Marshall ROC, the Colorado State Department of Local Affairs (DOLA), and 35 disaster recovery partners, funders, government agencies & municipalities, recovery navigators and nonprofit organizations collaborated to present a community-wide event October 7, 2023 at Ascent Community Church focused on providing the most up-to-date information on funding and all the recovery and rebuilding resources available.
Information was presented on how to access and apply for: rebuilding and mitigation related grants, loans & unmet needs, electrification rebates and incentives, vendor discounts, sales and use tax rebates, rental assistance, financial counseling and more. The materials provided at the event covered mitigation, maintaining defensible space & landscaping, firewise construction & home hardening, mental health resources, recovery navigation, wrap-around services, insurance & legal challenges, and disaster preparedness.
The following organizations presented an overview of their programs and resources and how to access.
These presentations from the event on 10/7 are linked in the bolded titles below:
Let’s ROC! & Welcome – Marshall ROC – Jeri Curry
Recovery Navigators & Community Resources – Navigating Disaster – Michael Moore
Housing Recovery Funding Programs / IDF Application Process – Colorado Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) / IDF
Will Cundiff / Natasha Albert
Mental Health & Wellness Resources – Jewish Family Services – Ali Goldberg
Mental Health & Wellness Resources – Flatirons Connect – Tamara
Electrification / Incentives / Rebates – EnergySmart / Colorado Energy Office – Robby Schwarz
Mitigation – Wildfire Partners – Abby Silver
Defensible Spaces – Garden in A Box – Resource Central – Melanie Stolp
Disaster Preparedness – Boulder Office of Disaster Management (ODM) – Monika Weber
Legal Resources – Boulder County Bar Association – Brett Landis
Community Protection – Office of Community Protection – Desiree Firle