Colorado: Local Impact

Hunger Statistics in Colorado:

Hunger affects communities across Colorado, touching people of all ages, backgrounds, and zip codes. The most recent data from Feeding America’s Map the Meal Gap—released in 2025 and based on 2023 estimates—offers a clearer picture of how hunger impacts local communities.

One in 8 people

According to this latest data, 12.7% of Coloradans—nearly one in eight people—experienced food insecurity, while 14.3% of children lacked reliable access to enough food. That's almost 53,000 children - enough to

Hundreds of thousands of families and children across Colorado face hunger every day. This challenge exists in every county, affecting urban, suburban, and rural communities alike.

Many households experiencing food insecurity earn too much to qualify for federal nutrition programs and instead rely on Feeding Colorado food banks and their network of local partner agencies to meet basic food needs.

A Precious Child

A Precious Child provides children in need with opportunities and resources to empower them to achieve their full potential.

Address:

7051 W 118th Ave

Broomfield, CO 80020

Website: https://apreciouschild.org/

How to Sign Up: Volunteers can view all of our available volunteer positions and register for a shift online through our volunteer site: https://apreciouschild.volunteerhub.com/

Prairie Family Center

We are a family center providing our community with education and resources to build and support healthy functional families.

Address:

1040 Rose Avenue,

Burlington, Co 80807

Website: prairiefamilycenter.com

How to Sign Up: We have a monthly mobile pantry on the 2nd Monday. Bi- monthly distribution of produce, sort and distribute produce to seniors. Monthly distribution of food boxes to seniors. Find out more information by calling 719-346-5398.