Baca County Food Commodities News

August 7, 2007 Starting July 1, 2007 all TEFAP agencies will have new distributors. The Care and Share Food Bank in Colorado Springs will be the warehouse storage location, and our distribution company for our commodities. In the past Andrews Produce in Pueblo stored and delivered the commodities. I visited the Care and Share Food Bank in Colorado Springs on June 13th. Lori Kapu, Director of Operations & Agency Relations gave me the tour of the facility. It is a very large facility and they distributed over $9.9 million dollars worth of food in prior years. They are proposing to build a new facility which will double their capacity to store more food and therefore distribute more food to those in need. What all this means to Baca County is that we will be able to get other food items to supplement the commodities that we give away now. It is hoped that in the near future Care & Share will have a bi-monthly mobile drop to Baca County. These bi-monthly drops will probably not start until October or November, but we are excited that our community will be receiving other items as well as the regular commodities. Our next commodity giveaway will be August 25, 2007. I'm not sure of the location at this time. We will put an article on the website, in the paper, and on the cable to let people know where the giveaway will be. If you have any questions please call 529-0232 or 523-4372.
June 14, 2007 NEW! Commodities Provider Article to follow... If you have any questions please call 529-0232 or 523-4372. Pictures

all TEFAP agencies will have new distributors. The Care and Share Food Bank in Colorado Springs will be the warehouse storage location, and our distribution company for our commodities. In the past Andrews Produce in Pueblo stored and delivered the commodities.

I visited the Care and Share Food Bank in Colorado Springs on June 13th. Lori Kapu, Director of Operations & Agency Relations gave me the tour of the facility. It is a very large facility and they distributed over $9.9 million dollars worth of food in prior years. They are proposing to build a new facility which will double their capacity to store more food and therefore distribute more food to those in need.

What all this means to Baca County is that we will be able to get other food items to supplement the commodities that we give away now. It is hoped that in the near future Care & Share will have a bi-monthly mobile drop to Baca County. These bi-monthly drops will probably not start until October or November, but we are excited that our community will be receiving other items as well as the regular commodities.

Our next commodity giveaway will be August 25, 2007. I'm not sure of the location at this time. We will put an article on the website, in the paper, and on the cable to let people know where the giveaway will be.

If you have any questions please call 529-0232 or 523-4372.