More Than Just A Meal: Southern Colorado Agencies Offer Food & Fellowship to the Hungry
Posted on Nov 23, 2011 | 4 comments

Colorado Springs Thanksgiving Day Volunteers Serves Meals Across Southern Colorado, more families need help getting food this Thanksgiving.

The head of Pueblo Cooperative Care Center, our area’s largest distributor of free food, says demand is up about 26% from a year ago.

This Thanksgiving, many organizations are teaming up to offer our diverse population of hungry and impoverished in the area. They will serve impoverished children, the working poor, low-income seniors, the sick, the disabled, the homeless, and other at-risk groups.

Colorado Statistics on Hunger & Poverty

• 75% of those receiving food this Thanksgiving are living below the federal poverty level.
• 27% of those served by food banks are children.
• 9% are elderly (this figure is perhaps low as this group is often under identified).
• 25% of those served by food banks are homeless.
• 42% of those we serve make choices between paying utility bills and buying food.
• 44% make choices between paying rent and buying food.
• 33% make choices between paying for medical care and buying food.
• 21% of households we serve have at least one member in poor health.
• 35% of the households served by outreach organizations have at least one working adult.

Free Thanksgiving Day meals will be served at the following locations:

Free Thanksgiving Day Feast

Thursday, Nov. 24, 1:00 p.m.

Fresh Start Baptist Church

3231 Chelton Circle, Colorado Springs

719-633-8448