Food Assistance Resources in CO and PA

No one should have to face the worry of where their next meal will come from, and no one should have to face that challenge alone. Whether you’re experiencing a temporary setback or ongoing challenges, you’re not alone. There are many resources available to help provide individuals and families with access to healthy meals.

If you’re in need of food assistance, or want to get involved in the community, the guide below will help to connect you with local food assistance programs and local support organizations.

Colorado Assistance

Food Bank of the Rockies – Pantry Locator

The Food Bank of the Rockies’ mission is to ignite the power of community to nourish people facing food insecurity. They show up for anyone experiencing hunger knowing that food insecurity can impact any of us at various points throughout our lives. The circumstances of the people they support may be different, but they never waver from our mission of nourishing our community members in need of food.

Mutual Aid Mondays

Mutual Aid Monday is a Denver-based grassroots collective providing direct support to unhoused and housing-insecure community members. The group operates on mutual aid principles sharing resources, care, and solidarity rather than charity. Each week, volunteers distribute food, clothing, hygiene items, and survival gear, while also building relationships rooted in respect and trust. Mutual Aid Monday emphasizes community empowerment, harm reduction, and collective care, working to meet immediate needs while challenging systemic causes of poverty and homelessness.

Hunger Free Colorado – Community Food Resources

Hunger Free Colorado is a statewide nonprofit organization working to ensure all Coloradans have access to affordable, nutritious food. The organization connects people to food resources through its Food Resource Hotline and online food finder. In addition to direct assistance, Hunger Free Colorado engages in advocacy, policy work, and community partnerships aimed at addressing the root causes of hunger and improving equitable access to food across the state. Their work bridges immediate needs with long-term systems change to create a hunger-free Colorado.

So All May Eat Café

So All May Eat / SAME Café operates with a Participation Model where guests volunteer time, donate money, or give produce in exchange for a healthy, locally sourced, made from scratch meal. SAME’s unique, community-supportive approach helps people overcome financial and logistical challenges of accessing healthful food and, for some, through SAME’S Cook to Work job training, achieve housing and employment stability as well as improving the lives of people by providing opportunities to connect and contribute within their communities.

Denver Community Fridges

Denver Community Fridges is a volunteer-run mutual aid network addressing food insecurity and food waste across the Denver Metro area. Rooted in principles of collective care, equity, and justice, the project provides freely accessible community fridges stocked with donated food for anyone in need. Guided by values of anti-oppression and mutual support, Denver Community Fridges operates without hierarchy, centering trust and dignity, believing that everyone deserves access to nourishment without restriction or judgment.

Denver Food Rescue – No Cost Grocery Programs

Denver Food Rescue (DFR) is a Denver-based nonprofit working to improve health equity and food access across the city. By recovering surplus fresh food from grocery stores, farms, and wholesalers, and delivering it by bike to community-led No Cost Grocery Programs, DFR helps reduce food waste while providing nutritious options for neighbors facing food insecurity. Their work centers on dignity, choice, and sustainability, supporting thousands of Denver residents each year.

Metro Caring

Metro Caring provides free, healthy groceries and connects people in Denver with resources for housing, utilities, healthcare, and job support. They also offer nutrition education, community programs, and advocacy to address the root causes of hunger and poverty.
* Please note: an ID may be required for some services through this organization

211 Colorado

211 is a confidential and multilingual service connecting people to vital resources across the state. No matter where you live in Colorado, you can find information about resources in your local community.

Pennsylvania Assistance

The Emergency Food Assistance Program

The USDA provides commodity foods to state agencies, which then supply local organizations like food banks, pantries, and soup kitchens. These groups distribute the food to eligible households or use it to prepare community meals. To receive food for home use, recipients must meet specific income and household eligibility requirements.

Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank – Find Food Guide

This tool can help you figure out which resources are best for you, whether its weekly free groceries or monthly free boxes for seniors. Resources will be highlighted on the map and calendar views in real time as you use the tool.

Allegheny County Resources

Family Centers
Child and Adult Food Care Program
National School Lunch Program
Squirrel Hill Community Pantry (Kosher Friendly)

Want to Contribute?

If you have additional resources in either the Denver or Pittsburgh areas, please feel free to send them to carly@crscounseling.com, and we will add them to this list.