11/12/25 - 11/18/25: Food for Hope Selected as Nonprofit Partner for Kyle Clark’s “Next” on 9NEWS

Food for Hope Selected as Nonprofit Partner for Kyle Clark’s “Next” Word of Thanks on 9NEWS

Food for Hope is honored to be chosen as a nonprofit partner for Kyle Clark – Next on Channel 9 News in Denver. This incredible opportunity comes at a crucial time, as we work to complete our Feed 5000 campaign and ensure local families receive a Holiday Meal Box this season.

Kyle Clark and the Next community are helping us close the final gap in donations, making it possible for thousands of families to enjoy a complete, nourishing holiday meal. Any additional funds raised will go directly into expanding our food programming, strengthening our In-School Food Pantries, and supporting students and families facing food insecurity across Adams County.

We are deeply grateful for this partnership and for everyone who steps in to support their neighbors. Together, we’re building a brighter, more hopeful holiday season for our community.

Word of Thanks - Give Here
Kyle Clark - Word of Thanks Video

October Newsletter

Dear Supporters and Friends,

Working in hunger relief is never easy, but Food for Hope is currently facing one of the biggest challenges our organization has ever encountered. With SNAP benefits suspended for at least a month, millions of families across the nation are worried about having enough to eat. Right here in Adams County, over 30,000 children are at risk of going hungry. At a recent meeting, a representative from another food pantry shared that a parent told her they expected to eat very little in order to ensure their kids were fed. They said they would just drink water as long as it means the children have what they need.

No parent should have to be in this situation. Food for Hope is uniquely positioned to help during this crisis, and we are doing our best to mobilize extra resources in the coming weeks. However, we are not funded for the volume of food needed to meet this elevated need. This is where our incredible community can make a real difference. Your support is needed now more than ever. Our small organization can do mighty things with the backing of those who believe in our work. 

You can help by choosing local, leading with your heart, and investing in your own community. I wrote our October Blog with more details about the SNAP Benefit suspension, so take a moment to check it out.

Whether your heart leads you to support a family through our Feed 5000 Holiday Meal Boxes, or to provide immediate relief via our SNAP Gap Emergency Fund, every gift makes a tangible difference. Every meal, every box, every act of kindness helps ensure children and families don’t have to face hunger alone.

Together, we can continue to stand strong as a community that cares, supports, and nourishes. Thank you for being a beacon of hope for so many in Adams County.

 Warmly, 

Executive Director

emily@foodforhope.net

Support our SNAP Gap Emergency Fund here!

Read October Blog

Feed 5000 - Holiday Meal Boxes

 IT'S TIME FRIENDS...This holiday season, join Food for Hope in bringing warmth, dignity, and full plates to local families through our Feed 5000 Holiday Meal Program!

Each $35 donation provides a complete holiday meal box for one Adams County family—filled with shelf-stable sides, dessert, and a gift card for fresh produce or meat. Every box is distributed through our partner school districts, ensuring that families who need it most feel supported and cared for.

This season, let’s make it about Families Supporting Families. 
Give today and help spread hope—one meal, one family at a time!

Support a Local Family for the Holidays Here! 

 

Food Pantry Highlight:
Wolverine Den at Mapleton Public Schools 

This month, we’re thrilled to spotlight the Mapleton Schools Wolverine Den Food Pantry! Opened in March 2025, this pantry has been growing slow but steady—and is already making a meaningful impact. Just last week, we supported over 75 individuals from 16 Mapleton families!

During check-in, we learned that many families hadn’t visited a food pantry in over a year. It was heartwarming to see them shop for nutritious, shelf-stable items like oatmeal, cereal, pasta, rice, proteins, fruits, sauces, condiments, and vegetables.

We’re also excited to share that Food for Hope recently added a freezer to the Mapleton location—allowing us to now offer frozen meats and tortillas. Families have been especially grateful for this addition! We will also be adding a refrigerator and adding more fresh options in the coming months.

Each visit reminds us that access to good food truly brings hope and dignity to our neighbors. Click the link below to help us add extra food to the shelves of this location and at other schools during the upcoming month!

