It’s hard for most of us to imagine, but every day in our community, more than 300,000 people worry about where they will find their next meal. Hunger is very real and Food Bank of the Rockies is fighting to ensure no one goes without needed nutrition. 1 in 7 Colorado and 1 in 10 Wyoming citizens live with food insecurity and struggle to meet their basic food needs. Hunger is especially hard on children, who make up 42% of our clients and require proper nutrition to grow and learn. In today’s economy, the need for food assistance is increasing substantially. You can learn how to get food stamps in florida here, and start getting assistance for food.
Fighting Hunger Feeding Hope is the central distribution program of FBR, serving 1003 agencies that facilitate 1271 hunger-relief programs in the Denver Metro area, Northern Colorado, the Western Slope and Wyoming. These programs are the front line between health and happiness versus hunger and despair. Last year, FBR distributed 39.4 million pounds of food – enough for our agencies to provide 84,000 meals each day to hungry children, seniors, families and individuals.
FBR’s Nutrition Network
This network of programs addresses the specific problem of hunger which impacts people’s physical, mental, and social growth. Children are especially at risk. Even moderate nutritional vulnerability can hinder cognitive development and impair a child’s abilities for a lifetime. Many seniors in our community also struggle to pay for food. Our programs include Kids Café, After School Snacks for tutoring, Totes of Hope for Children/Seniors. Read more…
Denver’s Table Food Rescue Program
FBR’s Food Rescue Program – Denver’s Table, collects donations from dining establishments and retailers throughout the city. Our refrigerated trucks pick up surplus prepared foods from hotels, restaurants and caterers, as well as frozen and perishable foods, dairy products and assorted items from supermarkets. Last year, Denver’s Table safely delivered 1.4 million pounds of nutritious food to local hunger-relief programs serving people in need; food that otherwise would have been discarded.
FBR Mobile Pantry – launched in Fall 2010, bringing needed food to rural communities where pantry programs were unavailable. In Spring, 2011, FBR started an urban program, targeting families from low income schools and communities where additional assistance was greatly needed. In its inaugural year, the program distributed more than 400,000 pounds of food at 18 sites throughout Colorado.
Government-Subsidized Food Programs
Since October 2004, the states of Colorado and Wyoming have contracted with FBR to distribute government food subsidies to those in need several counties through two government programs: The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) and the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP). This partnership has been extremely successful and has allowed FBR to provide needed hunger relief to thousands of new clients while increasing the nutritional value of these supplemental food programs.
For more information about Food Bank of the Rockies, their programs and how you can help please visit:
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