BUILDING FOR
OUR FUTURE
OUR FUTURE
Food Bank of the Rockies invites you to partner with us as we pursue our ambitious goal:
providing our communities with enough nutritious and familiar food to thrive.
A new Denver Metro distribution center is integral to achieving this goal.
WHEREVER HUNGER RISES, SO CAN WE.
Rapid population growth, inflation, and rising costs for food, housing, and energy, all while public food assistance has been decreasing, have resulted in more individuals and families from Colorado and Wyoming seeking food assistance.
No matter the challenges, Food Bank of the Rockies is committed to providing nourishing food whenever and wherever it is needed.
1 in 11
Coloradans are
experiencing hunger
1 in 9
Wyomingites are experiencing hunger
1 in 4
people experiencing
hunger are children
THE NEED FOR FOOD IS GROWING,
BUT OUR CAPACITY IS LIMITED.
More people are being forced to choose between paying rent and putting food on the table.
— ERIN PULLING
CEO, FOOD BANK OF THE ROCKIES
ON NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO’S 1A
If we hope to serve our communities while preparing for the future,
Food Bank of the Rockies needs to invest in a bigger, purpose-built facility.
That’s why we’re launching Fulfilled: a Building for Our Future.
FULL CUPBOARDS. FULL PLATES. FULL LIVES.
FULFILLED.
OUR VISION IS ABOUT PEOPLE: creating greater, more equitable opportunities for the families and communities we serve.
BETTER FOOD
Our goal isn’t simply to distribute as much food as possible — it’s to nourish people with fresh produce, to offer meals that reflect a community’s cultural heritage, and to meet the needs of growing children and aging adults.
BETTER PARTNERSHIPS
We serve 800+ Hunger Relief Partners across Colorado and Wyoming. A larger, purpose-built facility will help us take an enormous burden off their shoulders so they can address the root causes of poverty and food insecurity.
BETTER OPERATIONS
More dock doors and storage space will expand our savings from food purchasing exponentially, resulting in millions of dollars in passed-on savings that our Hunger Relief Partners can invest in their communities. A new facility will additionally allow triple the number of daily volunteers, ensuring we can accomplish even more for our neighbors experiencing food insecurity.
BETTER FUTURE
Although feeding people is incredibly important, we recognize that hunger is a symptom of a larger societal problem — one that we’re tackling in a number of ways. Expanding our workforce development program, providing meeting space for our Hunger Relief Partners, and expanding purchases of fresh produce from local farmers are some of the goals we can accomplish in a new facility.
GROWING FOR GOOD
With your support, we can greatly expand our ability to answer the challenge of hunger in our region.
We’re helping young people from low-income rural areas change their life trajectory to become successful, productive adults, and we can’t do any of that if they’re hungry. We used to go to our local grocery store and buy produce every week, but with Food Bank of the Rockies’ bulk buying power and the free produce delivered to our doorstep, it makes our job 10,000 times easier.
— JODI WALKER
FOUNDER/CEO, KIDS AT THEIR BEST
FORT MORGAN, CO
3x
More volunteer capacity
50%
More fresh produce
2x
More cold food storage space
Facility Outcomes
2x
More fresh produce
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Additional meals per year
2x
More cold food storage space
?%
Approximate cost per meal reduction
3x
More volunteer capacity
?x
More kitchen space
19%
More food distributed by 2028
5x
More kitchen space
300%
LEARN MORE
VIEW THE FACILITY FLOORPLANS
VIEW THE PRELIMINARY PROJECT BUDGET
JOIN US
Every day, generous donors like you help us realize our vision of nourishing our community.
Join us and help ensure that all of our neighbors have full cupboards, full plates, and full lives.
Learn more by contacting us at fulfilled@foodbankrockies.org.
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE
Christine Benero
Mark Cornetta
Jennifer Evans
Andi Freyer
Cal Fulenwider
Raju Patel
THANK YOU TO FULFILLED CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTORS
Individual Donors
Daniel and Carolyn Ball
Garry Beaulieu
Nick and Niki Benham
Christina and Marshall Bowen
Errol and Laura Brown
Sean and Angela Choi
Mark and Lori Cornetta
Heather MacKendrick Costa and Derek Costa
Estate of Wallace Rice
Reid and Kelly Galbraith
Martin and Carol Hidalgo
Steve and Annie Kullberg
Jennifer and Joel Lackey
Nick and Penny Morris
Melissa Osse and Family
Jack and Holly Pargeon
Andrea Wescott Passman
Raju and Lisa Patel
Bart and Aurika Pugh
Erin and Rich Pulling
Tiffany Todd and Jonathan
Ferrell
Michael and Lisa Tousignant
Diana Walstrom
Douglas and Alice Wilhelm
Institutional Donors
CoBank
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