More than 200 low-income veterans and their families each received 50 pounds of food on Thursday, which was provided by a Soldiers’ Angel mobile food pantry near Lincoln Park as part of that organization’s efforts to combat hunger among vets.
In partnership with the Food Bank of the Rockies and the Veterans Service Center, and a sponsorship by Lockheed Martin, the mobile pantry’s stop was its first in Denver after successful launches in San Antonio and San Diego.
“Soldiers’ Angels is thrilled to be expanding our food relief program to Denver area veterans and their families,” Amy Palmer, SA’s president and CEO, said in a statement. “The program has had an incredible impact on the veterans of the San Antonio area and we look forward to having the same effect in Denver.”
With 11.5 percent of the homeless population having served in the military, Lockheed Martin called its sponsorship an easy choice.
“After making the great sacrifice of serving in the military, a veteran should never worry where the next meal will come from,” retired Lt. Gen. Mike Hamel, vice president at Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company and a member of its local Military and Veteran Employee Resource Group, said in a statement.
