Dorothy
Dorothy retired from a local medical office years ago. She had worked hard and decided it was time to move on to the next phase of her life. Her son got sick shortly after and Dorothy became his care giver, which has pushed her financial situation to its limits. She receives government assistance once per […]
A Greener Food Bank
It’s only appropriate with Earth Day approaching to announce some exciting “green” news of our own! Gifts come in all shapes and sizes around here. Some folks donate funds, some car loads of food, some computers and electronic equipment. It’s really quite astounding how much good will our neighbors share with us. This is especially […]
Spaghetti Dinner for 250 Kiddos
Panera Bread recently announced that, through their successful Operation Dough-Nation Program, they’ll contribute $36,000 to Food Bank of the Rockies’ for our Kids Cafe program at Shopneck Boys and Girls Club! This program provides hot meals, five evenings per week, to over 250 children attending the site. Last week, Panera Bread kicked off their new sponsorship of this site […]
10 Grocery Carts of Food Go a Long Way
On April 5th, Safeway donated 10 grocery carts full of much needed food after an Easter Seals & Special Olympics bagging competition with local media celebs at a Denver Safeway store. Special thanks to Safeway for the 4th consecutive year of including us in this awesome event! The food certainly goes a long way.
Sharon
This photo comes to us via Denver Magazine’s Faces of Hunger photography contest…. Sharon stops by a local food pantry for her weekly box of food. She is incredibly thankful for the help provided by this pantry. It’s so difficult to provide enough food for herself, due to the current economic situation. Photographer: Holly Laing
The Heart of our Volunteers
National Volunteer week is winding down. We celebrated our volunteers all week and want to whole heartedly thank all of you who donate time toward fighting hunger and feeding hope. This place wouldn’t and couldn’t operate without you. While we’re on the topic of volunteerism…..have you met Olive? If you’ve volunteered at FBR, she was […]
