Food Assistance
WHERE TO FIND FOOD ASSISTANCE IN BOULDER & BROOMFIELD COUNTIES, CO*
*This is a list of local agencies that CFS provides free food to (with the exception of the government programs), and that in turn distribute the food at no charge to their clients .
LOCATED IN BOULDER :
Boulder Shelter for the Homeless
303-442-4646
4869 North Broadway, Boulder, CO 80304
For all adults in need.
Breakfast served to all 6:00am - 7:15 am daily, year-round.
Closed from 10Am - 5PM.
Evening meal served to overnight shelter occupants daily. Overnight shelter is open from October through April.
Bridge House
1120 1/2 Pine St. (behind the 1st Congregational Church)
lunch served Monday - Friday 11:30 - 1:00 pm
303-442-8300
Bridge House
Mon, Tues & Thursday - meal served at 1st United Methodist Church - 14th & Spruce St., 5-6PM
Wednesday- meal served at Mountain View United Methodist, 355 Ponca Place, 5-6 PM 494-5025
2nd & 4th Fridays - meal served at St. John's Episcopal Church - 1419 Pine St. 5-6 PM 303-442-5246
Monday - Friday - breakfast served at 1120 1/2 Pine St. 9-9:30 AM
Emergency Family Assistance Association (EFAA)
303-442-3042
1575 Yarmouth, Boulder, CO 80301
Food Pantry Hours:
9:30am - 4:00pm Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday
12:00pm - 4:00pm Wednesday
Lamb's Ministry of First Presbyterian Church
1820 15th St. (Annex at 16th & Walnut)
Breakfast 8-9AM on Thursdays, year-round
Lunch Noon - 1PM on Saturdays, November through April
303-335-9771
St. Thomas Aquinas Food Pantry
303-444-4159
904 14th St. (14th & Aurora, small building in alley behind church )
Lunches and pantry: 10:00am - 11:30am Monday - Saturday
Sunday Soup Program - open to all
Lunch is served at a different church each Sunday of the month:
1st Sunday - St. John's Episcopal Church
- 1419 Pine St. 12:30-1:30 pm 442-5246
2nd Sunday- Trinity Lutheran Church
- 2200 Broadway 12:30-1:30 pm 442-2300
3rd Sunday - First United Methodist Church
- 1421 Spruce St. 12:30pm -1:30pm 442-3770
4th Sunday - First Congregational Church
- 1128 Pine St. 12:30-1:30pm 442-1787
5th Sunday - First Presbyterian Church
- 1820 15th St. 12:30-1:30pm 402-6400
Sacred Heart of Jesus Church
2312 14th St. (14th & Mapleton )
Every other Tuesday 8:30AM to 1:00PM
Emergency food distribution - (call 1st) - 303-442-6158
Colorado Friendship / Meals on the Street
Justice Center Parking lot - 6th & Canyon
Sundays 5-6 pm dinner served
office = 303-545-0242, ask for Kim
FEED (Friends Encouraging Eating Daily) offers meals on some of the days there are gaps in Boulder. They offer a meal year round on the 1st and 3rd Friday evenings- at BOHO's Emergency Warming Center (Crestview Church 3665 Madison Ave) at 7pm when the Warming Center is open, and at Boulder Creek by the Boulder Public Library from 5-6pm when the EWC is closed.
They also partner with Boulder Food Rescue to provide a meal every Saturday from 12-1pm when Lamb's Lunch is not operating, April through October. The location is again at the Creek by the Library.
LOCATED IN LONGMONT :
O.U.R. Center Intake Center
303-772-5529
Register at 303 Atwood for food assistance, 8:00am - 4:00pm Monday-Friday.
O.U.R. Center Hospitality Center
250 3rd Ave.
Lunch: 11:30 am - 1:00 pm, every day of the week.
Breakfast: Monday through Friday from 9:30 am - 10:30 am
Westview Presbyterian Church
1500 Hover St.
303-776-3242
Food Pantry
Open the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month, from 2-7PM
The Good News Center
120 East 9th Ave., Unit 5E
303-678-9550
Food Pantry
Wednesdays 8AM - 11:30AM
Vinelife Community Church
303-449-3330
7845 Lookout Rd., (Near Gunbarrel)
Walk-ins welcome.
Wellspring Storehouse: food pantry & clothing
Hours: 12:30 - 1:30 pm Sunday, ...and Thursdays 10 - 11:30 am
St. John the Baptist Catholic Church Food Pantry
323 Collyer
303-776-0737 ext. 138; call for appointment
Food box delivery
LOCATED IN LAFAYETTE & LOUISVILLE:
Sister Carmen Community Center
for Lafayette, Louisville & Superior residents only
303-665-4342
655 Aspen Ridge Dr., Lafayette
Food Bank Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday 9:30AM to 11:30AM and 1-4 PM.
Wednesdays 1- 6PM
Louisville Community Food Bank
United Methodist Church of Louisville
303-666-8812
741 Jefferson Ave.
(for Louisville residents only) Walk-ins welcome.
Food pantry hrs: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 8am - 4pm
LOCATED IN BROOMFIELD :
North Denver Cares Food Pantry
6900 W. 117th Ave., #700W
Broomfield, CO 80020
303-466-2115
Tues. & Wed. 10AM - 2PM
Thursdays 5-7PM
Seniors only; Thursdays 10-11AM
Broomfield FISH, Inc.
303-465-1600
26 Garden Center, Ste. # 1, Broomfield, CO 80020
For Broomfield residents in need.
Open Monday-Friday 9-12AM and 1-4PM. (Wednesdays until 6:30PM)
Call first for an appointment to come to the food pantry.
LOCATED IN WESTERN BOULDER COUNTY (Mountains):
Lyons Community Food Pantry
350 Main St., Lyons, CO 80540
303-823-6245
Wednesdays 3:30-5PM, walk-ins welcome.
Mountain Community Resource Center
Ward Fire Hall, Ward, CO 80481
Hours: Last Saturday of the month, noon - 1 pm
Call first for an appointment to come to the food pantry.
Celeste 303-459-3358 or Beth 303-459-0459
Community Presbyterian Church of Nederland
303-258-3579
Jefferson St. & Hwy. 72
For Western Boulder County residents in need.
Food Pantry Hours: 10:00am - noon, first and last Thursdays of each month
2nd Saturday of each month 9:30 - 11:00 am
OTHER RESOURCES
Erie Food Pantry - for Erie residents only
635 Pierce St.
303-828-3546
Thursdays from 12-2 pm .
Food pantry
SNAP (formerly known as Food Stamp) Programs :
Boulder - Broadway & Iris 303-441-1000 http://www.co.boulder.co.us
Longmont - 529 Coffman St. #100 303-678-6000
Broomfield - 6 Garden Center 720-887-2200 http://www.ci.broomfield.co.us
Resource and income guidelines apply.
Office Hours: 8:00am - 4:30pm Monday - Friday
*To see if you are eligible for food stamps before you make an appointment, check out this State website
W.I.C.
Supplemental food for low income pregnant women, infants and young children.
Sites:
Boulder - 3482 Broadway 303-413-7520
Longmont - 529 Coffman St. 303-678-6130
Lafayette/Louisville - 1345 Plaza Court N, #4A 303-666-4168
Broomfield - 6 Garden Center 720-887-2225
For pregnant, breastfeeding and postpartum women in Boulder County with infants and children up to age five. Income guidelines apply.
Hours: 8:00am - 5:00pm Monday - Friday, call for appointment
Elder Share
A program of Community Food Share
For low-income seniors (60+years old). Supplemental groceries twice a month.
Call for an application. 303-652-1307
School lunches, free & reduced
For schoolchildren of low income families
Apply at the school office of the school your child attends.
2-1-1 is the new number to call for referrals to human service agencies metro-wide. It is like 9-1-1 for emergencies, only it is 2-1-1 for referrals to services for those in need. Call 211 for referrals to all human services available in the Denver/Boulder area.
To find out what help is available in Boulder County, you can also go to www.bouldercountyhelp.org for more resources.
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