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Natural Grocers® is pleased to announce the upcoming opening of its new store in Gunnison, CO on Wednesday, January 31, 2024. 1000 N. Main St.

It is with great excitement and gratitude that I update the Community on the status of the new Pantry. As of September 25, GCFP has been operating out of our new home at 114 South 14th Street, Gunnison!

As fall descends into the Gunnison Valley and heaters roar to life, some locals may need extra help with heating costs or infrastructure.

Gunnison Country Food Pantry is working with local community organizations to host a Gunnison Community Thanksgiving! Click here to donate online.

The Gunnison Country Food Pantry has started moving food, fridges, pallets and shelves to its new location on 114 S. 14th St.

Join Matt Kuehlhorn on the Koolers Lifestyle Podcast as he sits down with Jodi Payne, Executive Director of the Gunnison Country Food Pantry.

The Gunnison Country Food Pantry is moving this month into a new, much larger location in Gunnison which will help with an increase in people looking for assistance this year.

Natural Grocers, the organic grocery store breaking ground in the former Darnell’s True Value building off Spencer Avenue, is now slated to open Nov. 29. Delays in the permitting and construction process pushed the original timeline out a couple months, said Katie Macarelli, Natural Grocers public relations manager.

A new food pantry has formally opened its doors to serve students at Western Colorado University. Mountaineer Food Hub, operating in the basement of Western’s Leslie J. Savage Library, opened on Feb. 7. As soon as the doors opened, students were lining up for distributions, and the hub served nearly 30 students on opening day alone.

The highly-anticipated opening of the Gunnison County Food Pantry’s new space has been tentatively set for this coming spring after construction delays and electrical issues extended the original timeline. Soon, pantry patrons will collect their groceries in a space that’s nearly four times larger, with new services like direct access to clean water and mental and behavioral health resources.

As we all stock up our own cupboards in preparation for holiday feasts, now is a good time to grab an extra can or two of your favorite items to help stock the Gunnison Country Food Pantry during their holiday food drive. The pantry has received fewer donations over the past six months than it did previously, and yet the need for food assistance in Gunnison County is growing.

Students grab fruit and vegetables from a selection provided by the Gunnison Country Food Pantry.

Gunnison and Crested Butte pickleball players enjoyed a ‘Pickleball For A Purpose’ round robin tournament on Nov. 5th to benefit GCFP.

While the Gunnison Country Food Pantry (GCFP) has played a vital role in food assistance for residents in need throughout the Gunnison Valley since it opened in 2006, the pantry has recently acquired a much larger space to meet growing demands and bridge information gaps to those it serves as well.

The Gunnison Country Food Pantry asked the City of Gunnison to endorse and advocate for the renovation of the organization’s new facility — a move that will allow the organization to continue combating food insecurity in the Gunnison Valley.

The Gunnison County Commissioners gave a nod of approval for the Gunnison Country Food Pantry’s Food for Life expansion project, chipping in a grant of $30,000 to help finance the pantry’s purchase and renovation of its future facility at 405 W. Tomichi, site of the former Colorado Fitness gym.

The Crested Butte town council unanimously approved a $50,000 contribution for the Gunnison Country Food Pantry.  The money will be spent on the pantry’s recently purchase building and renovation. 

The Gunnison Country Food Pantry held its Pantry Palooza on June 5th at the I Bar Ranch to raise funds to provide food assistance in the Gunnison Valley.

After a long history in the valley, Young at Heart, a volunteer organization serving Gunnison seniors since 1963, has disbanded. The Gunnison Senior Center, part of the Gunnison Parks and Recreation Department, has taken over the group’s former functions.

Gunnison Elks Lodge Exalted Ruler Janine Garnes presented checks totaling $5,500 to the Gunnison Country Food Pantry. The gift was made possible through the Beacon Grant and the Spotlight Grant, which are funded by the Elks’ National Foundation.