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Why does childhood hunger soar during summers? One reason is that when summer rolls around, many working parents must pay for child care that can include expensive summer camps, which typically charge more to cover the hours needed for parents working a full-time job. This cost can easily total thousands of dollars for families with multiple children.
That can mean that little money is left for groceries at the end of the month for families who also might be dealing with financial pressures such as a steep rent increase and high gas prices.
You can help with a monthly gift to provide reliable meals for local children not just in the summer, but year-round: https://bit.ly/3S1LdZy

At last Friday’s staff meeting we recognized Q2 staff anniversaries.

Guest advocate, Larry, is celebrating TEN years with SECOR. He is dedicated to serving our guests!

Diane, another of our big-hearted guest advocates, is celebrating four years with SECOR.

Jonathan, SECOR’s Operation Manager, has been on the SECOR team since 2023.

Thank you for your work to restore hope and dignity to those we serve.

These two brothers each were given $100 to go shopping for those less fortunate. They brought their donations to SECOR to benefit our free food market guests. Thank you, boys!

We are so happy to have Leah on our development team!

When schools close for summer break, many families lose access to one of the most dependable sources of nutrition for their children – free school breakfasts and lunches.
Too many family grocery budgets are stretched beyond their limits with the arrival of summer. That’s why we shift our Food for Thought program, which delivers 2,000 bags of groceries to five local school districts each week during the school year, to support the free lunch programs run by Aurora and Cherry Creek school districts.
Your gift of $20 means we can send home bags stocked with non-perishable foods such as pasta and canned vegetables to two families. Please consider helping us help children in need in our communities this summer: https://bit.ly/3S1LdZy

SECOR wants to educate our community and debunk assumptions of suburban poverty, the specific segment of population SECOR serves through our Free Food Market.

Suburban poverty is hidden and shameful. Often times when someone finds themselves in a place of need, they go through a dehumanizing process. SECOR serves our guests without financial requirements and judgment.

We continue our series debunking assumptions of suburban poverty, the specific segment of population SECOR serves through our Free Food Market.

Hunger is in every school within our 56 zip code service area. During the 25-26 school year, SECOR’s Food for Thought program partnered with 32 schools in 5 suburban school districts, delivering an average of 2,000 bags of non-perishables every week.