Drop off sites are Hampton Inn Denver West Federal Center 137 Union Blvd Lakewood and First Bank 1940 South Kipling Parkway Lakewood .  Please only donate items on the list. We truly appreciate your generosity. If your group club or company wants to have a drop off bucket please email jeffcoeats@gmail.com Read More

For the over 10,000 children and their families which would be 25,000 family members with the disease called food insecurity, we are going to take a stand together. Will you join us in this pledge ? “I pledge, or we pledge” to take actions and make decisions in Jefferson County to get our children and families to HOME PLATE.” “We will add to our life a legacy of helping others to EAT ” “We choose Read More

The requests we are receiving to help children and families reduce hunger is growing so much each month. We really need your help to donate and for some to donate regularly to support our work that has included over 40 sites since our inception. We will be adding drop off sites but begin with Hampton Inn Denver . They were so kind as to allow us to use their facility for our Gala Event last Read More

Jeffco Eats Delivery Drivers Teams Thursday Drivers are a core of our Ambassadors who load and deliver foods each week to our locations at Section 8 Apartments, Title One Schools, Head Starts, Gap Schools, Pools, Parks, Rec Centers all year round.                                      Leadership Team for Drivers/Deliveries Logistics Don and Jeanette Polotto –  A couple who are a team. Don has a background in Electrical Contracting and Jeanette provides communications and planning talents.  Deanna Kahn – Read More

Ambassadors for Jeffco Eats                        Ambassadors for Jeffco Eats Advisory Board Ambassadors Jeffco Eats Chair of Advisory Board – Paula Redig – Adams 12 Five Star Retired Principal. Owner of A 1 Rentals Wheat Ridge with Russ Redig. Student teacher supervision Regis College. Taught Social Studies. Advisory Board   Ed Diez DeMedina – Senior Vice President of Human Resources/Director of Diversity & Inclusion at FirstBank. Aba Stonier School of Banking/ Wharton School.  University of Utah School Read More

Fighting Hunger Among Latino Children Breaking Barriers to SNAP Benefits Will Help End Hunger By Alejandro Garcia Posted on June 2, 2011, 9:00 am Latinos are becoming a national presence and will represent a crucial segment of our nation’s future workforce. They accounted for more than half of the nation’s growth from 2000 to 2010 and will be a third of the overall population by 2050. Latino children currently make up more than one in five children in the United States. Read More

Jeffco Eats is an approved agency express member and provider with Food Bank of Rockies. We are also in the Totes for Hope Program and PUSH produce program. We get 90 percent of our foods from Food Bank Rockies. BBB ACCREDITED CHARITY bbb.org A Member of CHARITY NAVIGATOR What does Food Bank of the Rockies do? Food Bank of the Rockies (FBR) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. We feed the hungry through our programs and Read More

Food myths debunked: When do canned foods really expire? When does canned food really expire? Is it safe to eat canned food after the “best by” date? Here’s what we know.Jan. 9, 2018, 8:57 AM MST / Source: TODAYBy Katie Jackson During the winter months, chances are pretty good that one night, you may be reaching for that can of soup in your pantry when it’s just too cold to go out — and you’re too tired to prepare Read More

For the average suburban middle class family Mid May can mean beginning a routine of weekly new fun adventures for the children , a summer vacation for a week, trips to the mountains, and many other special ways to be entertained and enjoy summer. Raise your hand if that’s your family ? Since we believe in serving, sharing and loving at Jeffco Eats we would like you to join us in doing something to help Read More

We had someone donate to a food drive a tasty bite lentil bag. We are going to look at this donation versus cooking from scratch with organic products to see how you who donate to Jeffco Eats can get the most for our children and families consistently all year round. Price:$10.73 ($0.18 / Ounce)  | FREE Same-Day Tasty Bite Indian Entree Madras Lentils 10 Ounce (Pack of 6), Fully Cooked Indian Entrée with Lentils Red Beans & Read More

We know how much you want to help and we want your efforts to do the most good! Did you know only 1% of the food we distribute comes from community food drives? JEFFCO EATS is a partner with Food Bank of the Rockies because we can help five times as much with food needs in collaboration with their skills and economies of scale buying and distribution power.  We are going to launch a food drive in next week. Email : jeffcoeats@gmail.com if you want to help. While we certainly accept non-perishable food Read More

We serve each week 18 or more mobile locations. We only serve schools and apartment complexes in our program. Our locations are during school year : Lasley Elementary –  1401 S Kendall Street Lakewood CO 80232 Liaison –  Kimberly Ophaug – 303 982 9729     kimberly.ophaug@jeffco.k12.co.us Mulholm Elementary – 6000 W 9th avenue Lakewood CO   303 982 6240 Liaison – Dolores Barela   303 982 6229  dolores.barela@jeffco.k12.co.usEmory Elementary – 1275 S Teller Drive Lakewood CO Liaison – Read More

