Hunger Action Month 2021: Top Ways to Nourish Your Community
At Food Bank of the Rockies, we take action against hunger in our community every day, week, and month of the year. With September being Hunger Action Month, we’re extending this call to action to each of you. Whether it’s through a monetary donation or the donation of time through volunteering, every dollar and hour […]
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 […]
Mobile Food Pantry Volunteers: What To Know Before Your First Shift
When it comes to serving your community, there are few more immediate or impactful ways to do so than as a food pantry volunteer at one of Food Bank of the Rockies’ 70-plus Mobile Food Pantry locations. “Mobile Pantries are unique among Food Bank of the Rockies’ programs in that you’re directly distributing to the […]
Fresh Out of the Box: November 2020
For many, the holidays mean time with loved ones sharing good food. But this is not a typical holiday season. And during these challenging times, we’re coming together to ensure that every member of our community has access to nutritious food. In the past few weeks, Food Bank of the Rockies purchased 7,500 turkeys and […]
Feeding Children’s Bodies and Minds This Summer
Food Bank of the Rockies is thrilled to join with Denver7 for the second year of distributing 2,700 new Scholastic books to children who receive meals at several of our mobile pantries and groceries at select Totes of Hope® sites throughout the metro area. Denver7’s Read to Lead program provides the children’s books free through […]
Thursday, May 21, 2020 is Digital Red Nose Day!
Tomorrow, May 21, is Red Nose Day. Did you know about half the food Food Bank of the Rockies distributes will feed children? We benefit from Red Nose Day and this year the event is going virtual. You can get a digital red nose by contributing to the event here. This change allows everyone to […]