Bienvenidos Food Bank
Open Thursdays: Except 3rd Thursday of the month (January to October) see info about our Mobile Pantries below
We are offering free groceries served outside farmers-market style if weather permits (please dress for the weather). We will be inside if weather is cold. Parking is available at 39th & Pecos or along 38th Ave. Check in at the front of the building. If outside, please note you will be asked to walk around the building and back to the parking lot via the ally. Having a wheeled cart is helpful. Please call or ask about handicap accommodations or special assistance.
Hours:
10:00 am to Noon & 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm
3810 Pecos Street Denver, CO 80211 – View Map
Drop in registration – please bring ID and current proof of address if available (See our full policies below).
Parking: available at 39th and Pecos St. on food bank days only.
Wheelchair or disabled access: Please let someone know in front that you need assistance and we’ll accommodate you.
We are closed for most major holidays and if there are five Thursdays we are closed the last week of that month. We are open the first three (3) Thursdays in November and December. Please check our Facebook page or call 303-433-6328 for closings.
Mobile Grocery Programs
Third Monday of the month: 4 pm to 5:15 pm
Quigg Newton Homes.
Third Thursday of the month: Next dates: March 16, April 20 & May 18
10:00 am to noon
4747 West Colfax, Denver 80204 (VFW parking lot) – View Map
This Mobile Pantry is in the parking lot of the VFW. Please come prepared for the weather. Note: Mobile Pantry on West Colfax is closed for the months of November and December. Please check our Facebook page or call 303-433-6328 for weather closings.
If you need help during a week we are closed please call the Hunger Free Hotline at (855) 855-4626 (toll-free) for other food pantries available.
Policies
- All are welcome! Anyone may use our pantry as needed.
- Walk-in registration every week we are open.
- You may use the food bank each week we are open.
- We primarily serve 80211, 80212, 80204, 80216 or 80221 but all are welcome from any zip code.
- For information about other food pantries that may be closer to you call: 720-382-2920
- You may be asked to provide:
- A recent piece of official mail with current address (example: Xcel, utility or phone Bill, official housing letter).
- Picture ID: (passports, Mexican or other ID’s are all OK
- We serve by household (those living within the same address)
- You must show proof of separate legal apartments for those living within the same address to be listed as a separate household.
- Larger families may receive additional food (proof of family size may be required)
- We do NOT collect immigration or citizenship information and will not share any of your information with anyone. We are committed to protecting your privacy.
- Program intake form (English)
- Program intake form (Español)
- Hours flyer & poster download
Other Services Offered
Pet food – We partner with Colorado Pet Pantry to provide pet food the first Thursday (morning only) of the month from 10:00 am to 11:30 am. Pet food is offered for clients with existing pets only. Pet food is available once per client every 2 months. Available at 39th & Pecos.
USDA Commodities – We are an authorized agency of The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP). Clients may receive USDA food once a month and must meet TEFAP requirements. TEFAP nondiscrimination policy.
SNAP (food stamps) sign up assistance – Clients can meet with an authorized SNAP representative to sign up for food benefits and other assistance. (A collaborative program with Hunger Free Colorado.) For SNAP assistance locations click here.
Diapers and baby food – WeeCycle of North Denver provides diapers for our clients with babies. Please bring your baby’s birth certificate (you may receive diapers and wipes once per month as available.) Baby food is available each week.
Personal Hygiene – Feminine products are also available through a collaborative program with I Support the Girls International.
Utility Assistance for Seniors – We partner with the Senior Assistance Center’s program with Energy Outreach of Colorado. Call 303-455-9642 to make an appointment.
Healthy Communities Outreach Program- We partner with Denver Health to connect families, children and pregnant women with services for medical, dental, vision, mental health and developmental problems.
Additional resources
For Other Food pantries and Food Stamp assistance call: 720-382-2920 (Hunger Free Hotline)
For all other assistance call 211 or go to www.unitedwaydenver.org.