Google chooses Boulder for fellowship program

BOULDER — Google (Nasdaq: GOOGL) has selected Boulder for the company’s Google.org Fellowship program, which provides employee expertise to local governments and nonprofit organizations. 

“Together, a team of [eight Google employees] and staff from five city departments will develop a way to help households, in particular underserved populations, to more easily access city services and programs online,” according to a company news release.

The project aims to improve access to services such as recreation-center discounts and scholarships, affordable housing programs, food-tax rebates, child-care subsidies, financial-assistance programs for older adults and energy rebates, the release said.