Larimer Shares: Growing to Feed the Need

Community Open House

Join us as we celebrate our new Loveland Food Share pantry at 2600 N. Lincoln, which serves over 215 individuals each day. Light refreshments and tours will be provided. We invite you to tour and learn more about how Loveland Food Share benefits those struggling with hunger in Larimer County. The open house is 3:30-5 p.m. For directions or details, please call our main line at 970-493-4477.

Special Thanks to our Major Donors ($50,000 and above):
Volentine Family Foundation, Gates Family Foundation, John J. McLean Estate, Kroh Charitable Trust, Advance Tank and Construction Company, Daniels Fund, Kenneth and Myra Monfort Charitable Foundation, Larry and Diane Haligas, Helen K. and Arthur E. Johnson Foundation, Tom Gendron and Traci Conroy, and USDA Food and Nutrition Services.

The Capital Campaign: Larimer Shares

Larimer Shares - Growing to Feed the Need is the Food Bank for Larimer County's capital campaign to expand food assistance and outreach in southern Larimer County. The FBLC has re-located Loveland Food Share, a direct service food pantry, formerly located at 245 S. Madison Avenue, to the former Ferrero Paint & Collision Repair building at 2600 N. Lincoln Avenue.

The $2.2 million dollar Larimer Shares fundraising campaign has secured $2.2 million from foundations and other private individual donors. Vaught Frye Larson Architects, Inc., 401 W. Mountain Ave, was Architect, and a local Loveland contractor, DS Constructors, provided preconstruction and general contractor services. 

The new facility is 16,040 square feet (5x the size of the former location) and will offer a new market-like pantry, staff offices, warehouse storage, truck docks, and the ability to accept community food drives collections.  It has the ability to accommodate more than 20,000 clients and 5 million pounds of food annually. It also offers ample parking and three acres of land for future expansion.

The pantry has completed final renovations and opened for client service in on August 30. Client shopping hours are Tuesday through Saturday 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. A public grand opening celebration is slated for Friday, September 23 at 3:30 pm, and all community members and supporters are invited to attend. Light refreshments and tours will be provided.

Benefits of a New Loveland Food Share:

Accommodate more than 20,000 clients annually and the space to distribute an estimated five million pounds of food annually; Allows Loveland Food Share to accept and store food donations in Loveland, which it has been unable to do in its current location; Ensures the safety and dignity of clients by separating them from warehouse receiving and by more than doubling the shopping floor; Increases client parking from 10 to over 60 spaces, including accessibility ramps; Allows FBLC to be a valuable resource to other non-profits in the community by adding a meeting room, kitchen facilities, cooperative office spaces, and a preparation area to facilitate new program growth; Increases refrigeration capacity 300% by installing cooler and freezer space to provide safe and adequate storage of fresh food; Creates dedicated administrative work space to improve access, function, safety, visibility, and professionalism for Food Bank volunteers and staff.