The First Time She Needed Food Assistance: Client Shares Her Experience
At the start of the pandemic, Cindy’s father passed away and she retired early to care for her mother. Both Cindy and her mother are now on a fixed income and feeling the pinch of inflation. To help make ends meet, they’ve been getting food from LIFT-UP Food Pantry (a Hunger Relief Partner of Food […]
Meet the 2023 Volunteers of the Year
When we say we can’t do what we do without our dedicated, hard-working volunteers, we couldn’t be more serious. Last year, volunteers donated 100,600 hours across our distribution centers. That’s the equivalent of more than 4,190 days and $3 million in in-kind support — a truly incredible gift of time, energy, and compassion. We […]
SNAP Emergency Allotment Decrease and How You Can Help
Record-high inflation rates coupled with the need for food in our community being higher than pre-COVID levels has led to Food Bank of the Rockies spending more than three-times as much money per month to purchase food as we were before the pandemic to provide our neighbors with the food they need. Additionally, with the […]
Expanding and Innovating to Serve Our Community with Strength in 2023
Throughout the pandemic and during a time of historic inflation, with inspired support from people like you, we did what we felt was impossible and met the increased need across our community. And we’re not stopping.
A New Distribution Center for the Western Slope
Food Bank of the Rockies’ new distribution center on the Western Slope is now open. The Etkin Family Distribution Center, located in Grand Junction, offers greater storage capacity compared to the Food Bank’s previous distribution center in Palisade, allowing for both an increase in volume and efficiency for food distribution to neighbors experiencing food insecurity. […]
Turning Lived Experience into Generosity
For three years after she was honorably discharged from the U.S. Air Force in the 1990s, Melanie lived on the edge of hunger and food insecurity. When her circumstances improved and she was able to help others, she did so in part by donating food to one of Food Bank of the Rockies’ mobile pantries […]
