Land and Labor Acknowledgement
Denver Food Rescue takes this moment to honor and acknowledge that we live and work on the ancestral homelands and traditional territories of the Cheyenne, Arapahoe, and Mountain Ute Nations, the original stewards of this land. We also honor the many other tribes that thrived in this area through trade, hunting, gathering, and healing, including the Native Nations of The Lakota, Ute, Kiowa, Comanche, Apache, Shoshone, and the Pueblo.
As an organization, we recognize Indigenous peoples as the original steward of the land, water, plants, and animals who called this place home. We reaffirm these nations’ ties to their traditional homelands so that the words, deeds, and impacts of Denver Food Rescue ensure their legacy is renewed and remembered.
We also acknowledge the painful history of genocide and forced removal from this territory. We respect the many diverse peoples connected to this land on which we gather to work together. May our work honor these communities, centering their expertise and knowledge to inform and guide our food justice and sovereignty advocacy choices.
Furthermore, we respectfully acknowledge the enslaved and indentured people, primarily of African descent, whose labor was exploited to build this country with little to no recognition. Today, we are indebted to their labor and the labor of many black and brown bodies that continue to work in the shadows for our collective benefit. We are incredibly grateful to the hands that labor today brings our communities nourishment through food.
We also want to recognize the families, neighbors, tribes, and communities displaced from the land we now call home by settlers, gentrification, and environmental injustice. Our organization is mindful of our impacts so that none of our communities are displaced or silenced in the pursuit of our mission.
If individuals desire to provide a contribution to any of these admirable organizations that promote indigenous communities and labor rights, they may access the hyperlinks:
El Centro Humanitario Para Los Trabajadores
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 
3840 York St Ste #245 Denver, CO 80205 Contact (720) 510-9139 info@denverfoodrescue.org Volunteer Line: 303-968-1727 call or text