We are the Summit County Pet Food Pantry, initiated in July 2024. We grew from the recognition of a need to create an equitable distribution of pet food to pets and their families presently in need and to increase the quantity of pet food available for this distribution.
We initially partnered with the local human food pantries by adding pet food to their inventory. We continued supplying pet food to the Animal Shelter food locker. Since our initiation, we have expanded the distribution of pet food to the Colorado Mountain College, the Summit County Nonprofit Medical Clinics, the Food Bank of the Rockies Mobile Food Pantry, and the Park and Lake Counties food pantries.
We receive generous supplies of pet food from our partner, the Colorado Pet Pantry in Denver. We also receive pet food donations from the community and local businesses. Cash revenues are obtained from community members, Grants, and fundraisers. These funds allow the purchase of pet food from Costco and our local pet food businesses.
We now rent a storage unit from which we can sort the pet food, re-bag larger bags, and from which we can distribute more efficiently.
Most deliveries are made twice a month. More funds would allow us to deliver more food more often, which the clients state they are requiring.
Surveys of the clients and pet food pantry staff and managers note great satisfaction and love the initiative. Clients are very pleased to have the support to feed their pets.
Our goal is to FEED THEM ALL and keep pets with their families and out of the Shelter.
The Summit County Pet Food Pantry is an all-volunteer 501c3 nonprofit organization committed to animal welfare and preserving pets as part of families by partnering with local food pantries to provide pet food for pets and families in need.
The Summit County Pet Food Pantry serves a community of 10,000 people. To date we have donated 25,517 pounds of pet food and raised $29,589.
We are an all volunteer 501c3 organization, who are passionate about animal welfare and serve the community gratefully.
We support other animal welfare organization in Summit County and support the community by participating in many community-based events.
Educating and engaging the community in the present food insecurity crisis is paramount in our goal to FEED THEM ALL.
We will continue to strive for the betterment of the pets and humans physical and mental health by providing healthy pet food to families presently in need.
Organization name
Summit County Pet Food Pantry
2024
Tax id (EIN)
99-3763737
Category
Animal-Related
Organization Size
Small Organization
Address
85 REVETT DRMailing
85 Revett DrSummit County, CO, US
Park County, CO, US
Lake County, CO, US