IFCS | A Denver Area Food Bank and More to Nourish Lives

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One Can, Two Can, Who Can, You Can!

IFCS: A Denver Area Food Bank and More To Nourish Lives

Meet some of the 6,000+ individuals we serve monthly, along with volunteers and partners who collaborate in our mission:

FACES OF IFCS

Nourish Lives with a Monetary Gift

Integrated Family Community Services is reliant on community support to fulfill its mission. We have been partnering with the community to alleviate hunger since 1964. From making a cash donation to choosing IFCS as the charity recipient of your shopping rewards, every gift makes a difference. We maximize every dollar to ensure that as much as possible goes directly to help those in need, assisting children, families and seniors in climbing out of the downward spiral of poverty. 

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With your partnership, IFCS provides a range of services for those who are food insecure or hungry in our local area. Each day, families and individuals make tough choices between food and other necessities. Read about lived experiences from IFCS program recipients and community partners. 

Your donation contributes to One Can Feed (OCF), our Hunger Alleviation Program, helping to fill the shelves, fridges and freezers of IFCS. Thank you!

Donations are tax-deductible. IFCS’s Tax ID: #84-0579740

Multiply Your Impact with a Corporate Matching Gift

Double your gift to IFCS and to the community! Many companies match charitable contributions made by their employees.

Support Our Seasonal Enrichment Programs

IFCS hosts special events each year to help families and children with needs such as school supply support, seasonal holiday meals and gift assistance. Learn more about our enrichment programs.

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LEARN MORE ABOUT FRESH THANKS
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The Best Way to Help

Watch this video from Adam Ruins Everything for an amusing and insightful commentary on food donations and the best way to support hunger alleviation.

We’d love to have your help as an IFCS volunteer, host of a food or hygiene drive, as a community or corporate partner! Learn more at the link below:

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This is what your support provides to IFCS:

$25,000Be the Market Leader
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Stock the Market @ IFCS for One Month
$1,000Have a Cow
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Stock 20 Cases of Shelf-Stable Milk for the IFCS Food Market
$15,000Fill that Truck
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Transport 10,000 lbs. of Food in a 26’ Box Truck
$500Host a Hygiene Products Drive
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Provide Toiletries that SNAP and Grants Don’t Cover for Participants
$10,000Pack Protein Power
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Secure “a Ton” (2,000 lbs.) of Frozen Chicken, Turkey, Pork and Eggs
$100One Can, Two Can, Who Can, You Can
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Contribute 1 Grocery Basket of Food to Add to the Market Shelves
$5,000Be a Hunger Hero
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Supply 2,400 Families with Fresh Produce for a Month
$50Get Fresh
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Provide a Bag of Fresh Produce for an Enrichment Program Participant & Family
$2,500Flush Their Worries Away
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Secure Six Months of Paper Products for the Food Market
$25Break Your Foodie Bank
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Feed a family for a day

Shop Official IFCS Merch

Show your support for IFCS and invite others along with a purchase of official merch from IFCS’ Bonfire Shop. From t-shirts to sweatshirts, tote bags to caps, choose from various designs and color options; all purchases support IFCS and help alleviate hunger.

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IFCS is responsive to community needs and collaborative in promoting a healthy society. Colorado Gives is a safe and trusted way to support IFCS, where our online profile is screened by the Colorado Gives Foundation to ensure specific standards of transparency. The shopping cart features allows donors to support nonprofits in one transaction, so it is fast and easy to spread the love.

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With your ongoing support, IFCS continues to be a reliable and safe resource that strengthens our community. Thank you!

Non-Discrimination Statement

In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or  retaliation for prior civil rights activity.

Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.

To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:

  1. Mail:
    U.S. Department of Agriculture
    Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
    1400 Independence Avenue, SW
    Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or
  2. Fax:
    (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or 
  3. Email:
    program.intake@usda.gov

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

This statement was updated 8.3.22 in accordance with USDA updates and guidelines.

Eligibility Guidelines

IFCS Enrichment Programs have service area and income guidelines.

SERVICE AREA GUIDELINES:
For IFCS Enrichment Programs, we have a service area covering:

  • Western Arapahoe County: Centennial, Englewood, Glendale, Greenwood Village, Littleton, Sheridan, and unincorporated Arapahoe County.
  • Southwest Denver Neighborhoods: Bear Valley, College View, Fort Logan, Harvey Park, Harvey Park South, Marston & South Platte (Southwest Neighborhoods further defined as being south of Jewell and west of Santa Fe).
  • Northern Douglas County: Highlands Ranch, Littleton, and Lone Tree.

  • Southern Jefferson County: South Lakewood, Littleton, Morrison (Neighborhoods further defined as being south of Jewell along the C-470 Corridor – including Columbine, Bow Mar, Dakota Ridge, and Ken Caryl Ranch) 

Applications outside of these listed areas will not be accepted.


INCOME GUIDELINES:
As of March 1, 2024, a household may meet income-based standards in either of the following two ways:

  1. Participate in one of these public assistance programs:
    • Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP)
    • Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
    • Low-income Energy Assistance Program (LEAP)
    • Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)
    • Old Age Pension (OAP)
    • Aid to Needy Disabled (AND)
    • Aid to the Blind (AB)
    • Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
    • Medicaid Eligible Foster Children
  1. If the household does not participate in any of the above public assistance programs, the household must have a combined gross income that does not exceed the maximum income limit for the applicable household size.

ADDITIONAL ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES:
Please refer to the Interest Form for additional, program-specific criteria.

Eligibility and Income Guidelines

Anyone experiencing food insecurity and self-identifying as meeting the Income Guidelines below is eligible for IFCS Food Market services.

Income Guidelines:
As of March 1, 2024, a household may meet income-based standards in either of the following two ways:

  1. Participate in one of these public assistance programs:
    • Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP)
    • Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
    • Low-income Energy Assistance Program (LEAP)
    • Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)
    • Old Age Pension (OAP)
    • Aid to Needy Disabled (AND)
    • Aid to the Blind (AB)
    • Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
    • Medicaid Eligible Foster Children
  1. If the household does not participate in any of the above public assistance programs, the household must meet the requirements based on the chart below, having a combined gross income not exceeding the maximum income limit for the applicable household size.

For IFCS Financial Assistance Programs (Rental and Utility Bill Payment Assistance), we have a service area of western Arapahoe (Centennial, Englewood, Glendale, Greenwood Village, Littleton, and Sheridan) and southwest Denver Neighborhoods. This includes Bear Valley, College View, Fort Logan, Harvey Park, Harvey Park South, Marston & South Platte (Southwest Neighborhoods further defined as being south of Jewell and west of Santa Fe). IFCS Rental Assistance Programs may be limited to the cities listed within Arapahoe County.

For IFCS Enrichment Programs, we have a service area covering:

  • Western Arapahoe County: Centennial, Englewood, Glendale, Greenwood Village, Littleton, Sheridan, and unincorporated Arapahoe County.
  • Southwest Denver Neighborhoods: Bear Valley, College View, Fort Logan, Harvey Park, Harvey Park South, Marston & South Platte (Southwest Neighborhoods further defined as being south of Jewell and west of Santa Fe).
  • Northern Douglas County: Highlands Ranch, Littleton, and Lone Tree.

  • Southern Jefferson County: South Lakewood, Littleton, Morrison (Neighborhoods further defined as being south of Jewell along the C-470 Corridor – including Columbine, Bow Mar, Dakota Ridge, and Ken Caryl Ranch) 

 Applications outside of these listed areas will not be accepted. (Central Denver, North Denver, and Aurora applications will not be accepted.)