Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at the new Gunnison Country Food Pantry with Katie Dix cutting the ribbon.

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GCFP Newsflash

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Neighbors Helping Neighbors

That's the Pantry Way. Help ensure no one in the Gunnison Valley goes hungry.  Thank you to everyone who attended the Pantry's fundraising party, "Block Party with a Purpose". Read about the Block Party...

Volunteers unload many boxes of food in the GCFP storeroom.

June 2025 Newsflash

Rivers are running higher, trails are dry and Signal Peak is almost ready to ride – another Gunni summer is beginning to swing.  Neighbors Helping Neighbors. Volunteer Opportunities. Program Highlight: Mobile Pantry. Donations for Discounts. Read the June Newsflash...

A blond woman picks a ripe tomato from a box.

April 2025 Newsflash

It’s that time of increasingly warm days. River levels are rising, the mud is (mostly) drying to dirt, and both the north and south valley are relatively quiet. Neighbors Helping Neighbors. Volunteer Opportunities. Staff Highlight: Jackki Ruiz, Volunteer Coordinator. Donations for Discounts Events. Read the April Newsflash...

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A blond woman picks a ripe tomato from a box.

March 2025 Newsflash

After a week of what feels like sincerely warm weather, the valley is drying out and spring seems to be upon us. Neighbors Helping Neighbors. Volunteer Opportunities. Neighbor Highlight: Lucas Cabeza Avaria. New Partnership: Living Journeys. Coming Up: Film Screening of “Thinking Like Water”. Read the March Newsflash…

A GCFP volunteer restocks shelves wearing a blue jacket and a smile.

February 2025 Newsflash

Thank you for reading this month’s newsletter. Neighbors Helping Neighbors. Volunteer Opportunities. Special Day of Giving for the Mountaineer Marketplace. Donor Highlight: City of Gunnison and Gunnison County. Read the February Newsflash…

January GVFP Newsflash.

January 2025 Newsflash

Happy New Year! We at the Pantry hope it’s a fruitful one filled with growth and possibilities. We also hope you’re staying warm amid the recent (very) cold snap. Neighbors Helping Neighbors. 2024 Reflections. Volunteer Opportunities. New Staff Highlight: AmeriCorps Food Security Coordinator, Natalie Pax. Read the January Newsflash…

GCFP Blog

Impacts of federal funding cuts

Impacts of federal funding cuts

Some residents of the North Valley in Gunnison County are not immune to having to deal with food insecurity. Just because Crested Butte is a growing, increasingly wealthy community, doesn’t mean some people living in the area don’t have to worry about how to provide enough food for them or their families.

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Think Radio: Food for Thought

Think Radio: Food for Thought

Listen to a conversation with Food Pantry ED, Jodi Payne, and Gunnison Country Times’ Alan Wartes. Jodi Payne is executive director of the Gunnison Country Food Pantry. In this episode of Think Radio, she discussed her journey from volunteering at a shelter in Marquette, Michigan, to the world of professional non-profit management.

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A Delightful Delivery

A Delightful Delivery

Gunnison Country TimesFebruary 20, 2025 Volunteers crowded into the Gunnison Country Food Pantry on Feb. 5 to help unload a semi truck filled with food. The donation comes from Alamosa on the first Wednesday of each month, courtesy of Care and Share of Southern...

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Neighbors Need You – Today

Neighbors Need You – Today

The Pantry is alive with the sound of volunteers moving with purpose, shelves being stocked, and grocery carts filling up to serve neighbors in need. You can help!

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A feast with found family: Gunnison Community Thanksgiving

A feast with found family: Gunnison Community Thanksgiving

For the second year in a row, the Gunnison Country Food Pantry will host a community Thanksgiving meal at the Fred Field Center on Nov. 28. Any and all who are craving a sense of connection during the holiday are encouraged to attend, regardless of individual food security needs. No registration or RSVP is required.

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September is Hunger Action Month!

September is Hunger Action Month!

Dear Friend of the Pantry, September is Hunger Action Awareness Month, a national initiative to spread awareness of the issue of food insecurity and what is happening within communities to take action. It’s organized through Feeding America, a national non-profit that...

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