers Foundation

The Colorado Police Officers Foundation—the Colorado Fraternal Order of Police’s nonprofit foundation—has established a special fund to help law enforcement officers and their families who have been impacted by the Boulder County wildfire.

Donate money

American Red Cross: Donate money to the American Red Cross by texting “REDCROSS” to 90999, which will benefit disaster relief.

Donate goods or services

A Marshall Fire Donations and Resource Center has been set up by Boulder County. A variety of items are needed. A full list, along with hours and drop-off location, can be found on the Boulder OEM website.

Offer shelter

Boulder OEM asks anyone who is able to offer shelter to people displaced to sign up to be a vetted host at Airbnb.com. The Airbnb Open Homes Program will alert you if your shelter is needed.

Thank you to local businesses

As part of FOX31 and Channel 2’s day of fundraising on January 5, many local businesses stepped up to make donations to the American Red Cross.

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Organizations Accepting Donations

  • Boulder County Wildfire Fundis a direct donation portal created by the Boulder County Community Foundation to support displaced Boulder County residents as they find temporary housing and secure resources such as food and clothing. Colorado Responds is an organization that assists people during emergencies and natural disasters. The group’s website includes dos and dont’s f…
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Resources For Survivors

  • The City of Louisville’s website hosts a plethora of information on the fires, including news updates, along with information on free meal assistance, access to water, and shelter locations. At this time, the YMCA of Northern Colorado at 2800 Dagny Way in Lafayette is housing people. If you have tested positive for COVID-19 and are in need of shelter, the COVID Recovery Center at …
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Events Providing Essential Resources and Donation Opportunities

  • The Boulder Jewish Community Center is hosting a Zoom meeting Wednesday, January 4, at 7 p.m. with Garth Gersten, an attorney who represents and advises policyholders in their disputes with insurers, to share helpful information to assist in filing insurance claims. The Rayback Collectiveis a venue for food trucks and live music that will be hosting a Free Market for Fire Sur…
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