Hunger Relief Partner Portal
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Interested in becoming a Hunger Relief Partner?
We are proud to team up with a wide range of food pantries and relief organizations, whom we call Hunger Relief Partners, to help give everyone in our communities access to the food and necessities they so deeply need. Currently, we partner with more than 800 operations across Colorado and Wyoming, helping their budgets go further and ensuring that the good they do is even better together.
Read more about benefits and criteria below. Or, if you are ready to join, begin your application using the button below. We’re excited to partner with you!
Please note that while our Partner Support team is undergoing restructuring, as of February 11, 2025, we are temporarily pausing the review of new Hunger Relief Partner applications for Arapahoe, Denver, Jefferson, and Adams counties. Exceptions may apply for new Hunger Relief Partners interested in participating in USDA programs. If you have any questions, please contact partnersupport@foodbankrockies.org.
Benefits for you, and for those you serve.
Become a Hunger Relief Partner with Food Bank of the Rockies to enjoy benefits like:
- Up to 8 times the value with your food budget dollars
- No membership fee
- Choose the items you want
- Best quality & variety
- Produce, bread, & community food drive items at no cost
- Delivery to rural areas
Hunger Relief Partner Requirements
To become a Hunger Relief Partner, your program must meet these criteria:
- Have 501(c)3 federal nonprofit tax-exempt status, and a copy of your or a parent organization’s 501(c)3 must be attached to your application. (Food Bank of the Rockies provides exceptions for certain religious organizations.)
- Provide food to people experiencing hunger.
- Have a Federal Employer Identification Number.
- Have adequate dry, cooler, and freezer storage to ensure wholesomeness of food until used or redistributed.
See if your program qualifies:
Eligible Site Requirements:
- Have 501(c)3 federal nonprofit/public charity status
- Churches (only) who do not possess a 501(c)3 status, please contact Partner Relations for 14 Point application
- Have a Federal Employer Identification Number
- Provide food assistance to the ill, people in need, and/or children
- Funding resources to cover ASF (Agency Support Fee)
- Adequate dry, refrigeration and freezer storage space
- Staffing to perform client intake, and food distribution process
- Vehicle capacity to pick up product from Food Bank of the Rockies warehouse and transport to organization location
- Delivery to rural sites available
Client Eligibility Requirements:
- Colorado resident
- Varies by site: Photo ID, proof of residency, or self-declaration of need
Hunger Relief Partner Site Resources:
Client Referral:
- Click Here to Find Help
- Hunger Free Colorado (855) 855-4626
- United Way 2-1-1
Join us.
To apply to become a Hunger Relief Partner, please complete the application.
Please note that while our Partner Support team is undergoing restructuring, as of February 11, 2025, we are temporarily pausing the review of new Hunger Relief Partner applications for Arapahoe, Denver, Jefferson, and Adams counties. Exceptions may apply for new Hunger Relief Partners interested in participating in USDA programs. If you have any questions, please contact partnersupport@foodbankrockies.org.
The application process, which typically takes 4 weeks, is outlined below.
- Completed applications are reviewed and assessed by Food Bank of the Rockies Programs team on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month.
- Some service areas may have adequate coverage with existing Hunger Relief Partners. In such case, your application will be placed on a “waitlist” and/or you will be contacted to discuss alternative options to assist the area with hunger-relief.
- Food Bank of the Rockies may request your organization assist another Hunger Relief Partner in the same area or request your participation in assisting with unserved older adults and children in the area.
- If your application is preliminarily approved a Food Bank of the Rockies staff member will schedule an appointment to visit your organization. This partner review will allow for Food Bank of the Rockies to inspect food storage/food prep areas, offer best practice suggestions on distribution processes, and discuss Food Bank of the Rockies procedures and compliance regulations.
- If you receive final approval your organization will be onboarded as a Hunger Relief Partner during which you will complete the required annual trainings and attend an orientation.
In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.
Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.
To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ad-3027.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:
- mail:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or - fax:
(833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or - email:
Program.Intake@usda.gov
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
