All around Colorado, there are children who dread the last day of school before summer vacation. Instead of looking forward to days filled with outdoor activities, they look ahead and see themselves without much to do in the summer, and all too often, without food. They think of the empty cupboards and refrigerators, and of [...]
COPrevent: New SNAP Report Released
Check out CDPHE’s blog post about the recent USDA report. COPrevent: New SNAP Report Released: “Building a Healthy America: A Profile of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program” Report Contains All You Ever Wanted to Know About SNAP.
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Overview of the AmeriCorps VISTA Summer Associates Program AmeriCorps VISTA operates a short-term program during the summer months, known as Summer Associates. This program enhances an existing AmeriCorps VISTA project by providing individuals for 8 to 10 weeks, alongside year-round VISTA members, in an intensive level of summer service. As a Summer Associate, [...]
Canstruction – One “can” make a difference
By now you’ve probably heard about Canstruction® Colorado 2012: Hungry for Change which was displayed at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. Canstruction® Colorado 2012: Hungry for Change was an exciting design/build competition and exhibition in which local designers build large-scale structures made entirely of cans of food. After the exhibition, the food was [...]
Hunger Free Colorado Heads to Durango
Before relocating to Colorado from Maine to begin a VISTA year with Hunger Free Colorado, my supervisor informed me that I would be going on a weekend-long application assistance trip to Durango. In terms of vehicles, I was somewhat familiar with the name “Durango,” but it quickly became clear that the town has far more [...]
Advocates Meet with Senator Bennet to Discuss Ending Hunger Through the Farm Bill
On Friday, March 23, we had the great privilege of meeting with Senator Bennet, along with partners from Colorado Health Foundation, LiveWell Colorado, Kaiser Permanente, Colorado Center on Law and Policy, Colorado Children’s Campaign, Save-A-Lot, and King Soopers. We met with the Senator and his staff in the Denver office to discuss our collective priorities for [...]
GUEST BLOGGER Dr. Urbina: “The Department of Public Health and Environment is Hungry for Change”
The Hungry for Change 10,000 plate campaign was a great opportunity for the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment to partner with Hunger Free Colorado to help raise awareness about the issue of hunger, which impacted an estimated 900,000 individuals in our state in 2010. CDPHE staff and visitors contributed nearly 200 plates, displayed [...]
