It started with a need that demanded action.

Food For Hope really started in the heart of ThornCreek Church in 2004. ThornCreek was feeding the hungry on a regular basis, but had a desire to do more. They wanted to be the kind of church that if the church was absent, the city would miss them. In 2014, Thornton Mayor Heidi Williams decided to take action in her community against the issue of hunger.  She called together pastors of local churches to see if anyone was willing to assist in her effort. The next day, Pastor Ruben Villarreal of ThornCreek Church got the idea to start Food For Hope from His prayer time with God. God really deserves the credit. Pastor Ruben called Mayor Williams to inform her how ThornCreek Church would solve our hunger problem in schools. The vision was that it would be a dynamic partnership with the City of Thornton, Adams County school districts, people of all faiths and walks of life, businesses, and residents.  They wanted to have a weekend food program that distributed healthy food, specifically for children who required lunch assistance at their schools.  It would be funded by organizations and ordinary people that simply cared about children. 

In May 2014, they brought in Emily Stromquist to be the Executive Director of their effort and Food for Hope became an independent 501(c)3 organization in early 2015. Since that time, those supporting Food for Hope have been gathering resources for achieving its operating goals.  The organization is consistently moving forward - pursuing financial sponsorship and healthy food donations to further the mission.  As the number of families expands and new programs are developed, the hope is that the reach of this initial vision will only continue to grow.

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