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The First Time She Needed Food Assistance: Client Shares Her Experience

We distribute fresh and nutritious food to ensure every individual has access to the food they need to thrive.

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 […]

A New Distribution Center for the Western Slope

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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

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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 […]

Neighbors Helping Neighbors at Grand Junction Mobile Pantry

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Students from Grand Junction High School are core volunteers at the Food Bank of the Rockies Grand Junction Mobile Pantry. / Photo by Sean Boggs On a cool autumn afternoon, Jay arrived an hour early for the Grand Junction Mobile Pantry near Grand Junction High School. His SUV was first in line, but others soon […]

Partnering with Western Slope Growers to Distribute More Local Produce

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In Western Colorado as well as across our entire service area, Food Bank of the Rockies is working hard to make more fresh fruit and vegetables available to the people we serve. A big way we’re striving to accomplish this is by partnering with local producers. “One of the things we’ve learned is that perishable […]

Partnering to Feed Older Adults Across the Western Slope

a food bank volunteer handing a person a meal inside of their car

Meals on Wheels Mesa County has been delivering hot meals to older adults from its downtown Grand Junction location for nearly 40 years. Its mission is to promote the independence and health of the people they serve through nutritious meals. Right now, Meals on Wheels Mesa County, which is sponsored by SCL Health St. Mary’s, […]