To qualify for assistance, an applicant must have been a Colorado resident for at least six months in the past year, and must have worked in a creative capacity (as in a direct hand in creating a show) on at least one theatrical production for a credible (adult) Colorado theater company in the past five years. Educational theater programs, performing-arts academies or schools, and all productions staged to create performance opportunities for youth performers fall outside the capacity of the DAF to cover and do not count as qualifying productions. Please consult the DAF’s published Distribution Policy for a rundown of the general eligibility requirements. Whether an applicant qualifies for DAF assistance and what constitutes a credible qualifying theater production is determined by the DAF Board of Directors following a consistent pattern of precedence.
When members of the Colorado theater community find themselves in situational medical need, they fill out an application form seeking assistance, stipulating whether the need is financial or otherwise. If the request is financial, the applicant is asked to provide a specific need, with cost. (Example: “The applicant is requesting $142 to fill a prescription order”). Under normal circumstances, the applicant will receive an initial response within 72 hours. It will expedite the application process if the applicant attaches documentation of all remaining post-insurance out-of-pocket medical expenses. Cell-phone photos of the applicable bills are recommended
If the assistance requested is help from one of our Action Teams, the applicant will usually receive a response within 24 hours. Currently, Action Team assistance includes, but is not limited to:
- Meal preparation and delivery
- Errands
- Transportation to medical appointments
- Child care
- Construction
- Light housekeeping
- Pet-sitting
- Snow shoveling
- Personal company
MORE INFORMATION:
To read our Distribution Policy for Medical Need: Click here
To apply for aid from the Denver Actors Fund: Click here
Email us: DenverActorsFund@gmail.com
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