Ten nonprofits in Weld County received $63,544 from the Weld Recovers Fund: COVID-19 Relief in the fourth round of funding. Introduced by the United Way of Weld County (UWWC) and the Weld Community Foundation (WCF) in March, a total of $317,922 has been distributed so far to 26 Weld nonprofits in need in the first four rounds to help support populations affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
In this round of allocations, $63,544 is going to the following:
- A Woman’s Place (gifts cards for client essential needs, PPE for staff, refrigerator, salaries/overtime)
- Carbon Valley Help Center (rent/mortgage assistance)
- Northern Colorado Veterans Resource Center (emergency financial assistance for veterans and their families)
- Stepping Stones of Windsor (rental/mortgage/utility assistance)
- The Greeley Kitchen (served meals for the homeless)
- The Salvation Army of Greeley, Colorado (rent/mortgage assistance)
- Hope House Northern Colorado (rent, food, diapers, wipes and formula for teen moms between the ages of 15-21 years old)
- Neighbor to Neighbor (rent/mortgage assistance for Weld County households)
- Almost Home (rent/mortgage assistance)
- Greeley-Weld Habitat for Humanity (mortgage assistance)
“Twenty-six agencies in Weld County have been helped through this fund,” said Jeannine Truswell, president and CEO of UWWC. “Our friends and neighbors in Weld have once again displayed their generosity and big hearts in such an impactful way during this crisis.”
The committee reading the grant applications and deciding nonprofit distribution includes UWWC board members Julie Cozad, Patty Gates and Tom Norton, WCF board members Junior Barrios, Julie Constance and Scott Young and community-at-large participants Nomie Ketterling and Christine Richardson.
“These are unprecedented times in Weld County and throughout the world,” said Rand E. Morgan, president and CEO of WCF. “To think that nearly $318,000 in donations have been dispersed to Weld residents and agencies in just three months is extremely humbling.”
The first priority of the Weld Recovers Fund: COVID-19 Relief for Round 4 were to nonprofit organizations helping people in Weld County directly impacted by the pandemic. Examples of beneficiaries include (but are not limited to) nonprofits that have experienced increased service levels assisting with:
- vulnerable populations, particularly homeless communities
- those at imminent risk of homelessness
- low-income households
- older adults
- those experiencing food insecurity
The second priority of Round 4 were to nonprofit organizations serving Weld County residents. Examples of expenses include (but are not limited to):
- maintaining staffing levels to continue operations, or to change operations in response to COVID-19 needs
- operations that would have been paid for by fundraising that was lost due to COVID-19 (such as canceled fundraising events)
