Ending hunger at its root.
As a leading anti-hunger organization in Colorado, Metro Caring works with our community to meet people’s immediate need for nutritious, culturally relevant food while building a movement to end hunger at its root causes.
Fresh Foods Market
Everyone deserves access to fresh, healthy foods. We welcome anyone to shop in our free grocery store stocked with locally sourced and donated products.
Programs & Events
Join a cooking class. Grow your own food. Learn about the root causes of hunger. Our multilingual and community-led programs invite people from all cultures and ages.
Volunteering
Build community with a diverse group of volunteers, working side-by-side in a fast-paced and fun environment. Bring yourself, your friends, or your team from work!
Our Impact
Shoulder-to-shoulder with our community, we are reimagining our local food system. By reversing health and economic trends for those hit hardest by food insecurity and empowering community leaders to fight for better policies, we can uproot the systems that force people to go hungry.
56,000
People take home food annually
$7.8
Million worth of food distributed last year
13
Policies supported in 2024
Food for all. Hunger for none.
Fifty years ago, hunger took root in our community. But 50 years ago, five organizations came together to create Metro Caring to keep nutritious, fresh, and local food on the table for everyone in our community.
Transitioning our work for long-term sustainability
Like many organizations facing today’s economic uncertainty, Metro Caring is making difficult but necessary decisions to ensure we can sustain our mission for years to come.
The voices we need at the table
Our Community Organizing program trained and supported 12 community leaders in using their stories to create change in our new Voices at the Table program.
Testifying in support of diabetes prevention bill “lit a fire” in community leaders
Members of our Diabetes Among Friends class visited the State Capitol to testify in support of the Diabetes Prevention and Obesity Treatment Act.
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