Pam’s Story of Volunteering and Giving

Pam's Story of Volunteering and Giving   Pam has been volunteering at Community Food Share for over three years, though her relationship with the organization began long before her retirement. When she was working, she could only participate in a monthly Saturday session until it was discontinued. However, upon retiring, Pam fully immersed herself into ...

2024-09-25T09:58:38-06:00September 25, 2024|Impact Stories, Uncategorized|

Kathleen’s Journey at Community Food Share

Kathleen's Journey at Community Food Share  Kathleen has been a devoted volunteer at Community Food Share since the fall of 2018. Nearing retirement from her 41-year career as a respiratory therapist at AdventHealth Avista, she knew she wanted to stay active and engaged in her community. "I live right down the street, and I thought, ...

2024-09-09T10:11:46-06:00September 9, 2024|Impact Stories, Uncategorized|

Reflecting on Our 2024 Resource Fair: Insights from the Survey

This year's Annual Community Food Share Resource Fair, held on May 11th, was a fantastic opportunity to connect community members with vital resources and services. We were thrilled to see 291 attendees enjoying the sunny day at Clinica Family Health in Lafayette. From pickling demonstrations to plant giveaways, facepainting to acupuncture sessions, the fair was ...

2024-09-06T16:44:21-06:00June 18, 2024|Research, Uncategorized|

Enhancing Food Distribution Across our Network

Community Insights Initiative Community Food Share has partnered with The Round Pantry, in Longmont, to pilot our new data software, Service Insights on Meal Connect (SIMC), developed by Feeding America. This program promises to revolutionize our services by providing deeper insights into our community's needs while streamlining our operations. Since the introduction of SIMC in ...

2024-09-06T16:45:08-06:00May 24, 2024|Research, Uncategorized|

Welcoming Growth: Community Roots’ Sustainable Future 

Welcoming Growth At the heart of our mission, Community Roots, a Community Food Share (CFS) initiative, thrives on the philosophy of sustainable, local, and organic farming. Nestled on an acre of land generously leased from Anderson Farm, our dedicated full-time farmer, Katie Ketchum, with the support of staff and volunteers, produced over 14,000 lbs. of ...

2024-04-09T18:04:18-06:00April 9, 2024|Uncategorized|

The Impact of This Past Weekend’s Power Outages on Our Community

The Impact of this Past Weekend's Power Outages on Our Community  This past weekend, over 150,000 local residents, families, and businesses, including Community Food Share, experienced a significant power outage. The unexpected event led to numerous challenges for our community, significantly impacting food security for thousands of our neighbors. With refrigerators and freezers down, many ...

2024-04-09T13:31:28-06:00April 9, 2024|Uncategorized|

Community Experience Insights: What We Learned

In December 2023 and January 2024, Community Food Share launched a new intake system. Under our Neighbor Experience Initiative, we are implementing Service Insights on Meal Connect (SIMC), a program developed by Feeding America to streamline our services and better understand the needs of our community. This initiative is a part of our ongoing effort ...

2024-09-06T16:46:32-06:00March 26, 2024|Research, Uncategorized|