IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE:
Below are some resources and food access points across the state, compiled by CCH staff and service partners. Stay tuned for additional updates.
211 Colorado
- Visit 211colorado.org/food-assistance for additional resources.
- Dial 2-1-1 or (866) 760-6489
- Text your ZIP CODE to 898-211
City of Denver Emergency Response (as of 11/3)
- Denver's Food Resources - City and County of Denver
- Denver's SNAP Response Action Plan Overview
- 10 Ways to Support Your Community
Colorado Public Radio Statewide Resources: How to help and get help amid SNAP benefits uncertainty in Colorado
- Specific to Denver Metro Area (see link above for statewide):
- Bienvenidos food bank in northwest Denver accepts food and monetary donations and is especially seeking volunteers who speak Spanish.
- Mutual Aid Mondays accepts clothing, hygiene items, nonperishable foods, survival gear, and other essentials and has donation drop-off sites across the city. You can also have your donation picked up. Email Mutalaidmonday@gmail.com to schedule.
- Jewish Family Services operates a food pantry in southeast Denver on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and is currently matching donations up to $15,000.
- Kaizen Food Share accepts donations of homegrown produce through the Fresh Food Connect app and also accepts monetary donations through their website. You can also volunteer virtually and in person.
- SAME Cafe, short for So All May Eat, on East Colfax accepts monetary donations through their website and fresh local produce donations on-site Monday through Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. You can also support their mission by purchasing items via their Amazon Wish List.
- The Park Hill Food Pantry distributes food boxes on Fridays from 1 to 3 p.m. and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. You can donate funds through their website or volunteer at one of their distributions.
Plentiful app: Download the Plentiful app to navigate food resources
CO Department of Human Services: Call the SNAP Benefits Support line
Feeding Colorado: Search the Feeding Colorado food finder or email info@feedingcolorado.org
Food for Youth (Ages 3-18): Denver invites youth, ages 3–18, to enjoy breakfast, lunch, supper and/or a nutritious snack. No ID or registration required. Saturday meals available beginning Nov 1. Click here for map and more.
Food resource map below allows you to filter between food pantries and access points, public transportation, and other resources to determine what is accessible to you.
- Purple icons indicates a light rail stop.
- Green icons indicate a food resource.
- Click the arrow in the top left to add bus stops or ARC locations.