Stock More Food on Shelves! Donate here.

 Food for Hope Named Hometown Heroes!

The Food for Hope team was honored to be selected as Hometown Heroes by Modern Woodmen of America, a Fraternal Financial Organization dedicated to supporting local communities.

The Hometown Heroes program recognizes individuals and organizations who make a difference through selfless service and dedication. Honorees are nominated by community members, and each award includes a generous donation from Modern Woodmen to support a local charity or cause of the recipient’s choice.

A huge thank you to Mandi and the team at Modern Woodmen of America for recognizing our work and partnering to fight food insecurity in our community. We also celebrated this special recognition with a fun luncheon at Main Event in Thornton, CO!

 

Community Connections

As we welcome fall and head into the holiday season, we’re feeling extra grateful for the incredible community support we receive all year long! Below are some of the amazing community partners from October who made a big impact.

CIMA Energy Golf Tournament: 282lbs and $3100 

Orchard Town Center: Spooky Sweets Stroll $1500 

Good Shepherd United Methodist Church Food Drive (Monthly): 74lbs

Dion's Pizza: $1,000 Grant and Staff Lunch

Modern Woodmen of America: Hometown Heroes Award and Donation

Echo City Church Food Drive: 1,304lbs

Malley Transitional Care Food Drive: 70lbs

 

If your company or group is interested in partnering with Food for Hope, we’d love to connect—please reach out to Darcie or Tiffany. 

 

Food for Hope Merch NOW AVAILABLE!

Food for Hope is excited to share our new Online Merchandise Store! Each item you purchase helps to feed local students and families who need our help with food in their homes. Take a look around at the beautifully (& locally) designed apparel! 

Food for Hope Store 

Upcoming Events

  Monday Nov. 17, 2025 - Friday Nov. 21: Feed 5000 Week!  
Click here for more information.

SAVE THE DATE:
Food for Hope Spring Gala, 4/16/26 at The Establishment, Westminster.

 

Would you help share our story?

Your voice is powerful! Food for Hope has a waitlist of schools requesting our programs, and that means children are missing out on essential nutrition every day. You can help our organization grow by sharing this newsletter, our website, or our social media pages with friends, family, and coworkers. This simple action takes less than a minute, and you’re helping expand our reach to support our work. Let’s build a stronger, more compassionate community—one connection at a time. Check out our social links below!

Thank you for following along with Food for Hope in our journey to come alongside families experiencing food insecurity. There are currently a lot of things happening in our community and around the world that can make us feel helpless. Feeling unable to do something when you are witnessing painful events only amplifies the heartache. September is actually Hunger Action Month, and I wrote a blog about things that we can do when we are feeling helpless. I hope you will consider your circumstances, your resources, your gifts, talents, and time. What can you give to another that would help and potentially ease tension that exists in their life? Reach out to me at my email below and let me know what you decide to do! Taking action and creating positivity are powerful tools, and we can all do something.

Also, stay tuned! Feed 5000 season is just around the corner! With your help, we will provide a full Thanksgiving meal to over 10,000 Adams County residents. You won't want to miss it! More details coming soon. Best wishes for all the fall joys coming our way.

 Warmly, 

Executive Director

emily@foodforhope.net

Read September Blog

Become a Monthly Donor. Click here!

 

Each year, Food for Hope surveys local families that shop at our In-School Food Pantries so we can evaluate meeting their needs and make any necessary changes to help them in the most effective way. 

The Spring 2025 Survey responses reflected: 

39% - Shop in our In-School Food Pantries once a week 

94.2% - Say our Food Pantries have had an overall positive impact on their children's health.

55.1% - Say without our Food Pantry resources they or someone in their household, including children, would have to skip a meal at least once a week. 

89.8% -  Say Food for Hope meets their preferences for culturally appropriate foods. 

79.7% - Say Food for Hope meets their dietary and health needs with food choices.

 

Food Pantries - Open for Business!