“heard from Amber that some kids tell her that the day they get the sacks is the best day of the week because they get food! “ Why would you want to support Jeffco Eats, because we are bottom line helping kiddos every day not be hungry… these are real children with real hunger. this school is in Lakewood and is k through 8 and not a title one school. Food in picture is fresh Read More

We are serving and sharing and loving our community together each week. Jeffco Eats has made progress this year in developing a sound base of Volunteers for driving and packing and Leadership. Check us out on Guide Star https://www.guidestar.org/Profile/9487467 We will be dedicating much hard work to creating stronger relationships with corporations and monthly supporters. Food Insecurities have shifted to where schools are asking us for emergency foods and after school foods and during the Read More

Our children need 50 people to step up to become part of the COUNT ON ME group.  You know how children know who they can count on.  So its easy to become one of those people for our children who receive food each week. Some are homeless, most have parents who work two jobs and are often not home at moments when they are needed.  Become a history maker and sign up today for COUNT Read More

Today for our program schools and apartments we have totes for hope bags 8 items, baking supplies, carrots, apples, and fresh foods and frozen for some school kitchens… please help us keep choices for our children and families by donating. www.jeffcoeats.org Read More

Jeffco Eats has in past two years reached out to the families living in Lakewood who are refugees.  This month we are doing a targeted food drive for some families from Afghanistan and Congo.  We only need foods on list. They have asked for these specific foods and we want to honor them by providing what they are in need of and have chosen.  Please provide foods that are fresh and not expired dated food. Read More

 She was one of those ’60s people Joni Mitchell sang about, a child of God walking along a road that led to Woodstock. Seeds of goodwill from attending that music festival planted in Barbara Moore’s soul.But they lay dormant for years, squelched by life in the corporate fast lane. Then Barbara asked herself what she really wanted. “To get back to the garden.”She learned that more than 200,000 children struggle with hunger every day in Colorado. Read More

Our weekend food sacks are healthy and follow the USDA daily plate nutritional menu items.  Title One children receive breakfast, lunch and sometimes after school snacks Monday to Friday. It is real hunger needs for too many students we are reducing. We provide shelf stable foods, produce and snacks. We occasionally provide dairy items .   Weekly menu in a weekend food sack: Orange juice, crackers,rice,green beans,fruit cocktail,tomatoes,chili. Mac and Cheese,pinto beans,pineapple,soup,peanut butter,crackers,orange juice,tomatoes. Jelly,spaghetti sauce, Read More

When a child does not have access to regular meals and is uncertain of when they may eat again, they are experiencing the epidemic known as “chronic childhood hunger.” Families that cannot afford food or do not have regular access to food are considered “food insecure.” Since 2001-2003, the number of children living in households that were “food insecure” at some point during the year has grown 61 percent in Colorado. By 2006-2008,approximately 234,000 children Read More

How are Title 1 Funds Used? How to use Title 1 funds rests with each school. Title 1 funds can be used to improve curriculum, instructional activities, counseling, parental involvement, increase staff and program improvement. The funding should assist schools in meeting the educational goals of low-income students. According to the U.S. Department of Education, Title 1 funds typically support supplemental instruction in reading and math. Annually, this program reaches over six million students, primarily Read More

The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools and residential child care institutions. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to children each school day.Jun 13, 2017 A student from a household with an income at or below 130 percent of the poverty income threshold is eligible for free lunch. A student from a household with an income between 130 percent and up to 185 percent of the poverty Read More

We are so grateful for our grant award from the Community First Foundation this month.Jefferson County was our starting point as we began to serve the community with passion, vision and hard work. “Our journey began in Jefferson County. In 1975, we were founded as the Lutheran Medical Center Foundation and initially served as the fundraising arm for the hospital on Denver’s west side. Over the years, we have grown and changed to become the Read More

We are pleased to announce that during 2017 Jeffco Eats has brought over 50,199 pounds of food to our program schools and the precious children.  We have also brought fresh produce and fresh vegetables from a few farms .  We love to serve and cannot wait to see what 2018 brings. We will grow together as we believe people want to help others. Love to have you get involved with us wherever in the world Read More

Trauma, Food Addiction, and “Painful” Pounds By Maria Rodale by guest blogger Pam Peeke, MD, MPH, FACP, FACSM, best-selling author and expert on health, fitness, and nutrition For years I’ve listened to women and men recount an agonizing spectrum of verbal, emotional, and physical abuse and trauma that occurred during their childhood, often continuing through adolescence. Most remember that period in their life as the time when they began to overeat. Neglect, abandonment, isolation, and Read More