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 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 […]