Food insecurity among the Colorado population is an all too prominent issue that especially impacts college students. Here at Colorado State University, around 32% of students face some form of food insecurity after a #RealCollege survey was conducted amongst the student body.

Although some students struggle with food insecurity, that does not account for other residents of Fort Collins. The Food Bank for Larimer County stated that, “During the fiscal year end 2023, we provided over 8 million meals to just over 40,000 individuals in need.”

Although food insecurity runs high in the Fort Collins community, many organizations have made strides in counteracting food insecurity among the community. Here is a list of the organizations that will be focused on in this piece.

One resource for students on campus is Rams against Hunger – a resource for students to obtain free food and produce, no questions asked. 

Another resource is FoCo cafe is a non-profit that provides food to people in need and runs especially off a donation basis. On their website, they state that “You can give more, please pay it forward. If you have a little less, pay what you can.”

The final resource is Vindeket Foods, a resource that teams up with restaurants and grocery stores to reduce food waste and to give back to the Fort Collins community.