What's Happening
Welcome to our news page! Here, we share the latest updates on our organization's efforts to make a positive impact on our community. From our fundraising events to volunteer initiatives, we're committed to addressing hunger in america. Check back often for the latest news and updates. Together, we can make a difference.
Sunday Salmon located in Castle Rock, Colorado is a delicious, NO-COST, organic, gluten and seed-oil-free community restaurant. https://www.sundaysalmon.com/ Here's why we love them and have chosen to partner with them in providing Sunday meals. The restaurant is community-style, with tables seating 10-12 guests. Their goal is similar to ours: To foster connections by seating neighbors from all walks of life together to share family-style wholesome organic meals, good conversation, and a sense of belonging. We both call it Dining With Dignity. The restaurant will operate on Sundays for the first half of the year with the intention of opening for
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https://www.denver7.com/news/front-range/denver/nonprofit-delivers-hundreds-of-meals-to-elementary-school-students-in-denver We finished our year in grand fashion. The Third Meal, with help from Chook supplying roasted chicken to walk-ins during the holidays, our supporters, friends, families and companies who support us with matching donations have helped us grow our program in 2024 by tenfold. We are now feeding over 500 children and families in 5 states! Here’s to 2025. Thank you, Chook!
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Since November, The Third Meal has been providing aid to Janus Youth Programs, a Portland and Vancouver organization that gives relief to un-housed teens and single moms. Two residences, Bridge House in SE Portland, and Oak Bridge in Vancouver have been receiving gift cards for two restaurant chains, Chipotle and Straight From New York Pizza so that they can 'dine with dignity', as well as receiving groceries and gift cards from Walmart and Fred Meyers. Over 30 people are having 'feasts' at least once a month in their 're-entry' residences while nearly 500 "drop-in" teens are able to access gift
https://denverpsco.edurooms.com/engage/news-release/newsletters/media-advisory-celebrating-the-season-of-giving-valverde-elementary-holiday-meal-distribution FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Stephanie Eastland Media Relations Manager [email protected] 720-916-2290 Dec. 18, 2024 Celebrating the Season of Giving: Valverde Elementary Partners with The Third Meal for Holiday Meal Distribution DENVER - Denver Public School’s Valverde Elementary is excited to announce a special holiday food giveaway for all of its families on Friday, Dec. 20. The initiative aims to distribute 250 holiday meal baskets to families in need, ensuring that everyone can enjoy a festive meal this season. The meals are being provided in partnership with The Third Meal, an organization dedicated to addressing food insecurity, and providing families
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On December 6th, Valverde hosted their multicultural night. It was a delicious blend of food, music, dance and performance. Thank you Valverde for including us!
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At the beginning of 2024 The Third Meal set a goal to double the number of children being fed in our programs. The good news is that in just the last three months alone we've expanded from helping to feed a little over 50 children to over 500. Since September we added 3 new projects: one in an Oklahoma food desert, one in a title 1 school in Denver, Colorado and the third for unhoused teens in the Portland, Oregon metro area. We also added an additional service by having food delivered from a Walmart to the schools before children
Huge thanks to Ken Daley for use of his artwork on our site. Three of his books have special interest to us, as they are centered on the beauty of food and meals with loved ones: A Feast for Joseph Jayden's Impossible Garden Granny's Kitchen This from Ken: Over the past few years, I have been privileged to work on various children’s books with talented authors and writers. https://www.kendaleyart.com My passion lies with stories that reflect my heritage as the child of immigrants, my connection to the Caribbean, and the richness and expanse of the African Diaspora. I believe that
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We are excited to announce our newest school - Thackerville Elementary in Oklahoma! We are now feeding 50 pre-K and Kindergarten students at our newest school through your donations. Thanks for your generosity. Welcome and thank you Danielle!
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- February 15, 2023
Nonprofit The Third Meal Teams With Chook Chicken to Help Families in Need Dine with Dignity
Ray Roske first learned of the complexities and shame associated with students who receive federal assistance from his son's former girlfriend, a Denver Public Schools teacher. “More than 80 percent of her first-grade class" was on the National School Lunch Program, recalls Roske, co-founder of The Third Meal, a non-profit that promotes what he calls “dining with dignity."
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Our newest partner with Douglas County School District in Colorado! Meet Lasinda Crane of Cranelli’s Italian Restaurant in Lone Tree.
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The Third Meal as featured in the Reno News & Review
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