Hunger Free Colorado plays a critical role in ending hunger by connecting thousands of Coloradans with nutritious and culturally relevant food resources while working with communities to build more equitable food systems. We believe food is a basic human right and our communities are stronger, healthier and more prosperous when all Coloradans have enough healthy food to eat. Standing alongside our most impacted community members, we are steadfast in our work to create a just food system for all.
Our mission is to connect people to food resources to meet existing needs and drive policy, systems and social change to end hunger.
For more than a decade, Hunger Free Colorado has been a trusted, statewide resource families turn to when they need help putting food on the table. This year, as Coloradans face devastating and harmful changes to SNAP, our team has been a steady guide—helping thousands of households navigate the changes to SNAP, with dignity and compassion.
And together with community partners, we delivered food justice by securing funding for Colorado Healthy School Meals for All Program which ensures Colorado public school students have access to free and nutritious foods at school without stimga or shame. The passage of Propositions LL and MM, created sustainable funding for Healthy School Meals for All and SNAP. These wins prove what we’ve always believed—when communities come together, we can build large-scale, lasting solutions.
We meet people where they are—on our multilingual Food Resource hotline, through trusted neighborhood partners, and across rural and urban communities—to ensure everyone can access SNAP and other essential supports. At the same time, we work alongside community members to build equitable food systems, and secure long-term, structural change.
Organization name
Hunger Free Colorado
other names
Colorado Anti-Hunger Network (CAN), Colorado Coalition to End Hunger
2003
Category
Food, Agriculture & Nutrition
Organization Size
Large Organization
Address
3840 York Street, Suite 245Denver County, CO, US