The GrowHaus
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Colorado Gives Day is The GrowHaus’ biggest fundraiser of the year. This year, we have an ambitious goal to raise $70,000 and our most committed supporters are matching the first 200 donations! Give early to double your impact!
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The GrowHaus cultivates community-led food justice through food access, wellness education, career opportunities, and leadership development to build sustainable generational economic security.
Our Most Important Fundraiser of the Year
FIRST 200 DONATIONS MATCHED TO DOUBLE YOUR IMPACT!
Colorado Gives Day is The GrowHaus’ biggest fundraiser of the year. The success of our Colorado Gives Day Campaign helps establish programmatic budgets and determine the number of people we will be able to serve in the year ahead. This year, we have an ambitious goal to raise $70,000, and our most committed donors are matching the first 200 donations!
This month, we saw the power of our community in action. With the help of our most passionate supporters, we activated our Temporary Emergency Food Assistance program and distributed an additional 10,000 pounds of fresh food to over 1,000 neighbors impacted by the government shutdown. Looking ahead, we know that the rising cost of living and new SNAP eligibility requirements are leaving more community members searching for food from a very limited and strained charitable food system. We are continuing to support our neighbors who are dealing with the ripple effects of losing food benefits, as well as those who have been experiencing food insecurity long before the shutdown, through food access and wellness education initiatives.
This Colorado Gives Day, you have the opportunity to invest in community-led solutions and have your gift doubled by a few of our most passionate supporters! When you choose The GrowHaus as your Colorado Gives Day partner, you will provide immediate access to fresh food and support the career pathways of our community-led team.
Your Gift Powers Community-Led Food Justice
ADVANCING FRESH FOOD ACCESS
Reaching 7,000 people every month through 25 convenient food access sites, including Denver Public Library branches, Boys and Girls Clubs, and health clinics.
CULTIVATING COMMUNITY WELLNESS
Leading year-round youth, adult, and multigenerational cooking classes and home visits, for neighbors to build healthy habits and community connections.
BUILDING GENERATIONAL WEALTH
Hiring teens and adults to lead community programming where they prioritize skill development, personal growth, and leadership development.
Gifts of $250 or more not only deliver health and hope but also come with a 25% Colorado Enterprise Zone income tax credit.
Featured Stories
Fundraising Deadline for Holiday Meals
This week, many of you will be donning aprons, baking favorite family recipes, and gathering around a full table. But before you sign off for the holidays, make sure your neighbors can set their table too. We need 20 people to donate to The GrowHaus TODAY to help us distribute 15,000 pounds of food in time for the Thanksgiving holiday. For just $50, you can send a neighbor home with fresh ingredients like squash, zucchini, carrots, and more.
SNAP is in the headlines, but food insecurity existed long before last week.
The government shutdown has suddenly placed SNAP and food insecurity into the headlines, but this crisis has been unfolding in our communities long before last week. When the spotlight moves away from food insecurity, the public conversation often turns off, even though the need is still growing.
Help Activate The GrowHaus Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Program
We are devastated. The federal shutdown has paused November SNAP benefits for more than 600,000 people in Colorado, freezing over $120 million in grocery support. We have activated The GrowHaus Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Program to reach furloughed federal workers, families who have lost income or benefits, and the growing number of households already facing food insecurity long before this shutdown.
2025 También Day of Action
In May, we dug deep into what solidarity looks like! During our También Day of Action, The GrowHaus team and some of our También monthly members spent the day planting vegetable gardens at homes in Elyria, Denver. These gardens will help families participating in our no-cost food access program grow their own fresh food right in their yards.
Women’s History Month - March 2025
Our powerful women-led team is creating an unprecedented impact, reaching nearly 6,000 people every month with fresh food access. Learn how the women leading The GrowHaus contribute to our success and why it’s meaningful for them to work at a women-led organization.
Set The Dinner Table For Your Neighbor
For over 100,000 neighbors, the question isn’t ‘what’s on the table’ but whether there’s a meal to share at all. At The GrowHaus, we’re committed to ensuring every table has food that nourishes, heals, and connects. The GrowHaus’ work challenges systemic causes of food insecurity as teens in our Seed2Seed program develop lifelong leadership skills, Promotoras (Community Health Specialists) connect with families through cooking classes, home visits, and SNAP support, and when access to nutrition becomes a uniting shared experience.
The GrowHaus to Launch Community Food Market Fellowship
In partnership with the USDA and Colorado Trust, The GrowHaus is launching a Community Food Access Fellowship program to equip our team with the skills to manage and sustain community-led food markets. The GrowHaus’ warehouse will transform into a pop-up community choice market that will serve as a live training program for our team, where 400 households from our home communities of Globeville, Elyria, and Swansea will shop for fresh produce, view cooking demonstrations, enroll in SNAP, and sign up for nutrition classes.
Purchase Next Week’s Groceries for Your Neighbor in Need
For the 107,000 Denver neighbors experiencing food insecurity, fresh fruits and vegetables are often the first things left behind at the grocery store. Amidst this immense challenge, The GrowHaus is providing fresh produce to 6,000 neighbors every month and has distributed nearly 1 million pounds of fresh produce this year. We can’t slow down. There are 418 people on the waitlist for our food access program, and we need your help to serve them.
Guarantee Fresh Food Access for Children
Since its inception in 2009, The GrowHaus has been passionately investing in the health, well-being, and leadership of our youngest neighbors. This work is critical, as 21% of households with children in Denver are experiencing food insecurity, according to new data from DDPHE. The GrowHaus is addressing these immense challenges with reliable fresh food access and a continuum of health and wellness education opportunities for children
Communities that Garden Together Thrive Together
Growing your own fruits and vegetables is about connection with your food, autonomy, and choice. Gardens bring our neighbors together and illustrate the strength and resilience of our community. Despite GES having a reputation as one of the most polluted zip codes in the country, we are overcoming decades of industrialization and redlining by planting seeds of food justice that provide nutrition security and become seedlings that help clean our air.
