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As the COVID-19 virus restrictions continue, many are either in need of help or are asking for support to help others. Here is a list of places looking for resources:
| Safe Shelter of St. Vrain Valley. We continue to serve up to 160 clients each night, amidst the COVID-19 health crisis, who would otherwise have no place to stay. We have shifted to providing sack breakfast and dinner meals in effort to ensure safe delivery without the use of our regular volunteers and to permit as much "social distancing" as possible within the construct of our facility. Funding from the Neighbor to Neighbor COVID-19 Relief Fund would be used to support the costs associated with these meals as well as other necessary expenses to providing safe shelter to our clients. Goal - $5,000 To Donate directly to Safe Shelter with a credit card Click here OR let us know if you want to make a grant from your fund at LCF by contacting Eric Homeless Outreach Providing Encouragement (HOPE). Help meet the rising costs of protection and basic needs supplies along with extra staff time to fill the gaps. We will do everything we can to make sure our neighbors without homes have everything they need during this time. Remember, there is no donation that is too small. We are all just one person, which can seem small, but when we pull together our smallness becomes BIG! Goal $5,000 To Donate directly to HOPE with a credit card Click here OR let us know if you want to make a grant from your fund at LCF by contacting Eric Cultivate has not suspended operations and the demand for Carry-Out Caravan services has grown exponentially in the last week. Our Longmont shopping day had 25% more orders than our general average and we continue to enroll new clients. Additionally, Cultivate will be contacting as many clients as possible to check in on them. We are working on a Toilet Paper and bar soap donation drive in response to a new need that has cropped up among seniors. We will look to provide and deliver these items, at no cost, to non-grocery clients that are unable to access them otherwise. Goal: $2,000 To Donate directly to Cultivate with a credit card Click here OR let us know if you want to make a grant from your fund at LCF by contacting Eric TLC Learning Center is committed to provide services to the families who desperately need childcare so they can return to work. We are actively working with other centers who may be closed but have partial staff that want to come over and join us, as well as the families that they serve. We particularly want to focus on first responders, medical profession, nursing home employees, and necessary city employees to be able to keep our basic infrastructure intact during this time. Goal: $10,000 To Donate directly to TLC with a credit card Click Here OR let us know if you want to make a grant from your fund at LCF by contacting Eric Outreach United Resource Center (OUR Center) is in response mode due to COVID-19. Emergency relief funds will provide groceries, meals, and other assistance to help families through this crisis and unforeseen economic challenges. We are committed to serving the St. Vrain Valley community with essential needs; however, the way we provide those services will temporarily look different. Funds will provide additional homelessness prevention, purchase of groceries to meet increasing needs, staff salaries who are experiencing a rapid change in their job duties. Aspen Center, our preschool is closed for two weeks and this has a ripple effect on families and our teachers. Goal: $20,000 To Donate directly to the OUR Center with a credit card Click Here OR let us know if you want to make a grant from your fund at LCF by contacting Eric Boulder Shelter for the Homeless. We continue to serve up to 160 clients each night, amidst the COVID-19 health crisis, who would otherwise have no place to stay. We have shifted to providing sack breakfast and dinner meals in effort to ensure safe delivery without the use of our regular volunteers and to permit as much "social distancing" as possible within the construct of our facility. Funds would be used to support the costs associated with these meals as well as other necessary expenses to providing safe shelter to our clients. Goal: $5,000 To Donate directly to Boulder Shelter for the Homeless with a credit card Click Here OR let us know if you want to make a grant from your fund at LCF by contacting Eric. Wild Plum Center provides 2/3 of a child's nutrition everyday while they are in school, that's the good news. We serve over 250 children and families providing education and services. The bad news is that by executive order from Governor Polis, Wild Plum Center could be closed through April 17. Though we are avidly working to build online platforms for staff, families and students, we are concerned about our families access to food, formula and household staples like diapers and wipes. Please help your local community members, if you can. We are trying to respect social distancing so monetary contributions are best. Please share with anyone you know who is longing to support those in need from afar Goal - $5,000 To Donate directly to Wild Plum Center with a credit card Click here OR let us know if you want to make a grant from your fund at LCF by contacting Eric |
The Education Foundation for the St. Vrain Valley's mission is Student Success and Teacher Excellence. We want to ensure that our students, teachers and their families have the support they need during these unfamiliar, evolving and complex times. The Education Foundation created an Emergency Fund to help support our St. Vrain Valley School District community. 100% of all donations received for the Education Foundation Emergency Fund will be directed to support these efforts. We understand that during these difficult times families are going to be forced to make tough decisions to survive. These decisions will most certainly have an impact on the entire family, including students and teachers. To our staff and board of directors Student Success means making sure that all student have what they need to continue their education at home should schools remain closed for a long period of time. Teacher Excellence means making sure our teachers have what they need as they transition to teaching via the school districts online instructional learning plan.
In the short term, we want to make sure that families have the support they need make ends meet and help alleviate the stress of providing for basic needs. We will be working with our community partners to meet these needs of our St. Vrain Valley families. Included in the areas of focus are:
- School Supplies - We are activating our Crayons to Calculator program and working with the school district to make sure that St. Vrain Valley students have the school supplies they need to start online and remote learning.
- Mortgage and Rent Assistance - If a family is not able to pay all or part of their mortgage or rent, because they are not able to work due to COVID-19.
- Utility Assistance - If a family is not able to pay all or part of their utilities, because they are not able to work due to COVID-19.
- Medical Expense Assistance - If a family is not able to pay for medicine for their student, because they are not able to work due to COVID-19.
- Other Assistance - If a family has another urgent request they need assistance with because they are not able to work due to COVID-19.
In the long term, we will work with teachers and the school district to provide Teacher Innovation Grants to help make sure that a learning gap from this uncertain time does not negatively effect our students. 100% of all donations received for the Education Foundation Emergency Fund will be directed to support these efforts.
Need More Information?
If you have questions or need assistance, contact us at [email protected] or 720-652-8208. Donate here.
This list is not comprehensive.
