Longmont Food Rescue receives $1,500 donation for healthy food distribution The nonprofit expanded its services through the pandemic. Monte Whaley Jun 12, 2021 8:00 AM Left to right: Longmont Food Rescue Executive Director Naomi Curland; Longmont United Hospital Director of Finance Josh Butts; Longmont United Hospital Chief Medical Officer Dr. Tony Pearson; Longmont United Hospital Chief Executive Officer TIna Johnson; Longmont Food Rescue Founder & Treasurer Kelly Mahoney; Longmont United HospitalContinue reading Longmont Leader: Longmont Food Rescue receives $1,500 donation for healthy food distribution
Longmont Leader: Nonprofits team up to offer groceries to families impacted by COVID
Nonprofits team up to offer groceries to families impacted by COVID “Open to all, the grant-funded grocery program is being offered in an effort to help respond to the ongoing increase in food insecurity as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.” Julie Baxter Oct 18, 2020 7:00 AM Youth Center and Longmont Food Rescue staff distribute groceries at Cloverbasin Village over the summer. (Photo courtesy of Longmont Children, Youth and Families) Local nonprofit organizationsContinue reading Longmont Leader: Nonprofits team up to offer groceries to families impacted by COVID
Longmont Leader: Friends of Longmont receives $75,000 for Community Meals Program
Friends of Longmont receives $75,000 for Community Meals Program Money from the Colorado COVID Relief Fund grant will be used to continue and expand the program to provide meals for adults and youth, take-home groceries, and to add additional distribution sites, according to a news release. Longmont Leader Staff Sep 4, 2020 8:00 AM The recent decision to continue with online-only schooling means school cafeterias are empty and many youth struggle to access daily meals.Continue reading Longmont Leader: Friends of Longmont receives $75,000 for Community Meals Program
Longmont Leader: More than 1 in 3 Coloradans faces food insecurity during pandemic
Four in ten Colorado parents say they’ve had to skip meals because there wasn’t enough money for food, according to a new survey conducted by Kupersmit Research. Eric Galatas, Colorado News Connection Aug 9, 2020 10:00 AM Grocery bags for give away line the OUR Center facility on July 1, 2020. (Photo by Monte Whaley) DENVER — More than 37% of Coloradans currently are struggling to afford food, compared with 11% during the Great Recession,Continue reading Longmont Leader: More than 1 in 3 Coloradans faces food insecurity during pandemic