WHAT IS THE BLUEPRINT?

The Colorado Blueprint to End Hunger is working towards a Colorado where everyone who lives here can access the food they choose, where they want it, and when they need it. 

What started as a five-year plan, officially launched in 2019 with funding support from The Colorado Health Foundation, has evolved into a statewide network of partners seeking to transform our food systems. People from different parts of the state, organizations, and experiences are collaboratively addressing hunger across Colorado through community engagement and investments, policy and advocacy, data and evaluation, and public awareness and political will. 

We’re committed to equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging in all of our work – and anticipate a larger focus on these values as the Blueprint transforms to become more community-centered in 2024. Right now, that means prioritizing and creating space for community voice and participation, compensating those with living or lived experiences, and ensuring language justice during all Blueprint-hosted meetings, activities, and public communication.

WHAT WE DO & HOW WE DO IT

As a collective impact organization, the Blueprint acts as a hub for network partners working to address hunger in Colorado communities, with equity incorporated throughout our collaborative work. 

In our role as a convener, facilitator, and connector, we bring people together to create social and systems-level change around hunger and food access. We can only achieve this by shifting policies, practices, power dynamics, mindsets, and flow of funding and other resources to community-focused organizations doing the local work, day in and day out. 

Our collective efforts align directly with these goals and our shared vision, which are laid out in our five-year plan. They’re accomplished by multiple committees, workgroups, and associated project teams, in addition to direct community investments.

The Governing Council serves as the governing body and provides high-level oversight for the Blueprint, with staff of the Blueprint’s program office supporting the collective impact work and network partners serving as co-chairs, project team leads, and participants. Trailhead Institute serves as the Blueprint’s fiscal sponsor.

GET INVOLVED & STAY INFORMED

Anyone is welcome to join our network of partners! As part of our commitment to equity, we currently offer interpretation in Spanish and English, along with closed captioning, during all Blueprint-hosted meetings and activities. Compensation is also available to anyone who voluntarily participates and is not representing an organization as a paid employee.

Here are a few ways to engage with the Blueprint:

  • Participate in one of our workgroups, project teams, and/or committees.

  • Sign up for our newsletter and follow us on social.