If you need food, start by calling the Food Resource Hotline at 855-855-4626 run by HungerFree Colorado. You can also call 211 and their operators will tell you the locations of food banks near you.
Listed below are several places that are like a restaurant, except they understand you may not have the money to pay for the full cost of the meal. These wonderful organizations provide healthy fresh food and a warm place to rest. COVID-19 UPDATE: During this time, it’s best to check websites and call all organizations to confirm hours before going.
3315 S Broadway, Englewood CO 80113
Denver Metro
Englewood
Cafe 180 is a nonprofit that believes everyone deserves a great meal. Everything is made from scratch, and when it comes time to pay, if you can afford the meal, pay. If you can't pay, you can give of your time.
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One-stop-shop for food resources
Statewide
This website from HungerFree Colorado is a one-stop-shop for food resources across Colorado. Click on the website link and use the filters to find what's available.
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Funding to help with food costs when schools close
Statewide
The Colorado P-EBT Program provides additional funds for families when schools or childcare facilities were closed or on a remote or hybrid learning model due to COVID-19. Click on the website link to learn more. You can also call their Support Center at the number below.
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5345 Arapahoe Avenue #5, Boulder CO 80303
Supports Bridge House!
Denver Metro
Boulder
Community Table Kitchen is a social enterprise of Bridge House. They provide Take and Bake Meals, food gifts, and a catering service.
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225 Maple Street, Fort Collins, CO 80521
Northeast
Fort Collins
FoCo is a nonprofit restaurant in Fort Collins that empowers all people through food. The suggested fee for an all-you-can-eat meal is $12, but patrons who can't afford that much may pay as little as $4 and make up the difference with their work. Meals are nutritious and made daily using fresh locally grown ingredients. Their fantastic menu is posted on their website.
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Statewide hotline for food resources 855-855-4626
Statewide
HungerFree Colorado provides a Food Resource Hotline for current info on food pantries and free meal locations throughout Colorado. The navigators speak English and Spanish, help you find food programs throughout Colorado, will help you apply for SNAP, and they can make other referrals. Calls to the Food Resource Hotline are confidential and they help everyone, regardless of legal status.
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427 N Garfield Ave, Loveland, CO 80537
All are welcome
Northeast
Loveland
Loveland's Community Kitchen provides food for people who are hungry, conversation for the lonely, and rest for the struggling. They're open 7 days a week, including holidays, and all meals are free. Everyone is eligible and there are no requirements for a hot meal and a sustainable food bag.
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422 West 7th St, Pueblo, CO 81003
Southeast
Pueblo
Pueblo Community Soup Kitchen provides a free breakfast from 9-10am and lunch from 11:15am-12:30pm.
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402 Kimbark St, Longmont CO 80501
Denver Metro
Longmont
Recovery Café Longmont supports adults as they rebuild their lives and break the cycle of addiction, or overcome a recent crisis or trauma. Members must be drug and alcohol free for 24-hours, contribute to the Café and to the healing of others, and attend a weekly Recovery Circle. Membership is free and all are welcome. The Café's hours are below. Virtual support is also available. Click on the website for more information.
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2023 E Colfax, Denver CO 80206
Denver Metro
Denver
So All May Eat, or SAME Cafe, provides healthy food to everyone, regardless of ability to pay. Everyone who enters the restaurant is treated exactly the same. Healthy organic food is on the menu, for which you may volunteer your time, give produce, or donate money. The menu is on their website and changes daily.
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Apply at a Human Services Office
Statewide
You apply for SNAP/food assistance at your county's Department of Human Services. You may be eligible for food assistance if you’re unemployed or work part time or don’t make much money, receive other public assistance, are elderly or disabled and have a small income, or are homeless. If you think you’re eligible, apply for food assistance right away. It can take up to a month to get started with the program. If you’re eligible, you’ll receive monthly benefits that are issued on the Colorado Quest Card, which looks like a credit card. Click on the website link for the Remerg.com list of every human services center in Colorado.
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Statewide
Call 2-1-1 to ask an operator about food banks and food pantries in your city. You can also search by city on the website for a food bank near you. During business hours you can call an operator, do a live chat online, or text your zip code to 898-211. Outside business hours, search the resource database.
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