This past month, Food for Hope proudly re-opened 9 In-School Food Pantries, bringing fresh and shelf-stable food directly to students and families experiencing food insecurity. As we set up, organized, and delivered food, we were greeted with smiles and gratitude from our school communities. Our pantries serve families in School Districts 27J, Adams 14, Mapleton, Pinnacle Charter School, and Adams 12, including McElwain Elementary, STEM Launch, Northglenn High, Shadow Ridge Middle School, and Coronado Elementary. Most pantries are open during the week for families and students to shop, while Pinnacle Charter School offers a convenient online order system to meet the needs of their community. 

 

You can also help by sponsoring a child for $25 a month. Click here!

 

Thornton Area Bike-n-Brew 2025 - Results are in!

The 3rd Annual Thornton Area Bike-n-Brew, hosted by Satire Brewing, was a huge success in support of Food for Hope! Riders enjoyed a fun trail ride, engaging vendors, and exciting live music, all while coming together for a great cause. Thanks to the incredible support from participants, vendors, and Satire Brewing, we raised over $3,900—enough to provide food support for 780 local students experiencing food insecurity. Stay tuned for the 4th Annual Bike-n-Brew, and thank you to everyone who helped make this event possible!

 

Community Connections

As we kick off a new school year and step into fall, we are especially grateful for the incredible community support we receive all year long! Below are some of the amazing community supporters from September who made a big impact.

CHFA - Volunteer Day!

Omni Interlocken - Volunteer Day!

Echo City Food Drive: 74lbs  

Starstone Church Food Drive: 985lbs 

Good Shepherd United Methodist Church Food Drive (Monthly): 87lbs

Labor Day Weekend Community Food Drive-Stargate NHS Students: 111lbs

Cross of Christ: 95lbs

 If your company or group is interested in partnering with Food for Hope, we’d love to connect—please reach out to Darcie or Tiffany. 

 

SNEAK PEAK!!

Mark your calendars!  Food for Hope is launching a merch store on October 1st! All items are made to order, and not available anywhere except for on our website. All purchases will benefit our mission AND will help you step up your wardrobe game! Stay tuned to your email and our socials for the official link to be released next week.

 

Upcoming Events

 Sunday Oct 12, 2025, 11am-2pm: Spooky Sweets Stroll, Orchard Town Center

Monday Nov. 17, 2025 - Friday Nov. 21: Feed 5000 Week!  
Click here for more information.

SAVE THE DATE:
Food for Hope Spring Gala, 4/16/26 at The Establishment, Westminster.

 

Would you help share our story?

Your voice is powerful! Food for Hope has a waitlist of schools requesting our programs, and that means children are missing out on essential nutrition every day. You can help our organization grow by sharing this newsletter, our website, or our social media pages with friends, family, and coworkers. This simple action takes less than a minute, and you’re helping expand our reach to support our work. Let’s build a stronger, more compassionate community—one connection at a time. @FoodforHopeCO

Adams County Awards Food for Hope $40,000!

The Adams County Board of County Commissioners awarded a total of $800,000 in Community Enrichment Grants to 21 nonprofit organizations. These grants support programs addressing basic needs, household stabilization, and community well-being. Food for Hope received $40,000 under the Community Stabilization & Basic Needs tier for its “comprehensive childhood hunger relief programs!

Read The Article Here!

Back to School Notes from Emily, our Director - August Edition

Welcome to a new school year! Many of us are experiencing the challenges of busy schedules, homework, packing lunches, and the logistics of getting children all the places they need to go. In a recent interview (which you can see below!), a news anchor asked me what it was like for parents to navigate this time of year with limited resources. There are so many expectations: back to school shopping, school supply lists, snacks, sports equipment. It seems like an unending stream of needs! The costs can be overwhelming for everyone, but particularly parents who are struggling to pay their standard life expenses. Food for Hope is striving to do our part to help these parents and their students start the year off in a positive way. Our pantries, weekend food bags, and School Fuel snack program ensure children will always have the vital nutrition they need, regardless of circumstances at home. You can partner with us in this effort by signing up to be monthly donor! The link is below. 

