Colorado Gov. Jared Polis is planning to dole out up to $10 million in state funding for food banks, as hundreds of thousands of Coloradans risk losing federal benefits next month. Roughly 1 in

Nonprofits across Colorado are bracing for what's to come as food insecurity reaches one of its highest levels this century.

According to a post on each location's Facebook page, any child visiting one of the three area locations will eat free, “no questions asked.”

COLORADO - Over 600,000 Coloradans rely on SNAP benefits - money loaded by the government onto EBT cards - to buy food and groceries, but those benefits

The Maine independent is also joining Republican Sen. Susan Collins in supporting a similar piece of legislation that seeks to maintain funding food assistance in November.

Colorado Congressional District 3 Rep. Jeff Hurd has co-sponsored a House bill to keep SNAP funded during the government shutdown.

Colorado counters the federal shutdown's impact on food security by providing state funds to support SNAP beneficiaries, despite lack of federal reimbursement.

Time is running out to fund one of America’s largest food assistance programs, something that could impact hundreds of thousands of Coloradans. The USDA announced on October 10 that if the government shutdown continues,