Community Food Share’s mission is to eliminate hunger in Boulder and Broomfield Counties through engagement, collaboration, and leadership. We’re more than a food bank — we’re a neighbor and a friend who’s been part of the fabric of Boulder and Broomfield Counties for decades.

Ending hunger in our communities requires collaboration. That’s why we not only provide food directly to families, seniors, students, and others through our on-site and mobile pantries, we’re also a hub — delivering millions of pounds of food a year to local partners to reach people in their communities. Because when we work together, we give more people access to fresh, nutritious food.

Because we have been a part of the fabric of Boulder and Broomfield Counties since 1981, we have developed a rich network of partners, donors, volunteers, and supporters to help us achieve our vision of a hunger-free community. With over 40 Partner Agencies, 6,600 volunteers, and strong support form both corporate and individual donors, we have the financial capacity and people-strength to make great progress in eliminating hunger.

We have developed a 5-year strategic plan (available here: https://communityfoodshare. org/plan/) that delineates four primary strategic outcomes: 1) Optimize the food distribution network through operational efficiency, collaborative partnerships, and participant-focused distribution models 2) Source, develop, and manage resources to support our mission: food to meet the need, funds to sustain operations, data and education to guide our decisions, and staff and volunteers to accomplish the work 3) Improve food access: reduce the gaps in food access across our service area 4) Amplify our community’s effort to eliminate hunger by (i) supporting organizations and programs that promote participant self-sufficiency, (ii) educating and influencing our community to take action, and (iii) affecting policy through advocacy Metrics for if we are making progress towards these outcomes are listed in the plan linked above.

Because our 5-year strategic plan was just recently developed, we have not yet achieved our desired outcomes. But the following timeline of activities shows what's next for us: FY 2019 — RAMP UP: Have the right people; use data to guide our decisions; increase funding; collaborate via Food Security Network — RESEARCH & PILOT: understand participants' needs; increase food donations; understand our role in self-sufficiency; leverage resources through collaboration; improve internal cost efficiencies; improve nutritional balance; set public education goals FY 2020 — SUSTAIN & GROW: Have the right people; use data to guide our decisions; increase funding; collaborate via Food Security Network — RAMP UP: understand participants' needs; increase food donations; leverage resources through collaboration; move more food with less money (externally); improve nutritional balance; set public education goals; improve internal cost efficiencies — RESEARCH & PILOT: understand barriers to self-sufficiency; support/develop programs; develop education around data; improve centralized sourcing; reduce barriers for food access; develop educational programs — COMPLETED: understand our role in self-sufficiency FY 2021 — SUSTAIN & GROW: use data to guide our decisions; understand participants' needs; increase funding; increase food donations; leverage resources through collaboration; improve internal cost efficiencies; move more food with less money (externally); improve nutritional balance; set public education goals — RAMP UP: support/develop programs; develop education around data; improve centralized sourcing; reduce barriers for food access; develop educational programs — RESEARCH & PILOT: identify focus areas in policy; evaluate partners; establish advocacy policies — COMPLETED: Have the right people; collaborate via Food Security Network; understand barriers to self-sufficiency FY 2022 — SUSTAIN & GROW: increase funding; support/develop programs; reduce barriers for food access; set public education goals; develop educational programs — RAMP UP: identify focus areas in policy; evaluate partners; establish advocacy policies — COMPLETED: use data to guide our decisions; understand participants' needs; increase funding; increase food donations; leverage resources through collaboration; improve internal cost efficiencies; move more food with less money (externally); improve nutritional balance; develop education around data; improve centralized sourcing FY 2023 — All activities completed Please find the graph of this timeline in our strategic plan, located at https://communityfoodshare. org/plan/.