About Us
SCHOOL YEAR & SUMMER FOOD | PRODUCE | SNACKS | CHOICES
Who is Jeffco Eats?
- We move the needle by feeding hungry school children and families in Jefferson county all year round
- We are a mobile food pantry delivering weekly to sites at title one, head start and high schools, section 8 apartments and small pantries
- We bring social justice with food choices targeted to our clients
Our Mission
Our mission as a non profit is to strategically function as a year round weekend food program provider in partnership with Food Bank of Rockies and the Jefferson County Department of Education Title One department. Our mission is to help kids and families eat by providing food over the weekends to insure that no child goes hungry in Jeffco Title One Schools and GAP schools. We will never stop working towards this goal.
Our specific geographic areas we serve are first Lakewood, then Edgewater, and Wheat Ridge and Arvada, Colorado. We created our program to meet unmet needs for weekend food to students in low income schools and families. Our weekly food includes food not just for the student, but also for the family. Many of the students and families we serve are the homeless population.
Secondly, we serve those families in the free and reduced lunch income categories. We target Title One schools as they have greater than 70 percent free and reduced population and we strategically help GAP schools which would be non-title one, but have over 50 percent very low income families and thus hungry families on weekends.
why are we important?
- Because no child or family should go hungry in Jefferson County CO
- Hunger during a school day impedes learning and social emotional growth
- Food Insecurity is at an all time high – surging growth needs surging help
- We are unique because we are a MOBILE PANTRY with FOOD CHOICES
- We are culturally relevant and work with minority families to meet their needs as requested – we are nimble and responsive
- We are solving root issues of hunger – we deliver directly to schools with shelf-stable pantry foods, produce and snack foods
Types of Food for Children & Families
- TOTES FOR HOPE - Our seven item bag of weekend food including fruits, vegetables, rice and pasta as well as main meal items and peanut butter for the entire family. It weights about 7-8 lbs
- FRESH PRODUCE - Provided for first-come-first-serve population at our 14-20 schools
- SNACK ITEMS - Provided to several schools for after school hunger needs
- SUMMER WEEKEND FOOD - Totes of food, snacks and produce
Watch our Colorado & Company interview to learn more about us!
