September 5, 2024
Next month, the Colorado Blueprint to End Hunger will relaunch its advocacy academy and introduce two new spaces, where we’ll continue to challenge assumptions and co-create solutions while shifting power to communities.
August 22, 2024
Even with Colorado’s Healthy School Meals for All program, it’s still important for families to fill out their child’s school benefits form or application. Submission not only supports students and their families but also school funding and local communities.
August 15, 2024
Colorado’s new Community Food Grants support all qualifying emergency food assistance providers with funding, specifically the procurement and distribution of healthy, culturally relevant foods in communities, while also championing local agriculture. The 2024 – 2025 funding application cycle is open only to food pantries.
August 8, 2024
The Colorado Blueprint to End Hunger continues to transition to its new organizational framework and structure. Dolores Ramirez, our Executive Director of Vision, shares new updates about the Blueprint’s transformation.
August 1, 2024
As the Colorado Blueprint to End Hunger continues to fully transition, we’ll sunset our Governing Council this September and establish a food sovereignty advisory board in October. The new Advisory Board of nine community representatives will play a pivotal role in ensuring all Blueprint efforts are deeply rooted in community initiatives and guided by the principles of food justice and sovereignty.
July 23, 2024
We’re excited to formally announce that Colorado is one of six states launching Project UP: Unlocking the Potential of WIC and Medicaid to Improve Nutrition and Health, with the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
June 18, 2024
The process of transformation takes time, patience, and dedication – like going from seed to bounty in farming and gardening. And, the Colorado Blueprint to End Hunger is now ready to share its own harvest after a season of growth, recently completing its transformative journey.
June 5, 2024
As an organization committed to transparency and collaboration, the Colorado Blueprint to End Hunger presents its 2024 state legislative session review. Our team, through the Blueprint’s State Policy Committee, entered the session with many collective priorities. Join us in celebrating wins and reflecting on lessons learned as we all move towards a policy and advocacy landscape that’s fully accessible and working for the people of Colorado.
May 28, 2024
The Colorado Blueprint to End Hunger has officially concluded its yearlong strategic planning and transformation process! Earlier this month, our Governing Council unanimously approved the Blueprint’s new framework and structure – and we’re ready to share a little more about what this means for our future (with more to come soon).
May 1, 2024
With equity as a core value, the Blueprint is committed to ongoing learning and self-reflection as an organization that’s regenerative and actively working to reverse historical inequities, particularly as it relates to food justice and sovereignty. Our team is kicking off an assessment to evaluate our internal processes and outcomes through an equity lens. Our first step in this process, identified by our team, prioritized co-crafting a broader equity statement with our land acknowledgment built into it.
