Back to School Means Additional Need for Food for Kids
The start of the school year can and should be an exciting time for kids. A fresh start, new classmates, discovering and developing previously unknown talents and skills: In the best circumstances, the options abound. But alongside these positive possibilities exists a reality for many school-age kids that is seldom discussed: In 2021 in the […]
Philanthropy at All Ages
When it came time for Evan to choose the focus of his bar mitzvah project in 2020, the 13-year-old didn’t hesitate: He wanted to help feed others. “I love food, and I wanted to help put food on the table for everyone in our community,” Evan said. “It’s important for everybody to have a […]
Meet Sue Ellen Rodwick, Director of Food Bank of the Rockies’ Western Slope Distribution Center
When Sue Ellen Rodwick applied to be the director of Food Bank of the Rockies’ Western Slope Distribution Center, she knew it was the perfect position for her. Not only because of her professional experience, which spanned from food distribution to management positions at Goodwill of Colorado, but also because of her personal experience: When […]
Discovering Friendship While Volunteering: Meet Margaret and Debbie
When Debbie and Margaret signed up as volunteers with Food Bank of the Rockies in November 2020, neither expected to end up finding a good friend. The two then-strangers individually signed up to volunteer at the Food Bank’s distribution center in Denver on Wednesdays, and from the moment they met during that initial shift, it […]
Filling the Gaps Post-COVID with the new FRESH Program
Like everything in its wake, COVID-19 completely uprooted and transformed Food Bank of the Rockies’ operations. As need grew by 60-80% in the communities we serve, we dug in and faced the challenge with determination and creativity, often with the assistance of government initiatives such as the USDA Coronavirus Food Assistance Program’s (CFAP) Farmers to […]
As the Pandemic Continues, Food Insecurity Remains
Since March 2020, our focus at Food Bank of the Rockies has been on serving our partners and clients with tenacity and strength as life as we all knew it was repeatedly and totally upended due to the COVID-19 crisis. In 2020, the need for food in our service areas increased by upwards of 50%, […]