NEWSROOM
Media contact:
Michelle Ray, Visibility Director
mray@endhungerco.org
work cell: (719) 888-9938
Press releases:
January 9, 2024 — Colorado advocates call on Congress to fully fund nutrition program for women, infants and children
June 6, 2023 — 245 food pantries receive $4.05 million in emergency funding from State of Colorado
November 21, 2023 — Colorado to implement new summer food access program in 2024
Notable news coverage:
Summer food assistance for those in need — KREX5 and FOX4 (February 27, 2024)
Community organizations invited to host summer meal program sites — Pagosa Daily Post (February 9, 2024)
Guest column: Why Congress must fully fund the WIC nutrition program — Colorado Newsline (January 30, 2024) and The Colorado Springs Gazette (January 21, 2024)
Letter to the editor: Congress must fully fund WIC — The Grand Junction Sentinel (January 26, 2024) and Boulder Daily Camera (January 23, 2024)
25,000 Colorado families could lose access to food and health assistance — Public News Service and dozens of other Colorado news outlets (January 11, 2024)
Denver program gets $2.5 million to encourage healthier eating — The Center Square (November 16, 2023)
Healthy School Meals for All program underway with community partner support — Public News Service and dozens of other Colorado news outlets (November 15, 2023)
Colorado’s county-administrated SNAP system — The Colorado Sun (September 6, 2023)
Free summer meals program for kids and teens in full swing — Public News Service and dozens of other Colorado news outlets (July 13, 2023)
State provides $14 million in grant funding for Colorado food pantries and banks — Denver7 and KOAA (July 11, 2023)
Colorado food pantries get emergency relief — Public News Service, Kiowa County Press, North Forty News, and dozens of other outlets (June 26, 2023)
245 Colorado food pantries receive share of $4M in emergency funds — The Denver Post, Cañon City Daily Record, Lamar Ledger, and Sterling Journal-Advocate (June 7, 2023)
State of Colorado grants $4.05 million in emergency funding to 245 food pantries — The Cortez Journal (June 7, 2023)
Area charities get help filling food pantries — Montrose Press (June 7, 2023)
Southern Colorado food banks receive a portion of $4.5 million in funding — KOAA (June 6, 2023)
‘A delicate time’ — Boulder Weekly (May 11, 2023)
Colorado officials aim to address child food insecurity as federal assistance unwinds — State of Reform (April 10, 2023)
Income gap: How Summit County’s high cost of living can complicate nutrition — and what residents can do about it — Summit Daily (April 6, 2023)
Other Blueprint news & announcements:
December 13, 2023 — New impact report: Making progress toward our shared vision & goals
November 30, 2023 — New evaluation of Food Pantry Assistance Grants shows increased access to fresh foods, improved equitable practices
November 3, 2023 — Healthy School Meals for All campaign welcomes community partners
August 25, 2023 — Healthy School Meals for All campaign receives funding support
June 2, 2023 — Wrapping up 2023 state legislative session and looking ahead to next year
April 19, 2023 — Blueprint releases new dashboard with publicly available data
February 13, 2023 — Transforming the work of the Colorado Blueprint to End Hunger