Purpose: The purpose of the Community Ministry Food Bank is to provide emergency food for families and individuals who are in need of assistance.
Boundaries: Service boundaries are 6th ave on the north, Broadway on the east, the Denver City and County line on the south and Sheridan Blvd on the west. Clients MUST live within one of the following zipcodes to receive service, 80219, 80223, 80227 (Denver) or 80236 (Denver). Clients living outside the boundaries are seved one time and referred to agencies within their area .
Location: The Community Ministry food bank is located at 1755 S. Zuni. This is two blocks north of Jewel and approximately eight blocks east of Federal Blvd. View Map.
Hours:The Food Bank is open Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., and Tuesday from 2-5 p.m.
Requirements: To receive services clients must provide identification and some proof of residence such as a phone bill, public service bill or something that has their current address on it.
Visits: Clients may come only four times per year and must wait 30 days between visits. People 55 or older may come once a month.
Food Bags: Food bags are designed to be a week's worth of groceries varying in size based on the number of people living in the household. Community Ministry follows nutritional guidelines consistent with its food bank partners. Items distributed include pasta, canned vegetables and fruit, soup, fresh produce, rice, dried beans, peanut butter, baked goods, milk, cereal, baby food, soap, toilet paper, and diapers depending on availability.
Resources: Food for the food bank is donated by member churches, community business, and school food drives, 9Cares, Bronco Wives, King Sooper's Reclamation, Safeway Bakery, Entenmann's Bakery, The Mormans Humanitarian Canning Project, COMPA, The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) and the Commodities Supplemental Food Program. It is also purchased as needed from Food Bank of the Rockies, Catholic Charities, and Colorado Share Food Bank.
Staff: The food bank employs one part-time coordinator and relies heavily on many volunteers to help with screening clients, processing incoming food, stocking shelves, preparing sacks of food for the clients and picking up donated food.