by metrocaring | Feb 6, 2025 | Community Organizing
Current Status of Bills SB25-169 Restaurant Meals Program: Passed Senate Agriculture & Natural Resources; going to Senate Appropriations Committee with amendments HB25-1274 Healthy School Meals for All Program: Passed House Finance Committee; going to House...
by metrocaring | Oct 17, 2024 | Community Organizing
Updated November 19, 2024, to reflect bill statuses. Four out of the five community-endorsed ballot measures were voted in favor of protecting and uplifting our community’s interests! At Metro Caring, we work to end hunger at its root, which includes addressing local...
by Lorenzo Segovia | Mar 18, 2024 | 50th Anniversary, Community Organizing, Uncategorized
Coloradans do not go hungry because of a lack of food. Coloradans go hungry because rent continues to rise while wages lag behind, because SNAP benefits are difficult to get, and because healthcare is out of reach and expensive. Addressing these root causes is...
by Lorenzo Segovia | Apr 4, 2023 | Community Organizing
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...
