Community Partnerships Yield Delivery of Chokecherries and Chokecherry Jam Throughout Wind River Reservation for Elder Food Boxes and Cultural Ceremonies
Food Bank of the Rockies, in collaboration with Food Bank of Wyoming, Wildlands Restoration Volunteers (Longmont, CO), and Community Fruit Rescue (Boulder, CO), recently led a community-driven chokecherry harvest to support Indigenous families in Wyoming. The initiative, spearheaded by Jaqueline “Jackie” White, Food Bank of Wyoming’s Tribal Relations Specialist, liaison for Food Bank of the […]
The Salvation Army and Town of Avon Partner with Food Bank to Ensure Continued Food Access Amid Relocation
This past fall, The Salvation Army in Vail Valley learned it was losing its home after 13 years. Many individuals in Avon and surrounding communities rely on the organization as a source of food during difficult times, as well as other emergency services. During the month of October, while The Salvation Army was seeking a […]
Meet the People You Helped Nourish in 2024
https://youtu.be/5swkT_Insvw?si=nup5Rw7QtKS_jACj Above: Neighbors express their thanks and share how they plan to prepare the food they received from Food Bank of the Rockies. As we prepare to leave 2024 behind and enter 2025, we are looking back at some of the people we were able to nourish thanks to generous supporters like you. From kids […]
Reducing Waste and Feeding the Community
Every week, Gray Warr rescues 2,000 pounds of food from grocery stores, bakeries, restaurants, and hotels throughout the Roaring Fork Valley for redistribution to local residents facing food insecurity. He collects day-old loaves of bread and other baked goods, oddly shaped produce, ready-to-eat meals, and other foods nearing their “sell by” or expiration dates. Rescued […]
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 Food Pantries Help Increase Access to Nutrient Rich and Familiar Foods
Distilled to its essence, meeting the challenge of hunger and food insecurity in our communities is all about dismantling the barriers that prevent people from getting nutritious, nourishing food. By distributing food free of charge, food banks and food pantries help dismantle barriers related to factors like income, employment status, and economic status, but issues […]