Lunch/Breakfast Project Details
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Capitol Hill United Ministries (CHUM) and the Women's Homelessness Initiative (WHI) is working with eight beneficiary agencies, including Colorado Coalition for the Homeless Outreach, The Delores Project, Denver Public Library Outreach, EarthLinks, St. Francis Center Outreach, SFC/Barnum Safe Outdoor Space (SOS), Urban Peak, and Warren Residences. Please Note: The SOS has moved to Federal Blvd. & 2nd Avenue AND Urban Peak has moved to 2100 Stout St. Scroll down for details!
Lunch and Breakfast Site Information
The assigned number of lunches should be delivered to the designated agency by 10:30 a.m. on your assigned day. Breakfasts for EarthLinks should be delivered on Sundays by 4:00 p.m. (Scroll down for lunch and breakfast instructions and ideas.)
The Delores Project (Sundays) - 45 Lunches
1290 King St.
Denver, CO 80204
Contact: Valerie Medina, 303-534-5411 (main) or Laura Smith, 317-507-3713 (cell)
There is a small parking area. Ring the bell at the entry door. *Please label items regarding ingredients (i.e. "contains gluten," "nut-free," etc.)
EarthLinks (Sundays) - 50 Breakfasts
Deliver to Diana Flahive
624 Lafayette.
Denver, CO 80218
Call 303-832-4188 or text 303-257-8588 before you come.
Denver Public Library (DPL) Outreach (Mondays) - 50 Lunches
10 W. 14th Avenue Parkway
Denver, CO 80204
Contact: Brianne Hanson, 303-968-9019
Pull up on the 13th Avenue side (south side of the building). Call 720-865-1326 to reach the workroom. Someone will answer and your lunches will then be retrieved by a staff member. Lunches can be dropped off anytime after 9:00 a.m.
St. Francis Center (SFC) Outreach (Tuesdays & Thursdays) - 50 Lunches
2314 Broadway
Denver, CO 80205
Contact: Elisabeth Francis, 720-285-7251 (cell)
Please text Elisabeth when you are on your way. This location is a little tricky to navigate. There is parking available in the small lot at the “Love This City/Denver” mural, accessible only from Arapahoe St.
Note: Please do not deliver between 10-10:15am as there may not be anyone in the building at that time.
NEW LOCATION! Urban Peak (Wednesdays) - 50* Lunches (*two slots of 25)
2100 Stout St.
Denver, CO 80205
Contact: Meghan LaPorte, 303-974-2918 or Kayla Kollman, 317-712-1373
Note: Please try to avoid including ham sandwiches as Urban Peak is now serving more youth who do not eat pork for religious reasons. Thank you!
Warren Residences* (Thursdays) - 50 Lunches
1630 E 14th Ave (14th and Gilpin)
Denver, CO 80218
Contact: Jenn Downey, 720-843-5719
Park on 14th Ave. and go to the door at the end of the ramp. If you ring the doorbell, someone should answer. You can also call Jenn at the number above. (*Please be sure to deliver lunches to Warren Residences, and NOT Warren Village.)
Colorado Coalition for the Homeless (CCH) Outreach (Fridays) - 50 Lunches
2100 Broadway - alley
Denver, CO 80205
Contact: Grace, 303-297-4091
The best thing is to park at the head of the alley along Broadway, between Stout and Champa (between the red brick Coalition building at 2100 Broadway and a small brick house at 2120 Broadway). The front door to the building is on Broadway and they should usually have helpers around to unload.
NEW LOCATION! SFC/Barnum Safe Outdoor Space (SOS) (Saturdays) - 60** Lunches (**two slots of 30)
221 Federal Blvd
Denver, CO 80219
Contact: Ian Stitt, 303-472-4523 (mobile) or 720-731-3348 (24-hour site phone)
Located on the west side of Federal Blvd at 2nd Avenue. The front door is located on the north side of the site in the parking lot. Accessible from Federal and the alley between 1st and 3rd on the west side of Federal.
If for any reason you get no response at your delivery site, call Diana at 303-832-4188 or 303-257-8588, or bring your lunches to another site above or to St. Francis Center at 2323 Curtis.
Lunch suggestions and instructions:
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Individually, well-wrapped (in plastic) plain cheese sandwiches, lunchmeat and cheese, PB&J (although some have PB&J fatigue), or be creative. Instead of using bread, consider providing wraps.
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Other items you might want to include: a piece of fruit (not apples as they're hard on teeth) or fruit cups, a snack, like chips, pretzel, nuts, etc., maybe something sweet, a napkin, something to drink.
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Please place lunches in brown paper bags and mark them to indicate the type of sandwich inside.
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Make sure you label any food items with garlic, gluten, or meat.
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Please do not make sandwiches more than two days ahead of time or, according to health advisory, they will be thrown away.
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The assigned number of lunches should be delivered to the designated agency by 10:30 a.m. on your assigned day.
Breakfast suggestions:
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Full loaves of breakfast breads (NOT sliced or individually-wrapped), like banana or cranberry-orange, and/or muffins, and fruit, such as mini-oranges and/or bananas, for 50 people. Please do not include drinks.
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Please deliver breakfasts to Diana's porch by 4:00 p.m. on your assigned Sunday.