Alamosa | Hunger Free Colorado https://hungerfreecolorado.org Making sure all Coloradans have sustainable access to nutritious, affordable food Fri, 23 Apr 2021 22:47:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://hungerfreecolorado.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/pea-150x150.png Alamosa | Hunger Free Colorado https://hungerfreecolorado.org 32 32 Governor Hickenlooper Visits Alamosa Summer Lunch at Boys and Girls Club https://hungerfreecolorado.org/governor-hickenlooper-visits-alamosa-summer-lunch-at-boys-and-girls-club/ Thu, 09 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0000 https://dev.hungerfreecolorado.org/governor-hickenlooper-visits-alamosa-summer-lunch-at-boys-and-girls-club/

On June 9th, Governor Hickenlooper visited a summer food site in Alamosa as part of Summer Food week. The Governor was joined by Darlene Barnes, Regional Administrator of USDA-FNS Mountain Plains; Frank Martinez, Executive Director of the Boys and Girls Club of the San Luis Valley; Robert Alejo, Superintendent of Alamosa Schools; Kathy Roger, Mayor of Alamosa; and Ruth Stemler, State Director of Share Our Strength, among other community members such as the board of directors of the club.

We had a terrific visit. As I have mentioned before, Alamosa serves fabulous food. They also do an amazing job meeting the needs of the children in the community. This summer, Alamosa School District nutrition services expanded Summer Food Service to include the Boys and Girls Club of the San Luis Valley. By doing this, they have increased the number of children they are serving by almost 200! The Boys and Girls Club is providing a safe and engaging environment for children when school is out of session.

Thank you to everyone for making this visit possible! And big thank you to Alamosa Schools Nutrition Services and Boys and Girls Club for meeting the needs of children in the community!

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Homemade Breakfast Burrito and Blood Oranges: Breakfast in the Classroom in Alamosa https://hungerfreecolorado.org/homemade-breakfast-burrito-and-blood-oranges-breakfast-in-the-classroom-in-alamosa/ Tue, 07 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0000 https://dev.hungerfreecolorado.org/homemade-breakfast-burrito-and-blood-oranges-breakfast-in-the-classroom-in-alamosa/ I can’t wait to get back to Alamosa! The last time we visited for our Community Conversation about Child Hunger, we visited a breakfast in the classroom program at an elementary school. I was so impressed. The food was nutritious, fresh, and delicious. The food service staff had the program down to a science: they dropped off homemade breakfast burritos, fresh fruit, and milk to each classroom a few minutes prior to the beginning of the school day. In most classrooms, the teacher took attendance as students quietly ate their breakfast.

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