CIRES Family-to-Family Program 2026

CIRES is once again participating in the Family-to-Family program, a Boulder Community Housing Corporation initiative now in its 52nd year. This program provides holiday gifts to families and individuals served by Child Protection, Adolescent and Adult Protection (later life and disabled adults), and basic needs programs in Boulder County. Your donations make a direct, tangible difference in brightening the season for our neighbors facing difficult circumstances.

Participation is completely voluntary, and we value broad participation over donation size—$5, $10, $25—whatever works for you makes a real difference. All donations are tax-deductible. (ColoradoGives.org charges a small processing fee.)

Did you know? CIRES staff have been contributing to Family-to-Family for more than 30 years, and we're the program's second-largest donor. The program provides holiday gifts and household necessities—like clothing, toiletries, and other basic items—to local Boulder County families.

What is unique about this program is that every penny goes to the families, no overhead costs, no fees besides the small processing fee used to collect the donations. 

Thank you for being part of our community of support.