Montbello Community Food Access

Working to provide a varity of food options for a community that strives to be healthy

Creating Food Access in Montbello

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Montbello Mobile Food Pantry

1st and 3rd Thursday of the Month
9am-11:00am – or until food is gone
Montbello Recreation Center
15555 E. 53rd Ave.
Denver, CO 80239

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FreshoLo Hub

Learn more about the FreshLo Hub Site and the community driven resources coming to Montbello. The FreshLo Hub will house a Grocery Store, Retail Space, Affordable Housing Units and an Arts Complex.
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Healthy Foods for Denver Kids Programs

Montbello Organizing Committee is in collaboration with Health Food for Denver Kids to provide access and information around health foods and its impact on children, families, and their daily lives. The goal is to empower families to make decisions around their health and utilizing food as a tool to manage their health. In partnership with the Consumption Literacy Project, Children’s Farm in Action, School Garden Partners, Home Gardeners and local food pantries, we aim to create a Montbello Food Network.

For more information please contact
Nicole MIllan: [email protected]

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Montbello Urban Farm(s)

The Montbello Urban Farm is a community farm supported by Children's Farms of America to provide healthy options to families. The farm's harvest can be accessed at the Montbello Farmer's Market. The urban farm space is located at the United Church of Montbello.  Other farming projects are activated around Montbello at participating schools, and individual residences.

Volunteer Highlight

Blanca Silva - Mobile Pantry Coordinator

Blanca Silva

MOBILE PANTRY COORDINATOR

People Served Each Pantry
Pounds of Food / Month
Pounds of Food Given in 2020

WHAT COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS SAY?

REAL IMPACT IN THE COMMUNITY

Q: Why is this work important to you?

A:  It’s close to my home and with the pandemic there was more necessity and impact. More and more people are learning about the program and attending.

— MONICA VILLELVA
VOLUNTEER

Q:  What have you learned from being a volunteer?

A: The brotherhood and solidarity it creates. All of the volunteers are a family.

— MONICA VILLELVA
VOLUNTEER

Q: What would you say to anyone looking to volunteer at the Food Distribution?

A:  Not everyone can be a volunteer because they have a job, but if they can, there is a lot of necessity in our community and it is a good feeling to help. It is a great program and rain or shine, we are here helping.

— MONICA VILLELVA
VOLUNTEER