I SUPPORT THE FARM WORKER BILL OF RIGHTS FOR COLORADO: SB-21-087
Easy copy and paste! Immediate Call to Action: All help needed – If you are reading this, we need your HELP and SUPPORT TODAY before our testimony hearing at 1:30pm MDT. Many Representing Ag and Industry are working hard to encourage their members write letters to their senators. We need everybody’s help right now to […]
A Denver food pantry user’s experience
Ali J. | December 2020 The first time I ever received a box of food from a food bank I was humbled and relieved. I had been struggling with rent and bills, and food had simply fallen down to the bottom of the list. I had never really given much thought as to what actually […]
A Look Into One of Our No Cost Grocery Programs
Ever wonder what our NCGP’s look like? Curious how we’re adapting due to COVID-19? We put together this video to show a preview of just one of our programs – KIPP in Green Valley Ranch. Huge thanks to everyone who participated in this video and all the volunteers who are weekly supporting our programs!
DFR Covid Report
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Food Rescue Ride 2020 Sponsors
Thank you to our sponsors! Presenting Sponsor: Anonymous Co-Sponsors: evoDenver South Broadway Press Burley Denver In-kind?Sponsors: Long Table Brewing Denver Sexy Pizza Rodizio Grill Wines for Humanity Denver Broncos Bike Source Obilio’s Pizza Green Door Fitness Neighbor’s Wine Bar Casey’s Bistro & Pub Natural Grocers Oveja Negra The Real Dill Madre Mezcal Ester’s – Oneida […]
What happens next?
On March 13th, 2020, food insecurity issues came to the forefront of the country?s minds and hearts because of COVID-19 and stay-at-home orders. Here at Denver Food Rescue, we?ve been fighting this issue every day since we were founded in 2012. We recognize the inequities of health and healthy food access 365 days a year, […]
Health Equity Must Include Racial Equity and Safety
Typically, when we speak about health equity, the conversation focuses on access to education, healthcare and healthy food choices. As an agency committed to working with communities and populations that are often unseen and unheard, Denver Food Rescue recognizes that health equity must also include safety.? Health equity cannot happen without racial equity and safety.? […]
Freestyle Cooking with Amy
Over the last two years or so I?ve devoted more time and heart to cooking. One of the most helpful and coolest things I?ve learned is how to make satisfying whole meals using a seemingly disordered mishmash of ingredients into some kind of nameless stew situation.? Don?t get me wrong, planned recipes and a set […]
Food & the Soul
A couple of weeks ago, I was dropping off rescued food at Sun Valley Kitchen. As we finished unloading the boxes of produce from Whole Foods, I suddenly saw myself in an outdoor market in Tlaxcala, Mexico. It was where I shopped for food each week for a year. I could smell the food stands, […]
A message regarding the next Executive Director of DFR,?from Board President, Eric Swan
Dear DFR Community, On behalf of the Denver Food Rescue Board of Directors, I?m pleased to announce that we have hired Christine Alford as the next Executive Director of our organization, and leader of our community! Many of you know Christine as a former board member — or more recently the DFR Program Director — […]
Heart & Hand
As one of the most well-known youth organizations in the country, Boys & Girls Clubs provide young people with The Cope Club serves nearly 1,000 members each year and participates in a variety of community events. The Club also features the Teen Center equipped with computer stations, books and research resources, and serves as a quiet place for teens to concentrate on their studies and have fun. They have had a No Cost Grocery Program since 2015.
As one of the most well-known youth organizations in the country, Boys & Girls Clubs provide young people with opportunities to engage in programs that help them achieve academic success, take charge of their health by building healthy habits that will stick with them throughout their lives, and foster the skills they need to become leaders in their communities.
A major proving ground for all things early childhood, 
The GrowHaus 