Colorado lawmakers are considering a measure that would extend funding for emergency food assistance throughout the state. AdobeStock photo.
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State food pantry grant program under review
By Eric Galatas
Public News Service
Colorado lawmakers are considering a measure that would extend funding for emergency food assistance throughout the state.
The Food Pantry Assistance Grant program distributes funds to emergency providers to purchase fruits, vegetables, dairy and meat from local producers. Since the onset of COVID, nearly one in three Coloradans said they have struggled to pay for food.
Rachel Landis, director of the Good Food Collective in Durango, said the grant program is crit...