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Colorado advocates call on Congress to fully fund nutrition program for women, infants, and children

January 9, 2024

The health and well-being of approximately 25,000 Colorado families are in jeopardy if Congress does not sufficiently fund the Special Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), which supports young children and pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum adults. 

Right now, the U.S. Senate and House appropriations bills do not fully fund the national program, meaning there could be a $1 billion shortfall in 2024. The current continuing resolution that provides funding for WIC is scheduled to expire on Friday, Jan. 19.  

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Reflecting on 2023 and looking ahead

December 15, 2023

As 2023 comes to an end, let’s take a moment to reflect on and celebrate our collective accomplishments this past year. By working together, there’s evidence that we’re all truly transforming Colorado’s food systems through community engagement and investments, policy and advocacy, data and evaluation, and increased public awareness and political will. See a snapshot of what we have collectively accomplished in the last 12 months.

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New impact report: Making progress towards our shared vision & goals

December 13, 2023

What progress have we made together? Find out in our new multi-year impact report! Covering the first four years of the Blueprint’s efforts, this report provides a comprehensive overview of our collaborative journey thus far. It showcases the collective progress we have made in achieving our five big goals and recognizes the dedicated individuals and organizations who have made it all possible. 

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Transformation update: Diving into our network’s input, moving into next phase

November 30, 2023

What else did we learn from our network during the input phase of the Colorado Blueprint to End Hunger’s yearlong transformation journey? Watch a video message from Dolores Ramírez, our Executive Director of Vision, to find out more about the key findings and opportunities, which will be instrumental as we begin developing the Blueprint’s new framework. You also can read the full report from our strategic planning partner, Point B(e) Strategies. 

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Transformation update: Early learnings from network survey and listening sessions

October 19, 2023

We recently wrapped up the second phase of the Colorado Blueprint to End Hunger’s yearlong transformation and strategic planning process, where we gathered input from our community of network partners. A big thank you to everyone who took the time to share their thoughts about the Blueprint and how it can evolve to better serve our Colorado communities!

Now, we’re delving into all of the information with our strategic planning partners at Point b(e) Strategies to better understand what you, our community, collectively think the Blueprint should focus on as we look to the future. So far, the early findings are centered around five areas – much of which already align with the Blueprint’s vision of a Colorado where everyone who lives here can access the food they choose, where they want it, and when they need it.

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Help inform the Blueprint’s future

September 6, 2023

As the Blueprint continues its journey of becoming more community-centered and evolving as a connector, convener, and facilitator, we want to ensure there’s space for community voice and participation. 

Now in the second phase of our yearlong strategic planning journey, we’re seeking your input on our biggest questions around transformation. Your insights and perspectives can help shape the Blueprint’s future, so we hope you’ll participate.

Find out a little more about how we got here and where we hope to go — and how you can help inform the Blueprint’s transformation.

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Food & Nutrition in Healthcare coalition forming 

August 24, 2023

With partners and advocates across the state, we’re building a diverse, cross-sector coalition to organize around “food and nutrition in healthcare” policy and program implementation opportunities in Colorado. This work will prioritize food and diet in an individual’s health plan, with the goal of preventing or treating costly chronic health conditions. Such nutrition interventions also can improve household food security and address health disparities.

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Healthy School Meals for All campaign receives funding support

August 24, 2023

The new Colorado voter-approved program, Healthy School Meals for All, kicks off in most public schools this school year! Members of the Blueprint’s Workgroup 5: Maximizing Child Nutrition Programs have come together to ensure a strong launch with a statewide marketing and outreach campaign this fall. 

In support of this collaborative effort, the Colorado Access Foundation and The Colorado Health Foundation have committed a combined total of $1.5 million to promote program benefits, encourage student participation and family completion of school benefit forms, and help fill position vacancies in school dining rooms.

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Governing Council visits Fort Morgan and Kids at Their Best

July 27, 2023

The Colorado Blueprint to End Hunger’s Governing Council visited Fort Morgan and the local youth-powered nonprofit, Kids at Their Best, for their annual retreat on Friday, July 21. 

The day started with a tour of their facility and learning more about the organization’s efforts to alleviate hunger across the community. After that, Blueprint staff and Governing Council members visited a few summer meal and enrichment sites – a chance to see the youth-led work of Kids at Their Best in action while interacting with some of the staff and participants of their Summer Blast program.

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