Nothing Wasted: How Food Rescue Feeds the Community
Food rescue is the collection and redistribution of safe, high-quality surplus food that might otherwise go to waste. Food Bank of the Rockies works with retailers, farms, manufacturers, distributors, volunteers, and Hunger Relief Partners to redirect this food to individuals and families experiencing food insecurity across Colorado and Wyoming. In fiscal year 2025, Food Bank […]
Reducing Waste and Feeding the Roaring Fork Valley
Food rescue redirects safe, high-quality surplus food from businesses to people who can use it. In the Roaring Fork Valley, Harvest for Hunger founder Gray Warr rescues food from grocery stores, bakeries, restaurants, hotels, and local events, then redistributes it through a stigma-free pantry and hunger-relief partners serving neighbors experiencing food insecurity. Every week, Warr […]
Clifton Mobile Pantry Feeding Residents: “Without This, We Wouldn’t Be Able to Eat Some Days”
The once-quarterly food distributions began happening monthly during the COVID-19 pandemic. Today, each one serves 400-450 households. “People start lining up at 3:00 a.m.,” said Jackie Feaster, Executive Director of the Clifton Christian Church Food Bank, emphasizing the depth of need in the community. She added that most people who attend the mobile pantry have […]
Food Deserts and How Mobile Pantries Improve Food Access
Mobile food pantries help address food deserts by bringing free groceries directly to communities where transportation, distance, income, mobility, or limited grocery options make it difficult to access nutritious food. Instead of requiring neighbors to travel to a pantry or full-service grocery store, mobile pantries use trucks, volunteers, and local host sites to distribute food […]
Easing Chronic Illnesses with the Food for Health Program
Food Bank of the Rockies’ Food for Health Program (formerly the Healthcare Box Program) started in 2022 with the goal of connecting people experiencing food insecurity and chronic health issues with weekly, nutrient-dense, medically tailored food boxes. In fiscal year 2023, the program partnered with five healthcare centers in the Denver metro area and provided […]
Western Slope Volunteer Opportunities Expand with a Certification Program to Operate Machinery
Dan Witt performs a variety of tasks at Food Bank of the Rockies Western Slope Etkin Family Distribution Center in Grand Junction, where he’s been volunteering twice weekly for the past year. Witt served nearly three decades as the director of food services for Pueblo County School District, so he’s accustomed to working with food […]