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What does EFAA do?
Who does EFAA serve?
Where does EFAA's
support come from?
What volunteer opportunities
does EFAA provide?
What difference
will a gift to EFAA make?
What difference
will a specific amount of gift make?
How can I make a gift to EFAA?
Are there things other than money
I can donate that would help EFAA to help others?
Where can I get more
information?
Interesting facts about EFAA...
1. What does EFAA
do?
EFAA has been the community safety net for families for 85 years.
We provide temporary help with food, emergency shelter, housing
related expenses such as rent and utility bills and minor transportation
and medical expenses. Before providing help, we talk with each person
requesting help to assess their situation, to see what other resources
can be of help and to develop a plan for them to once again become
self-sufficient.
- About 85% of the people we help are families with children and
15% are single people who are disabled or elderly.
- 60% of those coming to EFAA for assistance are working at the
time
- In fulfilling our responsibilities, EFAA works closely with
many other agencies and the faith community to insure services
are coordinated.
2.
Who does EFAA serve?
Low income families, seniors, and people with disabilities who are residents of Boulder or Broomfield counties in Colorado.
3.
Where does EFAA's support come from?
EFAA is locally funded. This approach keeps us connected to our
community and gives us the flexibility needed to meet the needs
of people coming to us in an individualized manner.
Most of EFAA's funding comes from private donations from individuals,
businesses, congregations and foundations. We also receive generous
support from Boulder County, the City of Boulder, City and County
of Broomfield, City of Longmont, City of Lafayette, and Foothills
United Way.
4. What
volunteer opportunities does EFAA provide?
EFAA's well-developed volunteer program offers many rewarding volunteer
opportunities. Some examples are: assisting with the collection
and distribution of food to families from the food closet, helping
a child staying at our shelter with homework, confidentially interviewing
people requesting help, serving as a receptionist, helping with
building maintenance, and planning our annual Celebration event.
We also are happy to develop company work group volunteer opportunities.
Contact our Volunteer Coordinator, at 303-951-7663 or
email us at volunteercoordinator@efaa.org.
5.
What difference will a gift to EFAA make?
People in your community will be helped. Because all of EFAA's
services are provided locally, your donation will make a difference
in your community. EFAA is proud of our community focus, which relies
on local resources to meet local needs.
Often EFAA is the first place someone who needs help comes to when
they don't know where else to turn, and the last resort for a family
who has not been able to get help anywhere else. Our integrated
continuum of services can provide the right help at the right time
for families in need.
- Your gift will provide immediate, tangible help to people who
have nowhere else to turn for help.
- Because our services are so direct, the benefits of our services
are quite clear. People are fed, homeless families are provided
with shelter, families on the verge of eviction can stay in their
home, or utilities remain on.
- EFAA's efficient operations multiply the impact of your donation.
EFAA's widespread use of volunteers and in-kind donations stretches
donations made to EFAA. For example, we expect to distribute about
$350,000 worth of food in 2003-04 while spending only $15,000
to purchase food. The remainder of food needed comes from food
drives in local businesses, congregations, neighborhoods, schools,
and from Community Foodshare, a partner in EFAA's food closet
operation.
6.
What difference will a specific amount of gift make?
We have developed giving opportunities at all levels to encourage
support from all age groups. Examples of the impact made by gifts
at a variety of levels are:
- A one-time gift of $10 will help provide a much needed prescription
medication for someone who otherwise would go without.
A gift of $10 per month will provide admission fees and art supplies
for the childrens’ programs at EFAA’s emergency shelters
in Boulder or Longmont.
- A one-time gift of $25 will provide one week’s worth of food
for a family living in an emergency shelter.
A gift of $25 per month will provide a family living in an emergency
shelter with all their basic needs for one week.
- A one-time gift of $50 will pay a utility bill so a family does
not lose their heat or power.
A gift of $50 per month will provide rent assistance for two families
so they are not evicted from their home.
- A one-time gift of $100 will provide a month’s worth of groceries
for a family from EFAA’s Food Closet. While 90% of the food
in EFAA’s Food Closet is donated, there are still items that
need to be purchased, such as cleaning products, personal care
items and paper products.
A gift of $100 per month will provide short-term interest free
loans or grants to families. If a budget analysis indicates a
family is encountering short-term financial problems, EFAA will
help with a portion of a rent payment in the form of a grant or
an interest free loan. This is a crucial service to prevent homelessness.
- A one-time gift of $150 will provide back-to-school supplies
for 10 children living in emergency shelter.
A gift of $150 per
month will provide assistance with prescription medicines for
120 households.
- A one-time gift of $200 will provide bus tokens or gas vouchers
for 20 people for one month.
A gift of $200 per month will provide emergency shelter and all
their basic needs for one family for an average stay of 7 weeks.
7. How can
I make a gift to EFAA?
There are several ways to make a contribution:
- Send a check to:
Emergency Family Assistance Association
900 Arapahoe Avenue
Boulder, CO 80302
- Make a gift of stock, life insurance or other asset, which can
offer tax advantages beyond a gift made by check.
- Sign up for our recurring gift program whereby you make a regular
gift using your credit card or electronic funds transfer from
a bank account .
- Make a deferred gift to EFAA as part of your estate planning.
Unless restricted by the donor, estate gifts are used to build
an endowment for EFAA. Contact Terry Benjamin, Executive Director
at 303-442-3042 (or email terry@efaa.org),
for more information
about any of these giving options.
8. Are there things
other than money I can donate that would help EFAA to help others?
- Food – EFAA distributes a large amount of food each year.
Over 90% of the food we distribute come from donations. We can
always use more food and often need specific items, such as
soap, personal products, paper products, OTC medications for adults and children, and diapers – all sizes.
- Serviceable Furniture – We provide items such as beds,
dressers, sofas and chairs to very poor families at no charge.
We can pick up your donation on a scheduled basis. We request
a small pickup fee to help offset the cost of this service.
- Serviceable Automobiles – We know many families who need
a reliable vehicle but don't have a car. Vehicles must be in good
running order. Cars are passed on to families at no cost to them.
9.
Where can I get more information?
Contact Terry Benjamin, Executive Director, at
terry@efaa.org
phone: (303) 442-3042
fax: (303) 442-0946
or Karla Rikansrudr, Development Director, at
karla@efaa.org
phone: (303) 951-7676
fax: (303) 449-2300
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