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Record Breaking Pet Food Banks Continue in Southeastern Colorado

The line consistently long at our June 2022 Alamosa Pet Food Bank in partnership with La Puente’s Food Bank

Sometimes the line is never ending. This has been the story of our Southeastern Colorado Pet Food Banks. In the last week of June we distributed over 16,000 lbs of dry pet food to families in need in Trinidad, Cañon City, Alamosa and Pueblo. The need has been skyrocketing and doesn’t appear to be changing any time soon. We often feel the need for pet food decrease in the summer, but not this year. So many hardships are affecting our communities today, and we are doing our best to be there for them. We are only able to be there because of our amazing volunteers and supporters, but the supply chain is affecting us and the amount of donations we receive. Pet food brands are making less food each year after 2+ years of having fewer operational factories. Add to this inflation and general unease, and we find ourselves asking for more help.


What can you do to help?

  • VOLUNTEERS: We need a lot more volunteers in these areas. Especially Trinidad and Alamosa. If you know someone or would like to volunteer, please sign up HERE.
  • PET FOOD DRIVES: Donations are down and we are struggling to keep up with the rising need. We recently lowered our food distributions per family at our pet food banks, and even after capping the food amounts we have only seen the totals rise. We are now looking to our supporters to help their communities by hosting pet food drives. You can host a physical pet food drive or a virtual one. Click HERE to learn more about how.
  • DONATIONS: Running a pet food bank has many associated costs. Storage, staff, gas, and shipping costs have all gone up in the last couple of years. But these are expenses that are vital to our organization. Donating to us through our website, HERE, is an easy way to give. And thanks to our pet food partnerships, just donating $5 can feed a dog or cat for an entire month.
Some of the pets we helped and volunteers who helped us at our three very busy Southeastern Colorado Pet Food Banks this June 2022.

October Volunteer Needs

Please sign up here: https://signup.com/Group/27197926080/. There are more volunteer opportunities on the website, but these are our top needs.

Sunday, Oct 4th – Warehouse Sorting, Englewood (CPP Warehouse)
Wednesday, Oct 7th – Pet Food Distribution, Conifer (Mountain Resource Center)
Friday, Oct 9th – Pet Food Distribution, Denver (City of Denver Mobile Pantry) There are multiple shifts you can sign up for. Sign up for one or both!
Sunday, Oct 11th – Warehouse Sorting, Englewood (CPP Warehouse)
Friday, October 23rd – Pet Food Distribution, Loveland (Food Bank for Larimer County)
Monday, October 26th – Help Direct Traffic at Pet Food Bank, Lakewood
This is a very important role, and we will rotate you into the pet food bank role as well, but we ask traffic helpers to come a little earlier
Monday, October 26th – Pet Food Distribution, Alamosa (La Puénte’s Food Bank)
Thursday, October 29th – Pet Food Distribution, Pueblo (Lynn Gardens Baptist Church)

Join our Colorado Pet Pantry Volunteers Facebook Group to stay up to date on these opportunities and our current needs.

Thanks for your continued support. It means so much to us, and the people & pets that we serve.

Adams County Outreach – Commerce City

Please help us by volunteering for this event!

Adams County Cares Day will be from 10 am – 2 pm at Adams County High School, 7200 Quebec Parkway, Commerce City, CO 80022. This is a resource fair for the residents of Adams County. There will be a wide array of different resources, along with food and games. Colorado Pet Pantry will be attending to pass out food, supplies, and help the residents of Adams County learn more about our organization