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Denver Food Rescue
3840 York St Ste #245
Denver, CO 80205

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We always need volunteers on Mondays and Wednesday We always need volunteers on Mondays and Wednesdays. Most of the shifts are car shifts. If you have a car, you can help us rescue and redistribute food to our community. Please contact tsiky@denverfoodrescue.org for more info! 

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Community working fo the community! Today, we pack Community working fo the community! Today, we packed up over 225 bags of fresh food and we certainly couldn’t do it alone! Thank you for showing up! #community #volunteer #freshfood #foodpacking
Today we worked with community organizer Andrea Lo Today we worked with community organizer Andrea Loudd to pack over 225 bags of fresh food to distribute to the residents of Villa Park and surrounding neighborhoods for the holidays. 

So many people worked to make Andrea's vision happen, including teams from @lifespan_local, @denverhumanservices, Denver Department of PublicHealth & Environment, @letsnourishco, @councilwomantorres Office, Southwest Food Coalition, and an incredible group of volunteers. #denver #community #fresh #food #access #senior #volunteerwork
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DFR Executive Director Letisha Steele moderated a DFR Executive Director Letisha Steele moderated a panel on strategies for mitigating stigma and nourishing community at the Colorado Food Summit. #denver #foodsummit #leadership
In 2020, DFR partnered with the Denver Health East In 2020, DFR partnered with the Denver Health Eastside (Five Points) and Westside (Sun Valley) clinics to provide No Cost Grocery Programs. Originally, the program was designed to serve the families enrolled in the Mind, Exercise, Nutrition, Do It! (MEND) program, which targets kids 6-13 and their families, providing experiential nutrition and exercise workshops. However, because of the covid-19 pandemic, the No Cost Grocery Programs expanded to serve their surrounding communities. Thank you for all you do! 💚#nocostgroceryprogram #partners #25dayofdfrcommunity
WOW. Yesterday you helped us raise A LOT of money WOW. Yesterday you helped us raise A LOT of money for our communities. Passed out from all the fun and maybe forgot to donate? No problem! You can still donate! Link in Bio  #coloradogivesday #thankful #denver #foodrescue #supporters #youarethebest
Our mission is to increase health equity with Denv Our mission is to increase health equity with Denver neighbors while decreasing food waste and we can’t do that without your help. There is still time to donate for #ColoradoGivesDay, we ask you to give a little in order to help a lot! Thank you for your support! 💚 #healthequityforall #nofoodwaste
Today is the DAY! #ColoradoGivesDay is officially Today is the DAY! #ColoradoGivesDay is officially underway and YOU have helped us reach 20% of our goal of raising $60,000! Every dollar counts, please give any amount you can to support health equity in Denver. 💚 #coloradogivesday #healthequitynow #foodsovereignty #nofoodwaste
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🥳 Today is the DAY! #ColoradoGivesDay is offici 🥳 Today is the DAY! #ColoradoGivesDay is officially underway, and we are ready to make good happen. Start off your day by investing in Colorado! 💚 #coloradogivesday #healthequitynow #foodsovereignty #nofoodwaste
DFR's first new No Cost Grocery Program in 2021 wa DFR's first new No Cost Grocery Program in 2021 was in partnership with @spiritofthe.sun a Colorado nonprofit partnering with Native American communities across the nation to develop new opportunities for tribes and Native American individuals. Spirit of the Sun is founded on the belief that effective and sustainable development work recognizes the intersections of culture, community, economy, and health, and that true success is only possible through collaboration. DFR provides mainly produce, prepared food, fish and meat to this NCGP, which serves around 55 families per week. Thank you for all you do! #25daysofdfrcommunity #denver #nocostgroceryprogram #partners
💚 The moment we’ve all been waiting for is HE 💚 The moment we’ve all been waiting for is HERE! The best day of the year is officially here - Colorado Gives Day 2022! Who have you donated to?? Tag
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Today’s the day! Colorado’s most important day Today’s the day! Colorado’s most important day of giving has kicked off, and Coloradans are coming together to celebrate the nonprofits that strengthen our communities. Did you know that DFR rescued 600,000 and is on the right track to save a little more this year? Every dollar helps, and just $20 per day can help provide fresh food to our Denver neighbors. So we need your help to keep the effort moving. Scan QR code to learn more!

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And we’re off! #CGD2022 is tomorrow and your don And we’re off! #CGD2022 is tomorrow and your donation can help put us over the edge to help our neighbors, and our community. Can we count on your donation? 💚
@projectworthmore (PWM) is a nonprofit organizatio @projectworthmore (PWM) is a nonprofit organization that seeks to improve the quality of life of Denver-area refugees by providing cultural mentorship and community supports. The Food Share Program at PWM was created in response to the lack of access to affordable fresh fruits and vegetable for refugees in Metro-Denver. In order to offer culturally-relevant and healthful food, only fresh produce is accepted. 25-30 families per week receive food from this program. Thank you for all you do 💚  #25daysofdfrcommunity #denver #fooddistribution #partners
What we can do on our own is important, what we ca What we can do on our own is important, what we can do together is extraordinary. As we near Colorado Gives Day 2022 your donation ensure we can continue our impact. #coloradogivesday2022 #denver #healthequity #nofoodwaste 💚
We want to THANK all of our dedicated monthly memb We want to THANK all of our dedicated monthly members! For their commitment to our cause. These generous souls provide $10, $15, $20, and $50 every month to support us in empowering communities to increase health equity and rescue fresh produce from landfills. Regular giving of any amounts helps DFR sustain existing No Cost Grocery Programs, expand to new locations, and innovate best practices in food rescue and redistributions. We truly appreciate your support💚! #25daysofdfrcommunity #denver #foodrescue #donors #hightlight
💚 Colorado Gives Day is a day of celebration. B 💚 Colorado Gives Day is a day of celebration. By supporting us increasing health equity and decreasing food waste in Denver, you can help us celebrate too 🥳
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The moment we’ve all been waiting for is ALMOST The moment we’ve all been waiting for is ALMOST HERE! Just * 5 DAYS REMAINING* till Colorado Gives Day 2022. To whom will you be donating? Tag them!
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Denver Food Rescue celebrates the 9NEWS Leader of the Year at the Leading Colorado event - honoring a community champion for their dedication to making a positive impact on local neighborhoods. Congratulations to 2023 Leader Of The Year Vanecia Kerr 🎉#leadingcolorado https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1633951945559019520

