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Denver7 Everyday Hero Barbara Moore is determined to eliminate food insecurity for Jeffco students
Concerning new statistics from Hunger Free Colorado show 1 in 3 Coloradans faces food insecurity. This week s Denver7 Everyday Hero is determined to change that.
and last updated 2021-01-12 15:02:36-05
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. â If passion could feed the hungry, Barbara Moore would eliminate food insecurity all together. Thereâs a Hebrew term called Tikunn olam, which means how much should you help somebody? Well, we should help people until they donât need help anymore, Moore said to a room full of volunteers.
Moore, a former teacher, started JeffCo Eats four years ago to serve hungry kids in her county. Each week, they meet at a church in Jefferson County for what she calls the program s ICU where they intensively care for kids.