We are grateful for all the organizations that provide food for Heartbeat Denver!
Food is essential to our Program. Because there are so many organizations assisting us to procure the food we need to feed our men, we are able to direct most our financial resources towards other areas of our Program.
We Don’t Waste (https://www.wedontwaste.org) is a primary source of food for our daily hot meal. And we get their twice a week allotment of food thanks to Central Presbyterian Men’s club who pick up deliver a car load of food Mondays and Fridays.
The Lord’s Daily Bread provides a variety of protein deliveries every week.
Risen Christ Ministries provide regular food donations from their congregation and they also pick up donations from Safeway. They are also one of several churches that make sandwiches on a regular basis for the men.
DaVita Dialysis Center delivers a variety of food products on a regular basis that provides our kitchen staff additional items for snacks, deserts and side dishes.
Presbyterian Churches: Throughout the year, Englewood, Broomfield, Grace, Montview, Welllshire and Central all provide meals, donations and support for feeding our men.
University Club of Denver and The Colorado Trust Foundation, who are our neighbors on Sherman Street, periodically bring us excellent food left over from events held at their facility.
Sandwiches
We have many partners who bring us sandwiches … some bring sandwiches every week, others periodically. Our men rely on the sandwiches for breakfast on the way to work, lunch at work, as they look for work, or as a snack to get them through the day. It allows our men to save money and still have something to eat to keep them going strong.
Our Partners that provide Sandwiches are:
South Broadway Christian Church, Catholic Charities Soup Kitchen, Knights of Columbus and our Presbyterian Church Partners.
It’s difficult to estimate what all these donations add up to. Certainly it takes time and effort to coordinate and deliver all this food. The gas, wear-and-tear on cars and equipment … it all adds up.
An estimate of the value of food we receive, amounts to around $80,000/year. That’s a LOT, but it is worth so much more to us and all the men we serve: To know there are so many kind and generous folks in our community who care about others — people they don’t know, but are aware help is needed.
Organizations Bring and Serve Meals
