REALTOR® Donations Help Colorado Families Every Day

As longtime teachers in the Salida School District in Chaffee County, John and Carolyn couldn’t afford to buy a home near their workplace. Median home prices in Chaffee County have soared to more than $475,000, and there is little inventory of lower-priced homes. With nothing on the market they could afford, John and Carolyn were forced to rent. When they became guardians of their three granddaughters (two of whom were under the age of five), their landlord complained about the noise and told them they would have to move out. John and Carolyn feared they had no choice but to move away from the community they loved, impacting not only their family but many students and families in the Salida School District. 

Homes built by charitable organizations, with help from CAR Foundation funding, are part of programs that help families like John and Carolyn’s to find affordable housing in Chaffee County.  John and Carolyn were accepted into the program and matched with a home. Now they and their granddaughters live in a stable home in a community of neighbors where they can socialize on their front porches, share food, and even get help with childcare.  John and Carolyn can see themselves retiring in their home after the girls grow up.

Coloradans like John and Carolyn still need our help. It is clear that Colorado communities continue to struggle through the disastrous effects of the pandemic and wildfires amidst a shortage of affordable housing in the state. The need in our communities cannot be ignored, and we need your help!  Give directly to the CAR Foundation today or any day and your gift will be even more impactful with fewer processing fees.  

Join us in investing in Colorado today and making a difference in the lives of Coloradans like John and Carolyn. We can’t do it without you.

Your Gift Makes a Difference

• $50 gift could provide a hotel voucher to a family in need of emergency short-term housing.
• $100 gift could provide educational materials to potential home buyers, preparing them for the process and helping them learn to save for a down payment.
• $250 gift could provide case management for a victim of domestic violence working through the process of procuring independent housing for the first time.
• $500 gift could furnish a tiny home for a veteran with all the kitchen, bath and bedding items needed.
• $1000 gift provides mortgage or rent assistance to a family displaced from their home due to a natural disaster.
• $2500 gift provides housing near the hospital for two families while their loved ones undergo cancer treatment.
• $5000 gift provides construction services to retrofit a family home to enable access for a disabled family member.
• $10,000 gift provides building materials for an affordable housing site in a county where the median home price far outpaces the average worker’s wages.

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