In Colorado, about 600,000 people receive SNAP benefits and about half of those are children. Those dollars are put onto debit cards for groceries on a certain day each month. So, people who usually get their benefits on the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd day of the month are already feeling the loss.

The Trump administration announced it will partially fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), but the funding is insufficient to cover all 600,000 Coloradans

Care and Share accepts both financial donations through their website and food donations at their locations in Colorado Springs, Pueblo and Alamosa. Their website states that the most needed items include canned fruit and vegetables, canned meat or tuna, oatmeal, peanut butter, pre-packed snacks, soup, cereal and boxed dinners.

Governor Polis acts to protect SNAP benefits during the federal shutdown, seeking to prevent hunger in Colorado.

Among the 600,000 Coloradans who receive SNAP benefits, about 50% are children. About 10% are seniors, and 15% are people with disabilities.

Usually, the beginning of a new month means SNAP benefits are loaded onto the EBT cards of over 600,000 Coloradoans to

The Colorado Joint Budget Committee on Thursday approved two emergency requests — including up to $10 million to support food banks and pantries — aimed at aiding recipients of federal benefits during the federal government shutdown.

The scoreboard tells the ultimate story, with Arizona’s 52-17 win at Colorado on Saturday all that really matters. Yet from an overall grading standpoint, the Wildcats’ first road victory in more than a year wasn’t as outstanding as it may have seemed.