Giving Tuesday WOW!
Care and Share joined in the world-wide #GivingTuesdayNow effort on May 5th. We are moved by the community rallying behind us, totaling over $43,000 in donations for the day. Launched by GivingTuesday as an emergency response to the unprecedented need caused by COVID-19, #GivingTuesdayNow brought millions of people together to express their generosity through acts of kindness, […]
Thank you Southern Colorado!
On April 30th, our friends at KRDO hosted an all-day fundraising drive to benefit Care and Share. We are so grateful for the way in which the community responded. In just 24 hours, Southern Colorado donated over $108,000! We are humbled by your support. Whether you gave your voice, your goods, your time, or your […]
Care and Share launches its first Mobile Market
The Mobile Market is like a grocer on wheels, designed to take food directly into neighborhoods that have high concentrations of need.
Masks: Latest COVID-19 Volunteer Policy Updates
We want to make sure we are in communication with you all about the efforts that we’re taking here at Care and Share Food Bank around COVID-19. We offer an essential service to the Southern Colorado community and we need volunteers to help us deliver that service to neighbors in need. Thank you for your […]
Essential baby supplies delivered to Colorado from FEMA
Care and Share is grateful for this donation and will continue to funnel it, along with essential food resources, through our partner agency network. These essential supplies will go to families who are experiencing poverty and not able to find resources to meet their basic needs. The distribution of the supplies will be at 41 […]
COVID-19 School Food Programs (Updated for Pueblo D-70)
REPRINTED FROM KKTV-11. Please visit their page for the latest updates and check in directly with your school district to confirm locations and dates. Last updated 04/14/2020 12:45 PM. Academy School District 20Students under 18 can pick up a “brunch” bag between 10-11 a.m. They do not need to attend the school where the food […]
Announcing El Paso County Emergency Senior Food Delivery Collaboration
We’re delighted to be part of a community collaboration with The Salvation Army, Crossfire Ministries, Silver Key, COSILoveYou, and Pikes Peak United Way’s 2-1-1 helpline during the month of April, 2020. Our organizational collaboration developed from the awareness that vulnerable seniors are going hungry more frequently as a result of COVID-19 considerations, and our goal […]
Emergency Food Programs are Essential Services
Access to nutritious food is fundamental to the health of Coloradans, so grocery stores and hunger relief programs will continue to operate throughout the state. In an effort to protect public health and contain the impact of COVID-19, Governor Polis issued a statewide Stay-at-Home order today, March 25, 2020, that takes effect tomorrow with the […]
Family Food Assistance Through El Paso County Schools
The Gazette reported yesterday (March 16) that more than 20 locations are giving away meals over lunch hours with varying times. Families can pick up free bags of groceries for household use at some schools as identified in the link below. El Paso County’s 15 public school districts set up a network and online map […]
March 17 Care and Share Food Bank’s COVID-19 Response
March 17, 2020 Care and Share Food Bank is operational and hard at work responding to the needs of the community impacted by COVID-19. As Southern Colorado’s trusted expert in large scale food acquisition and distribution, Care and Share is committed to ensuring hunger doesn’t further complicate this community emergency. At this time, Care and […]
