Inflation, Supply Chain Issues & Increased Need
With inflation at a 40-year high, families are struggling to pay for basic necessities like eggs, milk, bread, and fuel. We’re seeing more community members seeking food assistance to stretch their budgets further each month. Our monthly food distribution volume in March was 34% more than pre-COVID-19 levels. We saw this dip and then increase […]
Nourishing Kids Through the 2022 Summer Food Service Program
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. “Currently, one in seven kids in Colorado are projected to be food insecure,” said Cindy Mitchell, vice president of programs […]
The Unequal Impact of Hunger on Communities of Color
There is no question that the pandemic has affected everyone over the past two years, paying no mind to location, age, race, gender, or any other metric used by society to demarcate differences between people. But while we’ve all been impacted by the ongoing crisis, individuals who identify as Black, Indigenous, or People of Color […]
In Conversation with Erin Pulling, President and CEO of Food Bank of the Rockies
From the time she started thinking about career options as a teenager, Erin Pulling knew she wanted to do something that helped people. Initially, she chose to study psychology, thinking she’d eventually become a therapist or social worker. But that didn’t last long. “I remember having a moment of realization in college when I thought, […]
Continuing to Serve With Strength in 2022
After a whirlwind of a year, suddenly it’s 2022. We had our biggest year ever at Food Bank of the Rockies in 2021, not only in terms of pounds of food distributed, but also in the expansion of signature programs like the Culturally Responsive Food Initiative, an increase in staff, and prioritizing the procurement and […]
Memorable Meals and Meaningful Memories
With your support, through countless challenges over the past two years, we have continued to show up, together. And our communities are stronger for it.
