Nourishing Kids Through the 2024 Summer Food Service Program

Food Bank of the Rockies' driver Sylvester hands a summer meal of fresh chicken tacos, fruit, and milk to seven-year-old Nova.

Right now in Colorado, one in seven kids are at risk of food insecurity. Ensuring that children in our community have enough to eat is always a top priority for Food Bank of the Rockies, and meeting that need becomes an even more prescient challenge during the summer months. “During the school year, many children […]

Malnutrition in Children

children eating

Resolving malnutrition in children is one of the greatest global health challenges currently posed to world leaders. This condition, characterized by insufficient or inadequate intake of nourishing food, is the leading cause of childhood mortality in many low- and middle-income countries, especially for children under five years of age. In the United States, one in […]

Food Bank of the Rockies Teams Up with Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts

Six chefs in the Food Bank of the Rockies kitchen holding trays of food.

Food Bank of the Rockies is teaming up with Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts on a new collaboration, offering culinary students a unique opportunity to make a difference in children’s lives while gaining valuable experience in the kitchen. As part of this innovative partnership, students will actively participate in volunteer work at Food Bank […]

Chef Dana Rodriguez Shares Her Story (and Tamales)

Chef Dana Rodriguez

https://youtu.be/0chgri0iy5E?si=jYoh7SR6UFlODgNE We were honored to host Chef Dana Rodriguez of Work & Class, Super Mega Bien, Cantina Loca, and Casa Bonita recently to share her tamale-making skills and some of her story. Here, she joins Food Bank of the Rockies’ executive chef, Jon Knight, to make tamales for 1,500 kids experiencing food insecurity. Through our […]