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U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue and U.S. Senator Cory Gardner visit Food Bank of the Rockies' USDA commodities warehouse, in Denver, Co., on June 19, 2020. Food Bank of the Rockies President & CEO Erin Pulling and COO Steve Kullberg welcomed and led them on a tour of the warehouse that exclusively handles USDA commodities.

The Food Bank of the Rockies distributes to about 640 food pantries in Northern Colorado and Wyoming. This warehouse receives and distributes USDA foods for several USDA (FNS) Food and Nutrition Service programs: The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) a program for low-income seniors over 60, and the Food Purchase & Distribution Program (FPDP), part of trade mitigation. Additionally, the Food Bank of the Rockies works with three Farmers to Families Food Box distributors. This is one of two large Food Banks that receives USDA foods in Colorado.

For more information, please see fns.usda.gov and foodbankrockies.org

USDA Photo by Lance Cheung.

 

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