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Heart & Hand

Heart & Hand is dedicated to improving the lives of at risk youth and their families. Through high quality out of school time programming, we empower all children and families with the skills, information, and resources they need to create and realize their dreams. By investing in consistent and compassionate support for our children and families, we strive to disrupt the cycle of poverty and close the opportunity gap.

Heart & Hand serves 100, low-income youth in Denver’s 5 Points neighborhood. What makes Heart & Hand unique is our model of long term, intensive support. Our students come day after day, year after year, because they are known and nurtured in the Heart & Hand family. Daily programming ensures students develop the resources that research shows are critical for long term success: relationships with trusted adults, supportive peer networks, a safe after school environment, academic support, empowerment programming, and social-emotional skill building.

Heart & Hand families are grateful to Denver Food Rescue for the supply of fresh fruits and vegetables we receive on Wednesdays at our after school program site. This nutritious bounty is especially valuable to our many food insecure families.

Program Details:
Open to?Heart & Hand families

The Cope Club

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.

Program Details:
Open to Cope Boys & Girls Club families
808 Inca St, Denver, CO 80204
Mondays 3pm to 9pm

Boys & Girls Clubs

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.The Vickers Boys & Girls Club provides services to young people in the area, providing a place from them to learn, grow and succeed in life. They have had a No Cost Grocery Program set up for youth and their families who participate in the program since September of 2014.

Program details:
Open to Vickers Boys & Girl Club parents & families

Clayton Early Learning

A major proving ground for all things early childhood, Clayton Early Learning is Colorado?s leading catalyst in providing early care and education, and collaborating with others to improve these important services. Our work focuses on ensuring optimal development during the critical birth-to-5 period for all children, especially those of limited opportunities. We succeed in closing learning gaps of disadvantaged children through a powerful model unique to Clayton Early Learning that harnesses the synergy of four dynamic initiatives ? research, practice, training, and advocacy.

Specifically, the Food for Families committee at Clayton Early Learning was created as a result of high levels of food insecurity among families we serve. Our committee aims to provide nutritious food for all families and staff, as well as nutrition education and cooking skills. Our partnership with Denver Food Rescue allows staff and families to access healthy fruits and vegetables, to trade new recipes with others, and encourages them to try new foods!

Program details
Open to Clayton Early Learning families

 

The GrowHaus

The GrowHaus is a nonprofit indoor farm, marketplace and educational center in Denver’s Elyria-Swansea neighborhood. ?Our vision is a world where all communities have the means to nourish themselves, and our mission is to create a community-driven, neighborhood-based food system by serving as a hub for food distribution, production, education, and economic development.

The GrowHaus partners with DFR to provide an educational grocery program every Monday. In this innovative community- led program, participants engage in a creative cooking class, and strengthen community ties by sharing a delicious meal together, all alongside the free distribution of healthy food. Our MOVIL (mobile) grocery program delivers these free grocery items to nearly 20 home-bound neighbors each week (usually by bike!). These programs also provide job opportunities for several residents of our neighborhood.

Program?Details:
Open to the public

The GrowHaus 4751 York St, Denver, CO 80216
Mondays at 11:00 am

Birdseed Collective

Birdseed Collective is a small community & arts non-profit organization directed by two former long-time residents of Globeville. One of their goals is to create opportunities for positive community and artistic programs in the Globeville neighborhood and Denver more generally. With years of experience in implementing many projects and programs, Birdseed Collective and volunteers have committed to running a weekly resident-based food distribution program called ?The Globeville Free Healthy Food Distribution and Preservation Program.? Through collaboration with Denver Food Rescue who redistributes the healthy food to Globeville, our Monday distribution program at the Globeville Recreation Center is going on it?s 3rd strong year.

Hunger is a sensitive issue and must be handled with compassion and in a non-intrusive environment. With a culturally sensitive and education-focused approach, participants receive pounds of healthy food weekly, learn about and try new healthy food options, learn food preservation techniques, and build community. Also through this program, 4 residents are now employed and are educated in job skills which they will use in the future. In 2015, our program served 387 unduplicated participants, and distributed 38,684 pounds of healthy food. This does not include fresh donations from Rainbo Bread and Raquelita?s Tortillas. Many goals for the program have been achieved such as hiring 4 residents and other staff, adding food preservation and expanding on our mission of ?The Art of Healthy Living.?

Program details:
Open to the Public
Globeville Rec. Center: 4496 Grant St. Denver, CO 80216
Mondays at 3:00 pm 4:00 pm