EMERGENCY FAMILY ASSISTANCE ASSOCIATION

THE BASIC NEEDS PROGRAM PROVIDES VARIOUS TYPES OF ASSISTANCE TO LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS IN BOULDER COUNTY WHO ARE UNABLE TO MEET THEIR BASIC NEEDS. OUR TARGET POPULATIONS ARE LOW-INCOME FAMILIES, SENIORS, AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. OUR PARTICIPANT'S YEARLY AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD INCOME IS APPROXIMATELY $15,338 FOR HOUSEHOLDS WITHOUT CHILDREN, AND $20,704 FOR FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN. PEOPLE NEEDING HELP ARE INTERVIEWED BY RESOURCE NAVIGATORS TO ASSESS THEIR WHOLE SITUATION, INCLUDING FINANCIAL NEEDS, FOOD INSECURITY, MEDICAL INSURANCE, ACCESS TO BENEFITS, CHILDREN'S NEEDS, ETC. IN FY 2025 OUR RESOURCE NAVIGATORS AND VOLUNTEERS CONDUCTED FACE-TO-FACE INTERVIEWS WITH FAMILIES NEEDING FINANCIAL HELP AND 3,104 HOUSEHOLDS WERE SERVED REPRESENTING 7,921 INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING 2,778 CHILDREN. FINANCIAL AND BUDGET COUNSELING IS PROVIDED, IN ADDITION TO ASSESSING THE APPROPRIATENESS OF EFAA'S ASSISTANCE. EFAA IS ABLE TO DIRECTLY PROVIDE FOOD THROUGH OUR FOOD BANK AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO PAY RENT, DEPOSITS, UTILITIES, TRANSPORTATION COSTS, EMERGENCY HOTEL STAYS, MINOR MEDICAL EXPENSES, ETC. EFAA REFERRALS ARE MADE FOR LONGER TERM ASSISTANCE TO GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS OR TO OTHER NON-PROFIT AGENCIES, AS APPROPRIATE. IN FY 2025, EFAA PROVIDED $2,833,601 IN DIRECT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR RENT, DEPOSITS, UTILITIES, TRANSPORTATION, EMERGENCY HOTEL SHELTER, MINOR MEDICAL AND DENTAL NEEDS, EYEGLASSES, ETC, THROUGH OUR BASIC NEEDS PROGRAM. IN ADDITION, OUR FOOD BANK DISTRIBUTED 1,358,944 POUNDS OF FOOD VALUED AT $2,677,120.

EFAA'S SHORT-TERM AND TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAMS PROVIDE HOMELESS FAMILIES IN BOULDER COUNTY WITH A SAFE PLACE TO LIVE AND RESOURCE NAVIGATION SUPPORT IN THEIR EFFORTS TO ATTAIN FINANCIAL STABILITY AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY. THE FAMILIES IN OUR SHORT-TERM HOUSING PROGRAM ARE HOUSED IN EFAA APARTMENTS RENT FREE FOR UP TO FOUR MONTHS. DURING THEIR STAY, EFAA PROVIDES INTENSIVE RESOURCE NAVIGATION, GOAL SETTING, SAVINGS PLANS AND MOST LIVING EXPENSES, INCLUDING HOUSEHOLD ITEMS, FOOD, AND TRANSPORTATION. FAMILIES SAVE THEIR INCOMES SO WHEN THEY LEAVE THE PROGRAM, THEY HAVE ACCUMULATED SAVINGS WHICH THEY USE TO SECURE LONG-TERM, AFFORDABLE HOUSING. FAMILIES IN OUR TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM ARE HOUSED IN OUR APARTMENTS FOR UP TO ELEVEN MONTHS, PAY NOMINAL RENT AND ARE REQUIRED TO WORK WITH A RESOURCE NAVIGATOR TO ACHIEVE SELF-IDENTIFIED GOALS (INCREASED INCOME, EDUCATION, JOB TRAINING, ETC.). MOST OF THE FAMILIES IN OUR TRANSITIONAL PROGRAM STARTED IN OUR SHORT-TERM PROGRAM. IDEALLY, WHEN THEY MOVE OUT, THEY HAVE ACCUMULATED ADEQUATE SAVINGS TO SECURE LONG-TERM HOUSING, THEIR FAMILIES HAVE STABILIZED, HAVE INCREASED THEIR EARNINGS ABILITY AND HAVE EXPERIENCED SUCCESS AT BEING GOOD TENANTS. EFAA HAS 64 UNITS FOR THESE PROGRAMS IN BOULDER, LAFAYETTE, LONGMONT, LOUISVILLE, AND NEDERLAND. IN FY 2025, WE PROVIDED HOUSING TO 95 UNDUPLICATED HOUSEHOLDS REPRESENTING 381 INDIVIDUALS (INCLUDING 204 CHILDREN) AND 90% OF FAMILIES WHO EXITED EFAA'S HOUSING PROGRAMS WERE SUCCESSFUL IN MOVING INTO AFFORDABLE, LONG-TERM HOUSING. IN FY 2025, EFAA PROVIDED $6,291 IN DIRECT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR RENT, DEPOSITS, UTILITIES, TRANSPORTATION, MINOR MEDICAL AND DENTAL NEEDS, EYEGLASSES, ETC, THROUGH OUR SHORT-TERM AND TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAMS.