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Hunger Free Colorado Stands for Racial Justice
Today, as the staff of Hunger Free Colorado start their workweek to ensure that people across Colorado have access to food resources, we recognize that this is not an ordinary […]
June 2, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic is widening the chasm between Colorado’s haves and have-nots
Since the coronavirus was confirmed in Colorado, data have shown that working from the safety of home is an economic privilege; that black and Latino Coloradans are disproportionately likely to catch the virus; that poorer families cannot adapt to online schooling as nimbly as wealthier ones; and that housing insecurity has skyrocketed.
May 24, 2020
Detectan “hambre sin precedente” en zonas latinas de Colorado por el COVID-19
Según el reporte, esta situación es el resultado directo de la pandemia de coronavirus que ha causado que, por el cierre de comercios y empresas, el desempleo en Colorado sea en la actualidad 30 veces superior al que existió durante la recesión económica de 2008 a 2011.
April 29, 2020
Record unemployment is leading to unprecedented food insecurity in Colorado
With unemployment about 30 times higher than the Great Recession’s peak, the economic fallout of the weeks-old COVID-19 pandemic is emptying kitchens across Colorado.
April 24, 2020
Colorado Nutrition Programs Are Easing Access During COVID-19
Colorado is making major progress in adjusting nutrition programs to meet the rapidly changing needs of Coloradans during the COVID-19 outbreak. Let’s take a moment to celebrate these wins! Colorado state agencies are working hard with school districts, community partners and the […]
April 6, 2020
Coronavirus Update: Leaders Urge Coloradans To Wait A Few Days To Shop For Groceries
In this difficult time an appeal is being made to hold back on your shopping to allow those on food assistance to have a chance to get to the stores before the shelves are emptied.
April 1, 2020
Colorado Sin Hambre Intensifica Servicios de Ayuda para Acceder a Recursos Alimenticios
En respuesta a la pandemia del COVID-19, o coronavirus, Hunger Free Colorado (Colorado Sin Hambre) ha intensificado su servicio de ayuda para conectar a los habitantes de Colorado con los […]
March 30, 2020
Schools, Food Pantries Get Creative in Wake of COVID-19
School closures are affecting more than 700,000 students across Colorado, and schools, nonprofits and community groups are working together and getting creative to ensure that they can continue to get nutritious meals during the COVID-19 crisis.
March 18, 2020
SNAP Judgment: Coronavirus Cited In Ruling That Blocks New Work Requirements For Food Stamps
Thousands of Mountain West residents who were slated to be kicked off food stamps will retain access to benefits next month after a federal judge blocked a Trump administration rule.
March 17, 2020
Will the Coronavirus Make Some Kids Go Hungry?
As concerns over the novel coronavirus halted school breakfast and lunch and after-school family nutrition programs, state services and advocates rushed to cover gaps but did not promise a seamless transition.
March 13, 2020
Here’s Why Lunch Shaming Is Harmful to Kids
Lunch shaming is a longstanding problem for kids and schools across the country, and it’s high time we stamped it out. Several schools have gained national media attention when they refused […]
Tags: child hunger, child nutrition, child nutrition programs
March 12, 2020
Colorado joins lawsuit challenging changes to food stamp rules
Colorado has joined 20 states and Washington D.C. in a lawsuit to challenge the Trump administration’s proposal that will restrict food stamps, or SNAP benefits, to 700,000 people.
January 31, 2020
Colorado joins a multi-state challenge to a Trump administration proposal on food stamps
The proposed changes set to take effect April 1 would limit exemptions relating to the length of time Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits would be available to able-bodied adults without dependents who do not meet work requirements.
January 30, 2020
SCOTUS vote will cause irreparable harm in Colorado
Misleading public charge policy will lead to increase in poverty and hunger DENVER (January 28, 2020) — Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled to temporarily lift the nationwide injunction […]
January 28, 2020
Voto de Corte Suprema Causará Daño Irreparable en Colorado
La equivocada política de “carga pública” aumentará la pobreza y el hambre DENVER (28 de enero de 2020) — Este lunes (27 de enero), la Corte Suprema de EEUU resolvió […]
Tags: Protecting Immigrant Families, public charge, public policy, SNAP
SCOTUS Vote will Cause Irreparable Harm in Colorado
Misleading public charge policy will lead to increase in poverty and hunger DENVER (January 28, 2020) — Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled to temporarily lift the nationwide injunction that […]
Tags: Food Resource Hotline, food resources, Protecting Immigrant Families, public charge, public policy
No One Should Go Hungry
Hungry Free Colorado is a food resource to help in the fight against hunger. Ellie Agar, Director of Communications, with Hunger Free Colorado joins me on this episode of mouth•ful to talk about the face of hunger and hunger prevention.
January 15, 2020
Hunger Free Colorado’s 2020 Legislative Priorities
Hunger Free Colorado has convened a broad group of stakeholders to create an agenda for the 2020 state legislative session. Increase SNAP Outreach Funding (with a Focus on the Enrollment […]
Tags: colorado legislature, legislation, policy, public policy
January 14, 2020
2019 USDA Rule Changes Will Hurt Food Stamp Participants in Colorado
In 2019, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) proposed or finalized three rule changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also known as food stamps: Tightening the unemployment […]
January 10, 2020
Hunger Free Colorado selects Fatuma Emmad for inaugural Kathy Underhill Scholarship Award
The award recognizes the next generation of hunger leaders DENVER (October 31, 2019) – Kathy Underhill is a nationally recognized leader and policy expert in solving hunger and was […]
December 31, 2019
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