Foothills United Way awards ‘Community Resilience Grants’

LAFAYETTE — Foothills United Way has awarded five Community Resilience Grants to help fund projects in Boulder and Broomfield counties to help create a community that is able to withstand and recover from any type of community setback.

Community Resilience Grants are awarded to support projects that address family emergencies or communitywide disasters.

“A resilient community has strong relationships among individuals, neighbors and organizations with nearby places to turn for help. We want all residents of Boulder and Broomfield counties to know where to turn when they are facing hardship,” Foothills United Way president and CEO Doug Yeiser said in a prepared statement. “Resilience grants are building reliable solutions close to home so Boulder and Broomfield residents can help one another.”

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Grants will be used for:

Boulder Meadows Comes to Life! — Boulder Meadows Mobile Home Park residents have created an interactive, multifunctional landscape that builds neighborly relationships and educates residents, while growing food and herbs.

CircleTalk — Jewish Family Service of Colorado Inc. will train facilitators and provide CircleTalk – a program for vulnerable and at-risk older adults — in the Boulder and Broomfield communities.

Getting Ahead for Spanish Speakers — Outreach United Resource Center, Inc. (OUR Center) will improve classroom space at OURCenter’s new location to offer a Getting Ahead (out of Poverty) class for Spanish speakers with additional emphasis on financial skills and being a smart consumer.

Lyons Prepared Community Outreach and Support — Lyons Prepared is a citizen partnership with a mission to support emergency preparedness. It seeks to enhance communication in neighborhoods in preparation for any emergency event.

Nederland Restorative Practices Initiative — Nederland Restorative Practices Initiative will support strong adult/student and student/student relationships in grades K–12.