News & Updates
eTown Echievement Award
A few years ago, Bob Bell and John Thielen, who have been friends since the early 1990’s, learned from an acquaintance that thousands of kids from low-income families in Denver go hungry each weekend. These families are often living in...
PowerSack Packin’ with Food For Thought Denver
This morning, my fellow V9er, Troy Schultz, and I had the great opportunity to volunteer for Food For Thought Denver (FFT). This organization meets every Friday morning at 7 am to pack “PowerSacks” full of food (sourced from the Food Bank of the...
Tiri’s Garden Provides Fresh Produce For Food For Thought Denver
Due to the efforts of Bob and John and the Arvada Sunrise Rotary Club (founder’s of Food For Thought), a new organization has launched on the Metro State Campus: Rotoract. Their first project kicked off on Saturday, where the group “adopted”...
Greenlee Elementary Now Being Served by Food For Thought of Denver
by Jim Mascolo Greenlee Elementary is the newest school served by Food for Thought of Denver. A quarter of Greenlee’s students receive weekend backpacks from Food for Thought each week. Alex Monk, the Community Engagement Specialist at Greenlee...
Get to know the founders: Bob Bell and John Thielen
By Lynne Thielen Behind every organization, whether for profit or nonprofit, there are champions and individuals who spark the flame and fuel the fire. Food for Thought is lucky to have such a great core that has allowed us to grow into such a...
Snow Days Aren’t What They Used to Be
By Jim Mascolo The latest winter cold spells remind of how when I was a kid nothing was more exciting—and nothing was more ardently wished for—than a snow day. Snow forts, snow ball fights, ice skating and then running home for some hot...
Going Green at Garden Place Academy
Garden Place Academy stands in the shadows of I-25 and I-70 in the heart of Globeville—an old ethnic neighborhood isolated from the rest of the city by the highways, railroad tracks and the South Platte River. The school is solid red brick...
The State of Hunger in Denver
With the end of the year fast approaching it’s a good to step back and remember the big-picture reasons why organizations like Food for Thought-Denver are so important. One way of doing this is to visit the Colorado Children’s Camapign website...
Welcome to our Blog
Dear Friends and Supporters Welcome to our new blog! We are excited to have a place to share more in-depth information and stories with each of you. Since Food For Thought began almost 2 years ago, it has been an amazing experience filled with...
Let the Blogging Begin!
We're starting out on a new venture: blogging to our many friends and supporters. In the weeks to come we'll feature stories about the Denver schools we serve and their dedicated staffs, the many volunteers that make Food for Thought-Denver...
One A Day® Women’s, Feeding America® and Sheryl Crow Celebrate Heroes on a “Nutrition Mission” to Fight Hunger in Local Communities
Nutrition Mission Awards $100K in Grants during Hunger Action Month™ Whippany, NJ, September 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Food insecurity is a problem in America, with some low-income families having to choose, at times, between buying food...
303 Magazine – Chasing Grapes: Food For Thought, Chef Kevin Taylor and Metro Pair for a Charitable Evening
Once or twice a season an event comes along that really stands out from the rest. Last Thursday, at the beautiful new Metropolitan State University Hospitality Learning Center, that event of this season took place. MSU hosted an intimate,...
Craftsy Employees Share Their Volunteer Experience
levitra www.stevesautointerior.com Yesterday, Craftsy employees volunteered for the second time this month with Food for Thought. This local Denver nonprofit works to provide food for underprivileged children. Every Friday they pack meals for...
Denver Post – Food Sacks Attack Weekend Hunger
On Friday, more than 600 students at two elementary schools in Denver got a sack of food to take home to their families, ensuring they won't go hungry over the weekend. "We know there are a large number of students who qualify for free or...
