Financial Assistance Programs

A list of financial assistance programs to help with housing, childcare, food, utilities, and other basic needs.

Financial Assistance Programs
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Rental and Mortgage Payment Assistance

Eviction Prevention and Rental Assistance Services Program | City of Boulder

Legal services, rental assistance, and mediation for people who live in Boulder and are facing a potential eviction. 

Supportive Housing

Financial assistance and services to prevent evictions, housing crises, and homelessness.

Financial Assistance - EFAA
EFAA offers financial assistance for critical necessities to help stabilize households and prevent homelessness.

Financial assistance to help stabilize households and prevent homelessness.

Emergency Mortgage Assistance Program | Division of Housing

Financial assistance for homeowners to catch up on past-due housing payments, property taxes, insurance and housing utilities. 

Affordable Housing Programs

Boulder Affordable Rentals - Boulder Housing Partners
Providing Homes, Creating Community, Changing Lives

Boulder's housing authority builds, owns, and manages 33% of the affordable housing units in the city.

Rentals | Thistle Communities

Thistle is a private non-profit organization that develops and manages permanently affordable rental and ownership homes in Boulder County.

Graduate and Family Housing
Graduate and Family Housing is a branch of housing a CU Boulder that offers living accomodations for graduate students, students with families and faculty and

CU's Graduate and Family Housing provides more affordable rental opportunities for CU Boulder students, faculty, and staff.

Food Assistance

Get Food: Our Food Bank’s Programs – Community Food Share
We’ll always be here to support you when you need it the most. Explore our food assistance programs to find the best one for your situation.

Provides food directly to families, seniors, students, and local partners.

Food Bank - EFAA
People living in the City of Boulder and Boulder County Mountain Communities with access to a kitchen may qualify to receive food from our food bank.

Serves income-qualified people living in the City of Boulder and mountain communities who have access to a kitchen.

Buff Pantry

Serves undergraduate and graduate students at CU Boulder experiencing food insecurity.

Mobile Food Pantries
Instructions for attendees If you need registration assistance, our staff will be onsite to help starting at 1:30 p.m. prior to each mobile food pantry, at the

Serves CU Boulder students, faculty, staff, and Boulder and Broomfield County community members.

Home

Provides education and support navigating local and national resources to CU faculty, staff, and students (e.g., enrolling in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, SNAP).

Utilities Assistance

Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LEAP)

Boulder County's LEAP program assists low-income families and individuals with their heating costs (runs November 1st through April 30th).

Rebate Programs

Food Tax Rebate Program | City of Boulder

Rebates to help compensate residents with lower incomes for city sales tax they pay on food.

Other Financial Assistance Opportunities

Financial Assistance

Other Boulder County programs to help residents pay their bills and get back on their feet.

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