by metrocaring | Apr 16, 2024 | Food Access, Universal Basic Food
By Brandon McKinley In the past four years, Metro Caring purchased more food for our Fresh Foods Market than ever before. Originally, our market relied solely on donations. Now, thanks in part to funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Local Food Purchase...
by Lorenzo Segovia | Feb 22, 2024 | Food Access, Uncategorized
At Metro Caring, our mission is to meet people’s needs for nutritious, culturally relevant foods while building a movement to end hunger at its root. After careful consideration, we will pause emergency bag distribution at the end of February to increase access to our...
by metrocaring | Nov 7, 2023 | Awards, Food Access, Universal Basic Food
By Brandon McKinley East Denver Food Hub is a key partner of Metro Caring to ensure that local, fresh, and nutritious food makes its way to our community in a sustainable and equitable way. Working with over 60 farms directly in Colorado, East Denver Food Hub is a...
by metrocaring | Aug 28, 2023 | Food Access, Nutrition
This summer, students from Girls Inc. of Metro Denver interned with Metro Caring’s Food Access program to explore the connection between our culturally rooted food purchases and the health benefits of consuming local produce. Joy and Karinne, two rising seniors from...
