In 2012, Food Bank of the Rockiesâ Western Slope branch relocated from Grand Junction to a larger, more spacious warehouse in Palisade that would serve as its base of operations.
At the time, the branch was distributing more than 3.5 million pounds of food annually through various drives and sponsors. It was doing terrific work in the community, but the sponsors knew there was a larger need out there, one that a new facility might help them address.
In 2020, a year plagued by the coronavirus and economic woes, the branch distributed nearly 10 million pounds of food. Three and a half months into 2021, itâs distributed nearly 14 million pounds, a 289% increase since the relocation. Count the move as a success.
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The city of Fruita has provided a $10,000 grant to Food Bank of the Rockies to help the four local food pantries provide assistance to those in the community in
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The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered an ongoing avalanche of need for financial help, for health care, for fellowship and for food.
The Aspen-to-Parachute region has mustered an exceptional response to the huge and continuing need for food, and arguably the backbone of that effort has been the Food Bank of the Rockies. The organization procures and distributes food to hungry people in 30 Colorado counties and Wyoming as well. The Western Slope of Colorado, including the Roaring Fork Valley, is served by the organization’s Palisade warehouse and office, which ramped up its distributions drastically in March, and has been hustling to help thousands in need ever since.