The Colorado Department of Human Services, in partnership and the Colorado Department of Agriculture Colorado Proud program, released the Food Pantry Assistance Grant Program final report.
The report reflects the continued need for an emergency hunger relief network, food and fund donations from the public to food pantries and food banks, and highlights the value and food system realities of locally grown and raised Colorado foods, a press release stated.
âWe are a people-first organization,â Kiâi Powell, director of the Office of Economic Security at Human Services, said. âThis grant program allowed hundreds of food pantries to provide food to tens of thousands of Colorado families and individuals. We are proud of the work done, the families fed and the opportunities it brought to support our neighbors who raise food here.â
Compiled by Candace Krebs
Governor declares Livestock Proud Day March 22
Colorado Livestock Association was joined by Colorado Dairy Farmers, Colorado Egg Producers, Colorado Pork Producers Council, Colorado Wool Growers Association and Rocky Mountain Farmers Union in requesting that Colorado Governor Jared Polis declare March 22 Colorado Livestock Proud Day. The groups were notified last Friday that the Governor had agreed to sign the declaration. The declaration specifically highlights the essential nutrients in beef and emphasizes that livestock convert solar energy into food on marginal lands. The proclamation also states, “Agriculture serves as our state’s economic backbone, generating more than $40 billion in economic activity annually and supporting more than 170,000 jobs. Livestock production contributes over $4.6 billion to Colorado’s economy.”