Tag: Food Bank
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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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Boulder County food bank loses 1,500 pounds of food in power outage
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BOULDER COUNTY, Colo. — Even after a food bank that serves Boulder and Broomfield counties lost 1,500 pounds of food, including 45 gallons of milk, in the power outage – the agency is still working to help thousands of families who lost spoiled food from the April windstorm. Staff with Community Food Share said the…
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Casa Bonita’s executive chef teams up with food bank to provide hundreds of tamales to local kids
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save When the Food Bank of the Rockies hands out over 1,500 meals a day to local children through 60 Colorado after-school meal sites, they try to keep child-like cuisine and cultural staples in mind. “We do our best to listen to what the kids want.…
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New Denver Broncos ownership vows to continue community support
The Denver Broncos haven’t made the NFL playoffs in six seasons, but the team never missed a step when it came to winning charitable efforts in the metro Denver community, especially the Boys and Girls Club of Metro Denver. For more than three decades, the football team, the Denver Broncos Charities (a 501(c)3 non-profit organization)…
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As COVID-19 continues to ravage through communities local food banks and pantries are ready to lend a helping hand this Thanksgiving
Families and individuals across Colorado are struggling with hunger more than ever before. A statewide survey conducted by Hunger Free Colorado found that the hunger rate within the state has tripled since March. And although day-to-day operations have changed drastically for organizations such as Food Bank of the Rockies (FBOTR) and partner organizations like Integrated…