Tag: care and share
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After shutdown, charities expect need on military bases to persist
After helping federal workers who missed paychecks during the shutdown, local charitable groups expect needs to persist through the holidays and beyond. Care and Share Food Bank for Southern Colorado was among the key groups ensuring food went out to veterans via Mt. Carmel Veterans Service Center, to soldiers and civilians at Fort Carson, and…
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Care and Share fights food insecurity
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Care and Share Food Bank for Southern Colorado has a distinctive role in serving the community. “Our story as a nonprofit is unique in that we get to work with 278 other nonprofits in our 29-county service area with three distribution sites: Colorado Springs, Pueblo and Alamosa,” said Nathan Springer, Care and Share president and…
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Banning Lewis football team set to host food drive, scrimmage against Englewood
Although Banning Lewis Ranch Academy will host Englewood for a football scrimmage Friday, their most important drive will happen off the turf. The Stallions, alongside Care and Share Food Bank, will hold a food drive at 7 p.m. at Banning Lewis. Attendees will be asked to bring one nonperishable food item per person for entry.…
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Local food bank continues participation in federal program that bolsters local farmers
A program that Care and Share Food Bank of Southern Colorado joined a year ago has been successful in two aspects: distributing food to those in need and bolstering local farms and ranches. The food bank announced their continued participation in the Local Food Purchase Assistance Program, a federally funded program that buys food from…
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More southern Colorado residents seeking help at food pantries
Lines are getting longer at food pantries such as Crossfire Ministries in Colorado Springs, the largest recipient of supplies from Care and Share Food Bank for Southern Colorado. “We are seeing an increase in needs,” said Crossfire Ministries’ Renee Beebe, executive director. “With inflation and the cost-of-living increasing, families are struggling to make ends meet.”…
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NEWS | Care and Share Food Bank
Care and Share Food Bank for Southern Colorado has been rescuing food locally and getting it to struggling individuals and families for almost 50 years. Take a look at their process of procuring food for the hungry. (Video by Katie Klann)