Serving Colorado and Wyoming, the Food Bank of the Rockies (FBR) supplies food to more than 1,200 hunger-relief programs. From its warehouses in Denver, Colorado’s Western Slope, and Mills, Wyoming, the organization distributed 39.4 million pounds of food through its partner agencies in 2011. FBR is a member of Feeding America, a network of over 200 food banks throughout the country, and for three consecutive years, it has attained a four-star rating from Charity Navigator, the nation’s largest charity evaluation service.

2. Serving Colorado and Wyoming, the Food Bank of
the Rockies (FBR) supplies food to more than
1,200 hunger-relief programs. From its warehouses
in Denver, Colorado’s Western Slope, and Mills,
Wyoming, the organization distributed 39.4 million
pounds of food through its partner agencies in
2011. FBR is a member of Feeding America, a
network of over 200 food banks throughout the
country, and for three consecutive years, it has
attained a four-star rating from Charity Navigator,
the nation’s largest charity evaluation service.

3. The Food Bank of the Rockies manages several programs
that specifically assist children under the age of 18, who
comprise 42% of those served by the organization. The
Kids Cafe provides healthful meals to young people from
economically challenged areas; the program supplies
dinner five nights a week throughout the school year and
lunch during the summer. FBR also operates Totes of
Hope - Children, which gives children tote bags filled with
food each Friday to last them through the weekend when
other emergency food aid may be unavailable. FBR also
distributes food through several programs operated by the
United States Department of Agriculture, including the
School Lunch Program and The Emergency Food
Assistance Program.

4. An active supporter of several charities in the
Denver area, including the Food Bank of the
Rockies, Gretchen Faber is the Broker
Manager at The Kentwood Company at
Cherry Creek in Denver.