I’ve Never Needed Help Before
After moving to the U.S. from Mexico over 20 years ago, Manuela managed to build a stable and loving home for her family here in Boulder. A savvy budgeter, Manuela…
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Our Community Cares: Jennifer’s Story
Jennifer loves her job as a fitness instructor with the City of Boulder, but due to the coronavirus she was laid off from her position this spring. She decided the…
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Our Community Cares: Greta’s Story
Greta is an incoming sophomore at Fairview High School who, along with her soccer teammates, hosted a walkathon fundraiser for EFAA. Ten hours, 26.8 miles, and a few blisters later,…
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Our Community Cares: Grant & Maxx’s Story
Maxx does an extra lap in a speedo after reaching his fundraising goal for EFAA. Grant and Maxx are cyclists with Blue Stage Cycling who wanted to use their passion…
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Our Community Cares: Noni & Patsy’s Story
Noni Murdock, a Centennial Middle School student, and her grandmother Patsy Helmetag decided to write a children’s book together as a way to stay connected during quarantine. Squeakestered follows a…
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Q&A With EFAA’s Nutritionist, Satya!
Q: What is your role as EFAA’s on-site nutritionist? A: My role is to talk with participants and give them ideas on how to improve their health and wellbeing. The…
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Making Our Community Healthier
At EFAA, it’s not uncommon to see families on the brink of homelessness because of exorbitant medical bills, medical related job loss, or simply because they didn’t have paid sick…
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Meet Deb, The Volunteer Preventing Mobile Home Owners From Being Forced Out Of Their Homes
On a chilly February day, volunteer Deb van den Honert can be found balancing arms full of flyers as she knocks on the doors of Boulder County’s mobile home owners.…
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Carrying On A Legacy Of Kindness
Robert (Bob) Golten dedicated his life and career to helping others. As a lawyer, that meant everything from pursuing justice in the courtroom, setting up law clinics around the world,…
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EFAA’s response to the coronavirus
A note to our community on EFAA’s response to COVID-19: The current moment we find ourselves in is surprisingly similar to the moment in which EFAA was founded. In 1918,…
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