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A little giving goes a long way.
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It is estimated that Boulder and Broomfield Counties have over 50,000 residents living in poverty, and hunger is a real part of their lives, every day....that's enough people to fill up Folsom Field!
Community Food Share is dedicated to improving lives by turning your small acts of generosity and kindness into a big difference in the lives of hungry families and children in your community. Working through over 50 member agencies, Community Food Share efficiently delivered 6.6 million pounds of food in 2009. CFS serves as a safety net for those who are hungry in Boulder and Broomfield Counties. Also, as part of the Feeding America network, Community Food Share can provide four meals for each dollar contributed.
CFS provided 6.6 million pounds of food in 2009 (24% more than in 2008). In order to sustain activities at this level, we need your help! Please join us in our mission to ensure that all people in Boulder & Broomfield Counties do not go hungry.
To learn more about our mission and how we are accomplishing it, please go to About CFS .
- See our clients page for information about who we serve.
- Learn more about the network of local human service agencies who distribute food to those in need: the working poor, the homeless, the unemployed, the physically and mentally disabled, and children, seniors and adolescents at risk.
- See how we reach out to underserved populations with direct service initiatives such as Feed the Future, Feeding Families, Elder Share, Emergency Food Box.
- Build awareness of resources; help those who are in need of food know where to get food
- see " Volunteer" for ways you can contribute.
We love to get the notes people include with their donations:
"I have been unemployed, and want to help others now that I'm employed."
"My daughters wanted to help out other people as part of their holiday observance".
"I work for the unemployment department, and when I refer people to public services, they often say they can't get aid!"
"Because I have plenty and other people do not"
"Because I've been hungry too" |
The USDA released a report 11/17/09 indicating that 14.6% of US households were food insecure (meaning that their food intake was reduced because they lacked money for food). This is up from 11.1% last year. Full report
Community Food Share is now on FACEBOOK ! You can be a fan!
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The Feeding America national Hunger Study results are in!
Key Findings within CFS's service area:
- The Feeding America system served by Community Food Share provides emergency food for an estimated 33,000 different people annually, either through our member agencies or our direct distribution programs.
- 39% of the members of households served by Community Food Share are children.
- 51% of households include at least one employed adult.
- Among households with children, 88% are food insecure and 25% are food insecure with very low food security.
- 44% of clients served by Community Food Share report having to choose between paying for food and paying for utilities or heating fuel.
- 34% had to choose between paying for food and paying for medicine or medical care.
- 21% of households report having at least one household member in poor health.
If you'd like to know more, please follow these links to the Executive Summary Report, or to the entire 300+ page local report. Thanks for your interest!
A big thanks goes to Horizon Organic Dairy, who has pledged 3,000 gallons of milk a week to the food bank, for distribution to our member agencies and client families.
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Excellence
4 STARS - 6 years in a row !
CFS has received 4 stars (the highest possible rating) from Charity Navigator, America 's largest independent evaluator of charities, for the SIX years ending 12/31/2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007and 2008! Only 3% of registered charities have achieved this 4-star rating in six consecutive years. Click the 4-star icon below to go to the CFS page on their website.
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Efficiency
95% of your donation goes to program services.
For a copy of our Annual Report, email cfs at communityfoodshare.org.
For our most recent 990, please go to www.guidestar.org
Community Food Share ranked 11th in the nation among all the Feeding America food banks in 2008, for pounds of food distributed per person in poverty.
Community Food Share is a member of Feeding America.
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Recognition
CFS won a 2007 Hunger Champion Award from the Colorado Anti-Hunger Network.
CFS's Feeding Families program won the NOVA Award from The Community Foundation serving Boulder County, in the Health and Human Services category, in year 2005.
Community Food Share's CEO, Jim Baldwin, received the Local Hero Award on Sept. 2, 2009, presented at the
Naturally Boulder Days 2009 conference. |
