Food Bank of the Rockies covers the largest food bank territory in the contiguous United States: all of Colorado north of the Denver metro, all of Wyoming, plus direct programs in the Denver area. From its Denver base it distributes enough food for 185,000 meals a day through more than 800 Hunger Relief Partners. Erin Pulling has led it as President and CEO since January 2019, and she was named Food Bank CEO of the Year by Food Bank News. The organization was founded in 1978.
Food Bank of the Rockies sources food at very large scale and distributes it across an enormous territory through more than 800 Hunger Relief Partners, plus its own direct programs. Covering northern Colorado and all of Wyoming means moving food across mountain passes and vast rural distances, a logistics operation built for some of the emptiest country in the lower 48. A dedicated Wyoming operation handles that state’s distribution.
Erin Pulling has been President and CEO since January 2019. She previously spent 24 years at Project Angel Heart, including 14 as its CEO, and has been recognized as a Most Admired CEO and named Food Bank CEO of the Year by Food Bank News. She leads one of the geographically largest food banks in the country.
The service area is northern Colorado and all of Wyoming, plus direct programs in the Denver metro. It ranges from the dense Front Range population to some of the most remote ranching communities in the West, where the nearest grocery store can be a long drive. That spread is why the organization frames its territory as the largest of any food bank in the contiguous US.
Yes. Food Bank of the Rockies is a registered 501(c)(3) and a Feeding America member with a long operating record since 1978. Donors can review its financials through Charity Navigator and GuideStar. Bulk buying and donated food mean a gift produces many meals.
Donations and volunteer shifts run through foodbankrockies.org. Volunteers sort and pack food and help at distributions, and cash gifts go furthest because of the food bank’s scale and purchasing power.
Food Bank of the Rockies covers northern Colorado and Wyoming, while Care and Share Food Bank covers the southern half of Colorado around Colorado Springs and Pueblo. For anyone in Denver, northern Colorado, or Wyoming, Food Bank of the Rockies is the lead organization.
800+ Hunger Relief Partners across the territory.
A dedicated arm distributing across all of Wyoming.
School and weekend food support for kids at risk of hunger.
Food brought into remote mountain and ranching communities.
Sources: Food Bank of the Rockies website (foodbankrockies.org), and Food Bank News and Denver Business Journal coverage of Erin Pulling. We are not affiliated with Food Bank of the Rockies and receive no compensation for this listing. Spotted an error? [email protected]
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