The Chaffee County Community Foundation has announced a program targeting the crises of housing and childcare.
CCCF says that it recognizes that these issues were exacerbated by the pandemic, representing a real and urgent threat to the wellbeing of the community. The Foundation will use up to $130,000 of its Emergency Response Fund to fund coalitions of nonprofits and for-profits.
Our Problem, Our Solutions elevate the concept that the challenges we face around housing and childcare access are the shared responsibility of the nonprofit, government, and business sectors. Coalitions from at least two entities—a minimum of one nonprofit and one for-profit—are encouraged to create and articulate project ideas to address their housing and/or childcare challenges. Awarded amounts will be between $20,000 and $130,000. Applications may be for brand new project ideas or for new aspects of an existing project.
Applicants will submit a Letter of Interest describing their idea, why they think it will be successful, and how it could be scaled or replicated in the future.
These letters are due by Monday, October 4, and will be reviewed by a panel of local experts assembled by the Community Foundation. Up to six applicants will be invited to pitch their idea in an in-person setting on October 12.
For more detailed eligibility and program criteria, and to apply, visit chaffeecommunity.org.
