The Action Center

🎁 We still have 20 families waiting for a holiday sponsor like YOU! 🎁 This season, you can bring joy to a family in need—and we've made it easy with TWO giving options: ✨ Option 1: Shop for specific gifts from a family's wish list ✨ Option 2: Provide gift cards so caregivers can shop for their children themselves Both options are meaningful. Both make a real impact. Choose what works best for you! Let's make sure every family in our community experiences the magic of the holidays. 💜 Ready to sponsor? https://bit.ly/4qFHCwQ

Our community's response to the SNAP crisis has been overwhelming! 💜 We've seen a 30% increase in community members seeking help, and the community's financial support and food donations have made all the difference. If this recent SNAP funding crisis inspired you to take action, consider turning that energy into a lasting impact. Monthly giving provides resources to meet the growing needs of our community throughout the year, not just during emergencies. It’s simple to set up and makes a real difference every month. Become a monthly donor today:  https://lnkd.in/gpkf8bii

🎁 Sponsor a Family This Holiday Season 🎁 Bring joy and hope to a local family in need by sponsoring them through the Action Center’s Holiday Gift Program. Many families are working hard to make ends meet, and the holidays can be especially tough. By becoming a sponsor, you’ll help ensure children experience the excitement of opening gifts and families feel cared for and remembered during this special season. 💙 Your generosity provides not just gifts, but dignity, joy and a reminder that our community cares. ✨ Together, we can make the holidays brighter for hundreds of families. 👉 Follow this link to learn more and sponsor a family today! https://bit.ly/4qFHCwQ

It's the start of Colorado Gives Day, the state's largest giving movement! Here at the Action Center, we are ready to support our neighbors in need. Currently, SNAP benefits are frozen for up to 600,000 Coloradans, including 38,000 individuals in Jefferson County. Coupled with recent cuts to food assistance, stricter eligibility requirements, reduced food supply, and the ongoing threat of a government shutdown, our community is facing a deepening hunger crisis. This is when community support matters most. Our goal for Colorado Gives Day is to raise $300,000 by the December 9 deadline—28% more than last year—to keep pace with rising costs, reduced food donations, and increasing demand. Your support is crucial to this effort. Donations help fill our shelves and sustain the programs that families rely on during their most challenging times. Make your gift today and help us meet the moment for our neighbors in need. Learn more and donate: https://bit.ly/46QA5RE

🚨 For the first time ever, 38,000 families in Jefferson County will not receive their monthly Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. This isn't a possibility—it's happening right now. As of today, November 1, benefits are frozen, resulting in a crisis more severe than anything we've faced in years, including during the COVID-19 pandemic or previous government shutdowns. Even if the freeze is lifted on Monday, at best, there will be significant delays for families who depend on these payments. The impact is immediate. At the Action Center, we opened 50 additional slots a day for food assistance in anticipation of this situation, and they filled within minutes. We're even receiving calls and requests from many individuals who have never visited a food bank before. In October, Sunny Garcia, our Immediate Needs Program Manager, was featured in a story on Denver7 (KMGH-TV) as we prepared for this moment. She discussed what SNAP benefits provide for families, and how devastating these cuts will be, especially during the holiday season. "It's a really powerful thing for them to be able to walk into this beautiful Safeway and shop for things that are really meaningful to them for their holiday meal... it could be diapers, it could be formula. There are so many things that families need." Watch the full story here: https://bit.ly/4ohGDl1 We are proud to be able to offer individuals the essential food and nutrition services that they will no longer receive through programs like SNAP. However, with critical food supply shortages, we can’t do this alone. The need has never been greater. Here's how you can help: If you have the means, our community needs your support right now. Your contributions fill critical gaps in assistance when government programs fall short. Please consider becoming a monthly donor. Any amount makes a difference. Support your neighbors here: https://bit.ly/47jezI3

We are about to witness an unprecedented food security crisis in our community. For the first time ever, payments from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will be frozen. 38,000 people in Jefferson County alone will not receive the support they need to keep their families fed in November. That's about $245 per person for the month of November—lost. 🚨 These aren’t just numbers; these are our neighbors. They are children, elderly neighbors on fixed incomes, people with disabilities, and working families already stretched thin. SNAP isn't a luxury. It's what families and individuals in crisis rely on to put food on the table. ⚠️ At the Action Center, we're bracing for a surge in demand unlike anything we've seen in years. At the same time, our traditional food sources have been hit with cuts, leaving us with fewer resources right when demand is about to skyrocket. ❤️ This is where YOU come in. We're doing everything we can to meet this need, but we can't do it alone. The scale of what's coming is bigger than our current resources can handle. If you've ever considered supporting the Action Center but haven't taken that step, this is the moment. The Denver metro area needs us. Your neighbors need us. Become a monthly financial supporter, so we can plan ahead, secure food supplies, and stabilize the future for every person who walks through our doors during this crisis and beyond. Here's how you can get involved: Make a financial donation to help us close the gap: https://bit.ly/4h4kMJm Donate food items directly at the Action Center: https://bit.ly/3LdxriS Sign up to volunteer in our food market: https://bit.ly/4jNeUaa

🏗️ Canstruction is coming to Jeffco — Nov. 5–14, 2025! Looking for a fun and impactful team-building activity for your organization this fall? Canstruction Jeffco is a unique opportunity for businesses and groups of all kinds to come together, get creative, and make a difference. 🥫 Teams will design and build giant structures made entirely of canned food, and at the end of the event, every single can will be donated to The Action Center to help nourish families across our community. ✨ Whether you’re a small business, corporate team, or community group, this is a meaningful way to strengthen your team while fighting hunger locally. Sign up today to compete or sponsor a team: https://bit.ly/3VPaFQC 📍 Public viewing details coming soon ✅ Admission: Bring at least one nonperishable food item 🏆 Cast your vote for the People’s Choice Award! Together, we can “Canstruct a world without hunger.” 💙

🥜 Donation Spotlight: Cheesecake Factory – 16th Street Mall 🥜 It’s donation drive season, and we are so grateful for the businesses and individuals who make a difference for our community. A huge thank you to The Cheesecake Factory – 16th Street Mall for donating an incredible 1,896 lbs. of peanut butter! This staple food will not only support families through The Action Center, but also be shared with 10 of our Food Hub partners serving neighbors facing food insecurity. We’re especially grateful to their amazing staff for organizing, gathering, and delivering this donation—and even surprising us with a homemade cheesecake treat (which was delicious!). 🍰 💙 Thank you for thinking of us again this year. Your generosity helps nourish thousands across our community!

💙 Life has its ups and downs and The Action Center is here to support our community through challenging times. The current government shutdown has left 6,000 federal workers at the Jeffco Federal Center facing financial uncertainty. As the largest concentration of federal agencies outside Washington, D.C., the impact is significant. 🍎 By providing free food to households in need, The Action Center helps families stretch limited resources to cover housing, utilities and other essentials. We’re here for anyone experiencing temporary hardship—even those who usually have stable employment. If you or someone you know needs support, connect with us at https://bit.ly/3RHKc5a

👗✨ Calling all fashionistas! ✨👗 The Action Center needs your style and energy to help sort and hang clothing in our Clothing Market. We have weekday & weekend shifts available — both morning and afternoon — so you can find a time that works for you! 💙 👉 See all open shifts and sign up here: 🔗 https://bit.ly/41WtPbA We can’t wait to see you making a difference! 💫