Tag: Hunger
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SNAP is going away in November – here are Denver area restaurants, food banks and farms offering resources
These restaurants are offering free meals until federal SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits are restored: Local food pantries offering resources such as groceries, food boxes, pet supplies, and more: Financial and other resources: Blue federal credit union one month’s pay loan 0% interest https://www.bluefcu.com/government-shutdown/ Colorado Coalition for the Homeless https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1BcQAqo5Fh/ The Colorado Department…
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UCHealth, Broncos players raise over $100,000 for local charity
Although rain interrupted the annual UCHealth charitable home run derby competition “Healthy Swings” Monday, Broncos players competing in the underground batting cage of Coors Field instead of on it helped raise $120,000 for Food for Thought Denver. The charity, now in over 70 Denver schools, gives local students food items to take home over the…
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Metro Caring’s Fresh Foods Choice Market reopens Thursday
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After being closed to the public in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Metro Caring’s Fresh Foods Choice Market reopened its doors on Thursday. Although the market, which provides food to anyone at no cost with…
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Weld Food Bank partners with Beef Sticks for Backpacks to combat childhood hunger in Northern Colorado
Throughout the pandemic, the number of children going to bed hungry has drastically grown. According to a report from Feeding America, a non-profit organization that has a network of more than 200 food banks across the country, including one in Greeley, showed that childhood hunger could rise by nearly 25%. In attempt to combat childhood…