Community Connectors expand resource access to address immediate food insecurity
As a Community Connector, Wil Smith says his role at Metro Caring is to be a problem solver. He sits down with community members who want to meet one-on-one to learn about other resources outside of Metro Caring that may help address challenges related to food...
Food assistance is being reduced, but hunger remains
Op-ed by Erik Hicks, published in The Colorado Sun. This month, Coloradans enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program had their benefits slashed. Congress passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, ending SNAP Emergency Allotments for Colorado and...
A Letter from Our CEO-Visionary: Returning From Sabbatical
Metro Caring Community, After a few months’ sabbatical leave to focus on rest and well-being, I am excited to return to work and see all of you. Typical of me, my sabbatical plan consisted of a lengthy to-do list of self-care activities, which I endeavored to...
Language Justice in the Kitchen | A Letter from Community
Dear community, December 6 is Colorado Gives Day, and this year, I hope you will consider giving to Metro Caring. My name is Gloria Padilla Sanchez. I’m a graduate of Metro Caring’s Cocina y Nutrición Spanish cooking class and the Spanish Diabetes Self-Management...
Cooking is a reminder of home
Zin Zin brings the cuisines of Burma to Denver, Colorado. When she misses her home country and her mom, she cooks Burmese food. To kickstart her business, Zin Zin leveraged Metro Caring’s commercial kitchen supplies for catering events. You can try her food for...
A Letter from Our CEO-Visionary: Taking Sabbatical Leave
Metro Caring Community: I hope that you are doing well and enjoying the summertime! The past few years have brought all of us face-to-face with difficult challenges, and I wish rest, wellbeing, and restoration for you all. Our staff, volunteers, and community can...
Get to know Metro Caring’s co-CEOs
In March 2022, we announced an expansion of Metro Caring’s leadership team to a co-leadership model. At the start of our new fiscal year in April, Erik Hicks and Teva Sienicki became our first co-CEOs: Erik as our CEO-Integrator and Teva as our CEO-Visionary. In this...