One in every three Coloradan’s struggle every day trying to figure out where their next meal is coming from.

Many individuals have qualified for the United States Department of Agriculture’s Farmers to Families Food Boxes, which has dispersed over 112.7 million boxes of food since May 15, according to the USDA’s website.

However since Sept. 30, recipients of these boxes have been receiving something along with the fruits, vegetables, meat and dairy products.

A letter from President Donald Trump.

On Wednesday, officials from the Denver Community Food Access Coalition (DCFAC), a 501(c)(3), non-profit announced those receiving the food boxes in Colorado, will not receive this letter.

“Politicizing the one life-line Colorado families have left during this health pandemic and economic crisis by putting these letters in food boxes is shameful and degrading,” said Christine Alford, the executive director of Denver Food Rescue, a DCFAC member, in a press release.

501(c)(3) non-profits are prohibited from doing partisan electoral work such as endorsing or promoting a candidate.

At least 7,500 letters that was printed on a White House letterhead, printed in English and Spanish and had the president’s signature at the bottom have been removed as of Wednesday, DCFAC officials said.

Sheena Kadi, the director of strategy and communications for Metro Caring said that officials did not want to jeopardize their non-profit status, but felt this letter was a political stunt by the president to try to persuade last minute voters.

“We’re six days out from Election Day, but they do see this as a political ploy, and the fact that folks who are hungry, and don’t know where their next meal is coming from is despicable,” Kadi told The Denver Gazette.

Treva Sinick, the CEO of Metro Caring shared a similar sentiment

“We are not pawns in this election. The largest public health and economic crisis Colorado has ever seen is not the time to exploit taxpayers hard-earned dollars and manipulate overworked direct service providers in an attempt to bolster one’s own reelection campaign,” said Teva Sinicki, Chief Executive Officer, Metro Caring, DCFAC Member in a press release.

Besides not wanting to lose the non-profit status for the nine organizations that make up the DCFAC, officials said inaccurate statements made in the letter were another contributing factor to their removal.

Specifically, the letter states people should “consider wearing a face covering when in public.”

“Just yesterday, Mayor Hancock announced increased restrictions because of the rise in COVID cases in Denver,” Kadi said. “We would not be responsible for disrupting these letters that contain inaccurate information about how to keep people safe.”

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that all people to cover their mouths and nose when around others, even if one is not feeling ill.

Currently, the letters are stored top of a desk and officials are trying to figure out what to do with them. Prior to the latest spike in COVID-19 cases, the organizations were hoping to use them in a fun way as part of a community art project, but now are looking at other avenues.

“We’re looking into options on how we can use these letters and we still might end up doing a community project with them,” Kadi said.