Food Bank of the Rockies

2023

Business Lending

Grand Junction

CHFA supported the development of a 50,400 square foot facility for Food Bank of the Rockies’ Western Slope operations through an allocation of New Markets Tax Credits (NMTC) in 2021.

The Etkin Family Distribution Center in Grand Junction helps meet the growing need across the region, as it offers substantially increased cooler and freezer capacity as well as additional docks for receiving and distributing food. It also provides the space and resources needed to support a dehydrator program, converting nourishing produce sourced from the region into convenient, healthy snacks.

“During the pandemic, and even leading up to it, we saw an increasing need on the Western Slope,” explained Sue Ellen Rodwick, Food Bank of the Rockies’ Western Slope Director. “Our previous location just did not have the space to meet that need. Thanks to New Markets Tax Credits and our new facility, we’ve substantially increased our capacity to provide nutritious food to our clients and our hunger relief partners throughout the region.”

Since the completion of building, CHFA has organized volunteer opportunities at the distribution center to help support efforts to provide hunger relief to Coloradans.

“Food Bank of the Rockies depends on volunteers to help us meet our mission,” explained Rodwick. “During the last fiscal year, more than 10,000 volunteer hours supported our work to meet food and nutrition needs on the Western Slope.”