Tag: food bank
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Care and Share fights food insecurity
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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Denver mayor announces food assistance task force as SNAP benefits set to expire Saturday
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston announced a new food task force on Thursday to help residents who might have a difficult time accessing food in the coming weeks. Just days before benefits from the federal Supplemental Nutritional Awareness Program (SNAP) — also known as food stamps — are set to expire this Saturday, the mayor and…
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Fountain Valley School food rescue program serves community while preventing food waste
For the past few years, students and faculty members at Fountain Valley School have been involved in a weekly effort to reduce the school’s environmental footprint, help serve the surrounding community, and combat food waste. The Food Rescue Program, which repurposes unused food and delivers it to a nearby food bank each Thursday, was the…
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Meet the Denver Broncos’ community development ‘dream team’, which is regarded as one of the best
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Hanging on Allie Engelken’s office wall is a sign that reads “I’d rather try and fail, rather than fail to try.” This is often the rallying cry of the Broncos’ community development team, which Engelken oversees. It’s made of only four people: Engelken, executive director;…
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Meet the Denver Broncos’ community development ‘dream team’, which is regarded as one of the best
Hanging on Allie Engelken’s office wall is a sign that reads “I’d rather try and fail, rather than fail to try.” This is often the rallying cry of the Broncos’ community development team, which Engelken oversees. It’s made of only four people: Engelken, executive director; Liz Jeralds, senior manager; Katie Shuster, the coordinator; and Bobby…
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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)
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Food Bank of the Rockies delivers as demand surges
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save When the pandemic landed full force in Colorado in March, the Food Bank of Rockies faced the double blow of losing almost all its volunteers and trying to meet demand that was already starting to spike. Despite the increase in demand, the food bank has…
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Food Bank of the Rockies delivers as demand surges
When the pandemic landed full force in Colorado in March, the Food Bank of the Rockies faced the double blow of losing almost all its volunteers and trying to meet demand that was already starting to spike. “The volunteer groups came to a screeching halt in March,” said Erin Pulling, president and CEO, of the…
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NEWS | Food Bank of the Rockies
When the pandemic landed full force in Colorado in March, the Food Bank of Rockies faced the double blow of losing almost all its volunteers and trying to meet demand that was already starting to spike. Despite the increase in demand, the food bank has delivered, increasing their space and creating new shifts for volunteers.…
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NEWS | Turkey dinner distribution with Pikes Peak United Way and Care and Share Food Bank
Roughly 500 families received Thanksgiving meals from Pikes Peak United Way and Care and Share Food Bank Wednesday morning. (Video by Katie Klann)