One week ago, in response to the worst wildfire in Boulder County’s history, Foothills United Way established the Fourmile Canyon Fire Relief Fund. The response from the community has been tremendous, and today donations made to the fund are already being put to work in the community.
Administered by Foothills United Way working in collaboration with service providers in the community, the Fund is designed to help with unmet immediate needs, and to provide for long term recovery for victims of the fire and the community.
Applications for assistance from the Fund for unmet immediate needs are being processed by Boulder County Housing and Human Services caseworkers. An example of such needs: a family whose home-based business was destroyed - along with their home – was able to get funds to purchase basic, necessary items to get their business operating again.
Long-term recovery needs addressed by the fund will include such items as temporary and transitional housing and medical and health needs. Additional long-term recovery items will be included, as the eventual scope of the fire is revealed.
There are three ways to donate:
• To donate by phone, call the Foothills United Way office at 303-444-4013 with a credit card number.
• Donations via mail may be sent to Foothills United Way, 1285 Cimarron Drive, Suite 101, Lafayette, CO 80026
• Go to www.unitedwayfoothills.org and click on the "Give Now" button on the right side of the page. On the donation page, on the "Focus Area" line, please type "Fourmile Canyon Fire."
For more information about the Fourmile Canyon Fire Relief Fund, please call Foothills United Way at 303-444-4013.
