Together, we can improve fresh food access in communities throughout Colorado.
Access to healthy food is a systemic problem that requires a collective solution. Our Colorado Food Pantry Network brings food pantries together to end hunger in Colorado. This statewide effort helps food pantries invest in improved collaboration, organizational efficiencies and spur collective action. To learn more, email our Community Food Systems Manager.
Membership Benefits
- Support in communicating your organization’s (and community) needs to policymakers and elected officials
- Connect with other food pantries to share ideas and successful practices
- Access to state-specific data on client needs and support for implementing changes
- Training on how to best represent your impact/work to funders and media outlets
Vision
Food pantries, with collective power, will meet the needs of Coloradans struggling with hunger. As part of a united charitable food system, they will be stronger, more efficient and more effective in providing their services to the community.
Values
- Partnership: We are stronger together than we are alone.
- Advocacy: We use our collective voice to create a stronger charitable food system, and we open up opportunities for the voices of the hungry themselves to be heard.
- Learning: We seek to learn about and replicate best practices, assess our work, and incorporate lessons learned into our work.
- Equity: We first focus on those experiencing hunger by listening and responding to their needs, and that guides the decisions we make.
- Hope: We inspire hope for all and support model pantries that show the path to greatness.
Join the Colorado Food Pantry Network!
Fees are based on organizational budget. If the food pantry is only one service or program offered by the organization, the budget figures should reflect the entire organization, not just the food pantry. Budget figures should not include in-kind donations.
This form is for organizations with budgets of less than $10,000. For organizations with budgets above $10,000, please use the form on this page.
If you have any questions, please email us!
$ 10,000 and under = NO FEE
$ 10,001 – $50,000 = $25.00
$ 50,001 – $100,000 = $50.00
$ 100,001 – $250,000 = $75.00
$ 250,001 and up = $100.00
5.5 Million for Food Pantries and Food Banks
In 2020, the Colorado Food Pantry Assistance Grant Program received funding twice as part of our state’s pandemic response. In total, we secured more than $5.5 million for Colorado’s food pantries and food banks. These funds help respond to the sharp rise in food insecurity, support Colorado’s agricultural production, and get healthy food to households facing hunger. Learn more.
Colorado Food Pantry Network History
Special session passage of the Food Pantry Assistance Grant Program ($5 million) for food pantries and food banks to respond to the sharp rise in hunger and support Colorado agriculture
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Launch of the Farm to Food Pantry Initiative to develop and support relationships between regional food producers and food pantries
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More collective action and change to better support food pantry clients and enable adoption of nutrition guidelines
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Approval of $500,000 in the state budget for food pantries and food banks to purchase Colorado Proud items, such as produce, meat, and dairy
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Hunger Free Colorado’s statewide voter poll showed support for funding in the state budget to support food pantries
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Network members expressed concern about finding financial resources to purchase fresh produce
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Client Survey data showed customers would like to see more fresh fruits and vegetables
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Client Input Survey made available to Colorado Food Pantry Network members to collect feedback from their customers
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Colorado Food Pantry Network launched as a program of Hunger Free Colorado
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Full Pantries, Full Lives identified the need for their group to continue, and recommended creating the Colorado Food Pantry Network
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A two-year project, facilitated by Hunger Free Colorado, that supported a cohort of eight food pantries to improve food pantry operations and foster change through collective action
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