Silver Creek Elementary Donates 708 Breakfast Items to Food for Hope Through Their Annual Spring Food Drive!

The Silver Creek Elementary’s Student Leadership Club recently planned and organized their spring annual food drive! Through the spring annual food drive, the school donated 708 breakfast items to Food for Hope, ensuring that families and students in Adams County have access to a variety of nutritious breakfast items. Read more about it in this article from Adams 12 Five Star Schools.

Graph of how Often Families and Students Visit our Food Banks in Adams County

We recently conducted a survey to see how often students and families visit our food banks. The results revealed that 49% visit once a week, 30.6% visit a couple of times a month, 10.2% visit once a month, and another 10.2% visit infrequently. This data is vital for us as we strive to maintain well-stocked food banks, ensuring a diverse array of food items and essentials are available to families who rely on our services.

To learn more about how Food for Hope is working to ensure food access for everyone in our community, visit https://foodforhope.net/impact

Food Bank of the Rockies - Volunteer Martha packing up Food for Hope in the New Year!

Food for Hope has partnered with Food Bank of the Rockies as a Hunger Relief Partner for many years. We now purchase over 75% of our food from Food Bank of the Rockies and we are Thankful they deliver to us weekly! We wanted to highlight the collaborative spirit of this partnership by sharing Martha, a dedicated volunteer at Food Bank of the Rockies. Martha's unwavering commitment to the cause recently earned her the prestigious Everyday Hero Award from Channel 7 in Denver, Colorado. Martha's selfless efforts include tirelessly packing food destined for Food for Hope, contributing to the organization's mission of combating food insecurity in the region.

The Food for Hope and Food Bank of the Rockies partnership, coupled with the remarkable dedication of volunteers like Martha, exemplifies the collective commitment to making a positive impact on the lives of those facing hunger in our community.

12/19/2023 - Congresswoman Yadira Caraveo visits Food for Hope!

Congresswoman Caraveo with core volunteers from Horizon High School in Thornton, CO!

In a proactive move to address food insecurity within Adams County, Colorado, Congresswoman Yadira Caraveo visited Food for Hope to gain insights into the challenges of food insecurity at the student and family level. The congresswoman engaged with Food for Hope leaders and key volunteers to understand the extent of the issue and learn how Food for Hope is helping to meet the needs of many in Adams County, Colorado. Thank you Congresswoman Caraveo!

Happy Thanksgiving - Feed 5000

This year Food for Hope’s Feed 5000 program provided 2300 Holiday Meal Boxes the week before Thanksgiving. We are so Thankful for all of our amazing sponsors, including Premier Sponsors, Amazon, Suncor and Kroger/King Soopers. We are also Thankful for our incredible Volunteers who help us pack, distribute and make Feed 5000 happen in the most fun way possible! We supported over 27 local Adams County Schools and 6 School Districts.

Listen to Channel 7 - Story on Feed 5000

Amazon Employees-Premier Sponsor, Jan Kulmann-Thornton Mayor, Emily Stromquist-Food for Hope Directory and Tiffany Bauder-Food for Hope Community Coordinator

Board Member and United Power Employee Zach Kinder!

Board Member and United Power Employee Zach Kinder