"Thornton Now" Features Food for Hope

Mayor Heidi Williams interviewed Executive Director, Emily Stromquist, in this segment that highlights Food for Hope's current programs and what you can do to help us achieve our mission.  Check it Out!

Thornton Now is produced monthly by the city of Thornton and features elected officials discussing a variety of topics throughout our community. www.cityofthornton.tv

The Giving Back Group

Food for Hope has been selected as one of the newest preferred partners for the Giving Back Group!

If you are buying or selling real estate then please consider using this group.  Our organization will be empowered to feed more children through each transaction.  For more information, click the logo above or email Rick Avery at rick.avery@givingbackgroup.com.

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“At The Giving Back Group, we are committed to providing exceptional real estate services. Whether it’s helping a Buyer or a Seller, our commitment remains the same – to provide service that exceeds our client’s expectations.

We are also committed to our community and helping those in need. If you work with us to buy or sell your home, we will donate 20% of our commission to the charity/nonprofit of your choice (including charitable, education, religious, scientific and others) in your name! And there is absolutely no cost to you!

We are grateful for the opportunity to work with our clients and are excited to be able to help others in our community with our donations!”

— Rick Avery, Giving Back Group Founder

Volunteer Coordinator named 7News "Everyday Hero"

The volunteer coordinator for Food for Hope just received the honor of the 7News Everyday Hero award.  Mike Lewis has been with our organization since the beginning, and works tirelessly to make sure we reach as many children as possible with the food they need.  He is more than deserving of this award.  Check out the video below for the full segment.

Citywide Bank Food Drive

September is Hunger Action Month and we are thrilled that several of our community partners are conducting food drives and helping us raise awareness for the issue of childhood hunger in our area.

Citywide Bank in Larkridge at Hwy. 7 is collecting peanut butter and individual oatmeal packets for Food for Hope!  They are collecting these items through September 29th.  See the link below for more information! 

Citywide Bank Food Drive Info

S.O.S Group Sponsors Child!

A local group of moms and their children make up the group - S.O.S., which stands for "Summer Of Service".  They use the extra time in the summer to serve in nonprofits in the north Denver area, helping local citizens in need.  Last summer, this incredible group held a food drive outside of King Soopers and brought in hundreds of pounds of food donations for Food for Hope.  This year, the group supported our organization by putting on a bake sale near Park Village Pool.  Their results were inspiring!  These kids raised close to $200 in only 2 hours!  That amount will sponsor a local child to be fed by Food for Hope for an entire school year.

eTown Video on Food for Hope

The full video interview!

Food for Hope Featured on eTown Broadcast

Food for Hope was selected as the winner of the e-Chievement award on the nationally-syndicated radio show - eTown.  Each week the show features someone who is working to make a difference in their community, and this week they are featuring our organization!  Use the link below to listen online or find a local radio station that plays the show.  We were proud and honored to be a part of the talented team that produces this show.  Thank you, eTown!

Executive Director, Emily Stromquist, receives the eChievement award on behalf of Food for Hope.

Founded in 1991, eTown is a nationally-syndicated radio show heard weekly on over 300 public, community and commercial stations across North America and via podcast. eTown is a nonprofit, 501(c)3 corporation whose mission is to educate, entertain and inspire a diverse audience, through music and conversation, to create a socially responsible and environmentally sustainable world. Every eTown show is taped in front of a live audience, and features performances from many of today’s top musical artists as well as thought-provoking interviews and the presentation of the listener-nominated eChievement Award recognizing everyday people who have made a difference in their community or beyond.  Founders Nick Forster, of the legendary bluegrass band Hot Rize, and his wife, singer/actress Helen Forster host the show. 

Feed 8000 - 2016

The week before Thanksgiving our organization coordinated the distribution of 2,000 meal boxes and turkeys to local families in need.  Despite the unpredictable weather, we had over 300 volunteers come together to make this outreach happen.  We are thrilled to help the community by giving so many people the dignity and joy of having a full holiday meal at home when they would otherwise go without.  Below we have a slideshow and a short video summarizing the hard work, laughter, and dedication that made up these five days.  Enjoy!  Thank you to the MANY of you that sponsored boxes!

We would like ot extend a special THANK YOU to these sponsors:

Walmart Neighborhood Market - Thornton
Home Builders Services
American Furniture Warehouse
Colorado Contractor Solutions
ThornCreek Church
Legacy Christian Fellowship

The Schmitz Service Award

On Monday, September 19th we were privileged to present the inaugural Schmitz Service Award.  This award was inspired by our recipient, Dick "Papa" Schmitz, as he has shown exemplary service and incredible devotion to the mission of Food for Hope.   He began advocating our program before we even distributed one bag of food, and he continued on as the Volunteer Coordinator as we grew over the first two years in existence.  Children knew him in the halls of the schools and staff members often praised his commitment to delivering bags every week.  His connections to the community we serve indicates the passion he displays for helping children in need thrive despite their economic circumstances.  Dick is currently battling lung cancer, and the Food for Hope community is supporting him while eagerly awaiting his return to serving the schools he loves.

The Schmitz Service Award will be presented to one outstanding volunteer each year as a way for Food for Hope to recognize individuals that go above and beyond to improve the lives of local children.  Join us in congratulating Dick Schmitz on receiving this honor by sharing this post or recognizing him on our Facebook page!

Executive Director, Emily Stromquist, presents Dick with his award after a record breaking night of over 60 volunteers showing up to pack food bags.

Dick Schmitz is joined by Executive Director Emily Stromquist,  Food for Hope board treasurer, Daniel Graff, and Thornton Mayor Heidi Williams.

"Food for Hope Attacks Student Hunger"

Check out the article about our program published today in the Northglenn/Thornton Sentinel!

Also, join us in celebrating a 2nd spectacular school year serving the Adams 12 Five Star school district.  We distributed 9,064 bags of food for children to take home on the weekends and 3,000 breakfasts to high school students needing some nourishment upon arriving at school.

THANK YOU to our volunteers and supporters for making these accomplishments possible.