This interview with Carli Seeba originally appeared in King Soopers City Market on April 2, 2024 Promoting Lasting Stability and Self-Sufficiency Growing Home strives to create a thriving, healthy, and equitable North Metro Denver through providing food, housing, parenting education, and lifelong stability services. King Soopers has supported this organization through the Fight Hunger bag program. Tell Us About Growing Home If you live in North Denver, Growing Home is a trusted community partner. For many years, our programs and services have supported people experiencing immediate and long-term barriers to stability and success. We share this commitment in our mission statement: In partnership with the community, Growing Home advances equity in food, housing, parenting, education, and lifelong stability to [...]

For Cause Eviction Legislation Announcement Today, our Co-CEO, Veronica Perez and Lead Community Organizer, Bruno Tapia Garcia attended in support of the For Cause Eviction legislation announcement with bill sponsors, advocates, and Colorado House Leadership. What are For Cause Policies and Why Are They Important: For Cause Eviction policies are tenant protections that outline the legal grounds for when a landlord can evict a tenant or refuse to renew a tenant’s lease. The definition of "For Cause" (often called an allowable reason for eviction) generally includes lease violations by the tenant, such as non-payment of rent or property destruction. Several states and municipalities across the county have passed For Cause protections, but Colorado has not. When For Cause Eviction protections are [...]

Unfruitful: ‘Food Prices Go Up,’ Grocery Stores Spread Out, and Transportation is Tough By Luke Zarzecki lzarzecki@coloradocommunitymedia.com   On a warm August morning, the line at Growing Home’s food pantry is already long. People start gathering at the back of the building in Westminster up to two hours before the doors open.  They’re there to shop for nutritious foods they otherwise struggle to afford. Richard Cruz and Cassandra Crockett are among those who have come for help. They live together in Thornton. Cruz works full time as a delivery driver. Crockett used to work full time as a chef but had to stop due to a disability and she ran into health insurance problems. “It was just too much and I couldn’t [...]

Growing Home’s Work in Access to Food Featured on Denver 7's Real Talk Real Talk is a new collaboration between CPR News and Denver 7, where Micah Smith and Nathan Heffel explore issues, stories, and perspectives of Colorado’s underserved communities that often go unheard. Our Co-CEO, Veronica Perez was interviewed for Real Talk’s episode on the topic of food deserts and Growing Home’s work in access to food for the North Denver Metro community. The interview aired on Friday, May 19, 2023 on CPR News (radio) and on Sunday, May 21, 2023 on Denver 7. « Back To Community Blog