The Need:
More than 30,000 children in the Jefferson County School District in Colorado attend Title One or Gap schools and even though they receive school meals for free, on the weekends and in the summer they sometimes find the cupboard bare at home. With the rising cost of food, our program is needed more than ever and we can't do it without volunteer help.

Who we are:
We are a food distribution program for schools, section 8 apartments, libraries, rec centers, churches, Head Start and a children's clinic. We provide shelf stable food on a weekly year-round basis, including in the summer. We partner with Food Bank of the Rockies Totes of Hope Program where we receive donated food and we also purchase additional food to serve as many hungry children and families that we can.

What we do:
We Pack 400-700 bags from 9-11am on Friday mornings as a group at 1390 Brentwood Street, Lakewood, CO 80214
We rent space at Lakewood United Methodist Church where we engage in a variety of tasks on Fridays that all contribute to feeding hungry individuals, mainly children.

Tasks include:

• Place up to 10 items into weekend food totes (400- 700 bags) to be distributed to all of our delivery sites.
• Help move food that we are packing from pallets to set up for the following week.
• Break down boxes, and clean shelves or bins.

Who:

We have a core group of volunteers but also rely on Individuals, Corporate, Civic, Church or Other Groups to pack the bags and get ready for the following week's delivery of food by our volunteer drivers who deliver on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.

Event Information:
Parking is free
Ages 12 to 16 must be accompanied and supervised by an adult

We require all volunteers to sign up through the helping habit website. Find it at www.jeffcoeats.org under Volunteer

Get Involved.
Please bring a food donation on the Friday you are coming  and if you would like to do a food drive at select King Soopers with your group please let us know.

We do certify for school or employment hours.

Wear comfy clothes and closed-toe shoes. You should be comfortable with lifting 10 lbs and being on your feet for 2 hours.
 

If you have additional questions please email volunteer@jeffcoeats.org or call 720-350-9069 for more information.