Faces of Food Bank: Linda

Ever wonder what goes on behind the scenes so FBR can feed hope to our hungry neighbors?  From greeting visitors, stocking shelves, procuring food and distributing it through our partner agencies and programs to raising needed funds, keeping you informed, organizing volunteers and carefully allocating your contributions, there's a whole world behind fighting hunger and we'd like to invite you in for a peek. 


We're excited to introduce our "Faces of Food Bank" campaign, where you'll meet a member (or two) of our hard working staff each week. The goal is to give you an inside glimpse of food banking at its finest! We have over 80 employees who perform a variety of tasks, all very different but all vital to fighting hunger and feeding hope in Colorado.


Meet Linda.  If you enter our south facing main entrance, you'll be warmly welcomed by Linda.  Like most FBR team members, Linda wears many hats.  She not only manages the constantly busy phone line, she also refers people in need to pantries in their area, directs visitors and vendors, and assists the finance and human resources departments with clerical needs.  Linda's four kids and five grand kids are her world and she loves being able to help people in need during her day job.  Two of the many reasons Linda lives in Colorado are the zero humidity climate and the awesome Mexican food.
 

   

Please Vote TODAY to restore $4.5 billion

There are decisions being made NOW about the future of food assistance in this country.  We need your help!!!!!!!!  FBR strongly supports Senator Gillibrand’s amendment #2156 to restore the $4.5 billion in cuts to SNAP included in the bill. Any cuts to SNAP will only increase demand on food banks and other charities that are already stretched to the breaking point trying to keep up with increased need. This amendment would help reverse the significant drop off in TEFAP commodities provided to food banks in recent years due to strong agricultural markets by clarifying USDA’s authority to make bonus TEFAP purchases in consideration of states’ needs in addition to market conditions. Finally, it would make important investments in the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Snack Program that benefits low-income elementary school children.

PLEASE take a couple minutes out of your day TODAY to contact the offices below with the following message!

·       Call our toll-free hotline: 877-698-8228
·       Listen to the preprompted.
·       You will then be connected to your Senators. Deliver this message:
As your constituent, I urge you to protect hunger-relief programs in the Farm Bill. With unemployment still high, many people in our community are still struggling and they need help putting food on the table. Please support Senator Gillibrand’s amendment to restore the cuts to SNAP and oppose any efforts to cut or weaken hunger-relief programs.