Despite the adjustments this time of year requires, I hope that you and your family are entering this new season with hope and expectation. Best wishes for a fabulous year! 

Warmly, 

Emily Stromquist -Food for Hope Executive Director

Calling all Core Volunteers!

Each year, Food for Hope gathers our core volunteers to build community, undergo training, and celebrate all they have helped our organization to accomplish. You may be wondering - who is considered a core volunteer?  These are the volunteers who play a pivotal role in our weekly operations. They consistently work at food pantries, drive the truck and restock shelves, work at events, help procure food, and more. Along with some annual training, we gave out awards and some fun giveaways too.  It was wonderful to see so many familiar faces we value deeply—and even reconnect with some we haven’t seen since May. Thank you for those took the time to join us at this event. We appreciate that you choose to continue to walk with us in service to our community. Our volunteers truly are the heart of Food for Hope!


Interested in Volunteering this School Year? Contact Tiffany.

We are grateful for the incredible community support we receive throughout the whole year! Below are some of the partnerships and connections that made a difference this Summer.

 Bubble Bash - Orchard Town Center - Duck Pond/Donations

Good Shepherd United Methodist Church - Monthly Food Drive support 
Tailwinds of Hope - 242 pounds of food from their golf tournament!
If your company or group is interested in partnering with Food for Hope, we’d love to connect—please reach out to Darcie or Tiffany. 

Would you help share our story?

Your voice is powerful! Food for Hope has a waitlist of schools waiting for our programs, and that means children are missing out on essential nutrition every day. You can help our organization grow by sharing this newsletter, our website, or our social media pages with friends, family, and coworkers. This simple action takes less than a minute, and you’re helping expand our reach to support our work.  Together, we can grow our programs, increase access to vital resources, and serve more families in need. Let’s build a stronger, more compassionate community—one connection at a time.

@FoodforHopeCO

Upcoming Events!

Denver7 News features Food for Hope - shares how you can help!

We were thankful to be visited by Denver7’s Claire Lavezzorio and chat with her about Food for Hope operations. We shared that we currently have twelve schools on a waitlist for services, and that we are making an effort to raise funds to bridge that gap as soon as possible. Thank you to Patty & Scott - our amazing volunteers who showed up and showed off their hardwork!

Denver7 story on Food for Hope.

MSN Shares Food for Hope In-School Food Pantry Interview & Video!

We’re honored that MSN shared the story of Food for Hope’s In-School Food Pantry program, highlighting the impact it has on students and families right here in our community. Together, we’re making sure children have access to nutritious food so they can learn, grow, and thrive.

You can be part of the story—Donate, Volunteer, or Share to support Food for Hope today!

Read the MSN Article Here!

9News with Kyle Clark Features Food for Hope

Food for Hope was featured last night on Next with Kyle Clark on 9News! They visited us at our pantry at the Adams 14 School District. We are thankful for the client who was willing to share why the in-school pantry model is so helpful and effective. As they share in the video, we do have a waitlist for services. If you would like to partner with us to ensure our work continues, then you can donate here or click the button below. Just $25 per month will ensure a child has everything they need to grow and thrive.

Partner Here!

Food for Hope - Annual Report 2024-2025

In 2024–2025, Food for Hope fed more people than ever before, received more food donations than ever before, raised more funds than ever before, and distributed more food than in any year in our history.

While we didn’t quite meet our ambitious goals, we recognize the challenges many nonprofits face and feel incredibly grateful for our amazing supporters and community who continue to stand with us. Together, we know we will reach new heights this year—join us in partnering to ensure every student and family has the food they need to thrive.

Food for Hope on Great Day Colorado!

Great Day Colorado recently visited Food for Hope to share our mission of fighting food insecurity in our community. As we head into the back-to-school season, we’re working hard to feed even more students and families—distributing over 20,000 pounds of food each week during the school year! There are 3 easy ways to support Food for Hope: 1. Share our Mission 2. Become a Monthly Donor 3. Volunteer.