Boulder County extends $300 monthly direct cash assistance program for low-income residents
By
Amy Bounds
A baker's-dozen of insight crammed into one ring.
Summary
Boulder County has extended a direct cash assistance program that provides monthly payments to low-income residents. The article profiles Danielle, a single mother who moved to Boulder to co-parent her son and has benefited from the program's $300 monthly payments, along with other community support like food assistance and shared housing. The program aims to provide financial stability and a buffer for essential needs like childcare and food.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledSometimes I need it for one one thing, sometimes six things. It does give you a little bit of a buffer. I know where $300 is coming from every month.
Danielle moved to Boulder from Denver almost five years ago to be closer to her now 4½-year-old son's biological father in hopes of getting help raising him.
She found support through food assistance programs that work with the Boulder County Farmers Market, which helped her buy more fresh vegetables and fruit.
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