In a 900-square-foot building on 216 E. Oak Street in Fort Collins, Sandy Bowden turned a need in her community into action. On June 1, 1984, she opened what was then called the Larimer County Food Distribution Center to create a centralized food acquisition and distribution center for nonprofit agencies. The idea was to help […]
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“It has definitely been a journey," said CEO Amy Pezzani, who, as of this year, will have been with the food bank for 20 years. "I think through the years I have been (here), we have really been able to respond to the needs of our own community when the need has arisen.”
Both the Food Bank for Larimer County and House of Neighborly Service saw increases in needs for service over the last year, according to officials from both organizations, and have offered ways for the community to help.