Emergency Family Assistance Association (EFAA) is going to hold office hours in the Ned Area Seniors office in the Nederland Community Center for at least the next few Fridays, starting this Friday, October 11th. This office will be staffed by Katrina. She will be in Ned all day Friday and will hold appointments from 9:30-3:30 so she has wrap-up time at the end of the day. If the need is high, they will continue past the next few fridays. Although there are specific resources for flood victims, being a flood victim is not a prerequisite for making an appointment. This is a valuable resource for our mountain communities and we are ever so grateful that EFAA is willing to send someone up to hold appointments.  NO WALK INS! FOLKS MUST GET AN APPOINTMENT BY CALLING IN-

From EFAA-

If you have residence in Boulder or Broomfield County, please call our front desk at 303.442.3042 to make an appointment in our Boulder, Lafayette, or Broomfield offices. We will temporarily staff an office in Nederland for mountain area clients.

WHAT SHOULD I EXPECT AT MY APPOINTMENT?

At your scheduled appointment, caseworkers will begin by collecting basic information, including who is in your household, where you live, and income information. Your caseworker will review a monthly budget to understand what expenses you have. We will use information from your budget to discuss the forms of assistance EFAA may be able to provide, in addition to a variety of community resources that may be of assistance.

WHAT SHOULD I BRING TO MY APPOINTMENT?

Please do your best to bring the following information to your appointment:

• Current proof of address (like a utility or phone bill or lease)
• Photo ID
• Current income verification
• Estimate or documentation of financial request (for example, a lease, Demand for Payment, medical or dental work estimate, utility bill)

WHAT SERVICES DOES EFAA PROVIDE?

For qualifying clients, EFAA may be able to assist with rent, food, transportation, housing deposit, emergency hotel, eyeglasses, minor medical and dental costs, energy-related utilities like gas/electric/propane, ID and birth certificate fees. EFAA may direct you to an organization local to you for certain needs, depending on which town you live in.

For clients with flood-related needs we may also be able to assist with storage, gas vouchers, or car repairs.

We do not have funds to pay for phone, storage, medical/dental services already received, water, gas vouchers (except for clients in Emergency Shelter Program), legal costs, late fees, student loans, payday loans, travel expenses (plane/long distance bus service), cable/ internet, credit card bills, personal loans, highly controlled prescription drugs, car expenses, trash services, education fees (tuition, books, school supplies).