245 Colorado food pantries receive share of $4M in emergency funds

Marcus Jiner, 9, left, and other ... — Marcus Jiner, 9, left, and other volunteers help Pam Jiner load her truck full of 30 meals prepared at Brother Jeff’s Cultural Center to take to a homeless shelter in, Denver on Friday, Dec. 25, 2020. About 500 meals were prepared and given to those in need on Christmas Day. (Photo by Rachel Ellis/The Denver Post)

By Lauren Penington | lpenington@denverpost.com

PUBLISHED: June 7, 2023 at 1:20 PM MDT | UPDATED: June 7, 2023 at 4:45 PM MDT

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Food pantries across the state experienced an increased demand at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic that continued to grow as inflation rose and aid programs reduced.

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Colorado distributing $4 million in emergency funding to 245 food pantries as community need increases

Demand for community resources and food pantries rising across the state with reduction of SNAP benefits

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