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7500 Plates and Counting!


  With just a few months left in our Hungry for Change 10,000 Plates Campaign, the plates are pouring in! Coloradans are fed up with people being hungry and they’re […]

White paper plate that reads "I'm hungry for change." on a yellow background. At the bottom of the image, there is a green box that reads "join our 10,000 plate campaign"

January 23, 2012


Food stamp families to critics: Walk in our shoes


Check out this great article on Food Stamps! By Jesse Washington, Associated Press January 19, 2012 WASHINGTON (AP) – Some have advanced degrees and remember middle-class lives. Some work selling […]

January 20, 2012


Nutritious, delicious, and out of reach – too many families in Colorado cannot afford fresh produce


DENVER – Most people know that fresh fruits and vegetables are loaded with vitamins and minerals. They are sweet, crunchy, juicy, and refreshing. Adults are generally advised to eat five […]

Tomatoes ripen on the vine with withered brown leaves

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January 4, 2012


No Child in this Beautiful State Should Know Hunger: Reflections from HFC’s Incoming Board Chair


As the incoming chair of the Board of Directors, I wanted to take some time to share my own personal perspective on why I joined Hunger Free Colorado and how […]

Maroon bells in fall, aspen trees are orange and the showy range is reflected in the lake below

December 30, 2011


It’s the holiday season…


with the whoop-de-do and hickory dock. The holiday season brings visions of a table full of delicious food and loved ones.  We travel from near and afar to gather in […]

White paper plate that has a Christmas tree drawn on it and reads "what if... this Christmas everyone had enough food."

December 24, 2011


TEDX Simon Sinek: How great leaders inspire action


This is a great TED video about how leaders inspire action. TED Talks Simon Sinek has a simple but powerful model for inspirational leadership all starting with a golden circle […]

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December 21, 2011


Hockey Fans Against Hunger


Last night, I had the sheer delight of working a Hungry for Change plate table at the Pepsi Center,  home of the enormous paper plate. As a huge sports fan, […]

Four women smile and pose for a portrait (one is wearing a red puffer vest and reindeer antlers) in front of a table with paper plates and markers. Some of the plates have drawings on them and all read, "I'm hungry for change."

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December 20, 2011


Study: 15 million kids live in poverty


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December 15, 2011


9News Content “Hunger in Colorado: Perception vs. Reality”


DENVER – When most people think of hunger, the image of young children living in an underdeveloped country far away comes to mind. But the reality is, hunger exists right […]

Two young girls (left is wearing a blue shirt and right is wearing a blue dress) smiling. The girl on the right rests her head on the shoulder of her friend. Both are smiling.

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December 14, 2011



Obesity: A Form of Malnutrition


Often overlooked due to its paradoxical nature, the co-existence of obesity and malnutrition is becoming more prevalent across the nation and the world. Once thought of only as a high-income […]

November 10, 2011


Hungry for Change Video


    This video premiered at our Hunger Summit in October. As part of our efforts to raise awareness, we’re collecting 10,000 paper plates with stories, pictures, and statements about […]

White paper plate that reads "I'm hungry for change." on a yellow background. At the bottom of the image, there is a green box that reads "join our 10,000 plate campaign"

October 15, 2011


Minimizing Challenges to Serving Breakfast in the Classroom


The Breakfast in the Classroom (BIC) program remains a beneficial method to increase attendance and academic performance, build school community, decrease tardiness and lower the number of visits to the […]

Adults prepare a line of blue rolling coolers topped with reusable bags

October 4, 2011


Food Insecurity and Obesity: Understanding the Connections


Our friends at the Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) have recently put out a brief discussing the connection between food insecurity and obesity. While these two issues seem to […]

FRAC Logo (the words FRAC Food Research and Action Center) are shown in white and light blue in front of a darker blue background with stars and an portion of a circle surrounding silhouettes of kids

September 16, 2011


Colorado Proud


Yesterday I had the privilege to participate in the Colorado Proud School Meal Day with Denver Public Schools (DPS). While the festivities celebrated the use of Colorado agriculture products in […]

Tomatoes grow on a vine, the largest one is red and ready to pick. The other three are green and still have their shriveled flower attached.

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September 15, 2011


Hunger in Colorado Video


Hunger Free Colorado is proud to present the “Hunger in Colorado” video. This short film was created by award-winning Dewey-Obenchain Films!

White paper plate that reads "I'm hungry for change." on a yellow background. At the bottom of the image, there is a green box that reads "join our 10,000 plate campaign"

September 8, 2011


Breakfast Fast


Last night I had the pleasure of participating in a traditional Iftar, the fast-breaking meal during Ramadan.  Ramadan is the Islamic month of fasting, in which participating Muslims refrain from […]

August 30, 2011


Rising enrollment in food stamps helps to counter effects of the Great Recession


Great blog post from our friends at Colorado Center on Law and Policy about SNAP!

Map of the US with the states shown in different shades of blue and purple

August 23, 2011


PBS News Story Highlights Need for Food Pantries, Even in Affluent Communities


While the majority of this video is about perceptions of wealth inequality in the United States, I was particularly struck by the comments of Denise Barrant. (Scroll to 6:20 – […]

August 18, 2011


Mothers Eat at Now Faith


With choppy Spanish, I spoke with two mothers I have gotten to know over the past couple weeks during the summer lunch. Both mothers are friendly and warm with six children […]

Woman in red shirt (left) plays with her son (right, blue GUESS shirt)

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August 15, 2011


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