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

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IFCS PARTNERS

Community connections make our work possible.

Since its inception, IFCS has had a strong relationship with local businesses, community organizations and service agencies.

These partners share IFCS’ commitment to the community and are an integral part of our success. 

Funding Partners for FYs 2019-2024

The following funders gave $5,000 or more in support of IFCS over the past 5 years.

Community Organizations

  • Bethany Lutheran Church
  • Centennial Rotary Foundation
  • Englewood Lions Foundation
  • Food Bank of the Rockies
  • Grace Presbyterian Church
  • Helping Our People Excel (HOPE)
  • Highlands Ranch Rotary Foundation
  • Littleton Rotary Foundation
  • South Denver VFW Post 2461
  • St. Andrew United Methodist Church
  • Swedish Medical Center Auxiliary

Corporations

  • American Family
  • Aspen Grove
  • Bev Groth Properties – Sotheby Realty
  • Christian Brothers Automotive – Highlands Ranch
  • Craig Hospital
  • Empower
  • Felsburg, Holt & Ullevig
  • Genworth Financial
  • Hampden Park ‘N Store
  • Holman Automotive Group, Inc.
  • Kaiser Permanente
  • Liberty Mutual
  • Movement Foundation Inc.
  • O’Toole’s Garden Centers
  • Premiere Copier Inc.
  • Renewable Power Advisors
  • Renewable Power Strategies, LLC
  • The Allstate Foundation
  • United Healthcare

Foundation Grants

  • AV Hunter Trust
  • Captrust Community Foundation, Inc.
  • Delores Jezek Trust
  • Douglas County Philip S. Miller Grant
  • Dunkin’ Joy In Childhood Foundation Inc.
  • El Pomar Foundation
  • Eleanore Tillery Scholarship Trust
  • Helen Sandell Estate
  • June Hicks Family Fund
  • Ketterhagen Charitable Fund
  • Kiita Foundation
  • KM Foundation
  • Kroenke Sports Charities Inc.
  • Louis R & Dorothy M Meister Foundation
  • Mortell Family Fund
  • Schlessman Family Foundation, Inc.
  • The Denver Foundation
  • The Sparkjoy Foundation
  • Trailhead Institute

Government

  • 18th Judicial District -VALE
  • Arapahoe County Community Development Block Grant (CDBD)
  • Arapahoe County Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) – COVID 19
  • Arapahoe County Aid to Agencies Grant
  • ARP Arapahoe County
  • ARP Denver County
  • City of Littleton
  • City of Sheridan
  • Colorado Office of the State Controller
  • Denver Public Health & Environment
  • Emergency Food & Shelter Program (EFSP) – Arapahoe County
  • Emergency Food & Shelter Program (EFSP) – Denver County
  • Emergency Food & Shelter Program (EFSP) – Jefferson County

Sponsors/Partnering Agencies
for FY 2023-24

  • This segment is under construction. Details coming soon!

Key Program Partners
for FY 2023-24

  • All-Health Network Co-Responder Team
  • Arapahoe Community College
  • Arapahoe County Food Security Coalition
  • Arapahoe County Housing and Community Development Services
  • Barber’s Foods
  • Benefits in Action
  • Change the Trend
  • City of Englewood Co-Responder Program
  • City of Englewood Parks, Recreation, Library & Golf
  • Colo-Pac Produce
  • Colorado Gives Foundation
  • Colordo Blueprint to End Hunger
  • CU Family Health Clinic – Sheridan
  • Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP)
  • Energy Outreach Colorado (EOC)
  • Enterprise Truck Rental
  • Food Bank of the Rockies
  • Food Exchange Resource Network (FERN)
  • Giving Heart Englewood
  • Homeless Awareness and Action Task Force South Metro (HAAT Force)
  • Hunger Free Colorado
    Innovative Housing Concepts
  • Jefferson County Food Policy Council
  • Malley Recreation Center
  • Movement 5280
  • Polidori Sausage
  • South Suburban Parks and Recreation
  • Southwest Denver Food Coalition
  • The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP)
  • Tico’s Mexican Foods

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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.)