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CARHOF, NAR donate $60,000 to Boulder fire relief efforts
The Colorado Association of REALTORS® Housing Opportunity Foundation (CARHOF) is donating a grand total of $60,000 to help victims of the Fourmile Canyon Fire, which destroyed Boulder-area homes and buildings in September.
CARHOF is giving $25,000; the Foundation also requested and received $35,000 of disaster relief funding from the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR), which will also be used to help the Fourmile Canyon fire victims.
CARHOF funds will be used as needed for temporary and long-term shelter through organizations like Emergency Family Assistance, United Way and The American Red Cross. The Fourmile fire has displaced more than 3,000 residents and destroyed 169 personal residences, including nine homes of volunteer firefighters.
CARHOF collects its funds from interest on earnest money which goes into a fund designated for statewide projects and disaster relief. The Foundation then offers REALTORS® across the state a chance to help local communities in the case of a disaster. Over the years, CARHOF has donated $182,400 to help victims of disasters in Colorado with their housing needs.
Founded in 1990, CARHOF has distributed nearly $7 million in grants to agencies and organizations providing emergency shelter, short term housing, protective services and low interest loans to those in need of help finding housing.
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