Free Hot Meals:

Wednesdays, 5-7 PM (Food Not Bombs)

• Location: FoCo Cafe (255 Maple Street, Fort Collins)
• Come for: a hot, fresh meal, free clothing, and to connect with local mutual aid groups
• Things to know about showing up/accessability:
  • There is a bathroom inside of FoCo Cafe that is available if the cafe is open.
  • The ground is uneven with a mix of pavement and small gravel.

Thursdays, 12:30 PM (Food Not Bombs)

• Location: Creekside Park (200 Johnson Drive, Fort Collins)
• Come for: a hot, fresh meal, and to connect with local mutual aid groups
• Things to know about showing up/accessability:
  • There is not a bathroom accessible near-by.

Fridays, 4-6 PM (Fall/Winter)/5-8 PM (Spring/Summer) (Scrimshaw Meal Share)

• Location: behind Scrimshaw Tattoo (1088 N. College Avenue, Fort Collins)
• Come for: a hot, fresh meal, free clothing, and to connect with local mutual aid groups
• Things to know about showing up/accessability:
  • A non-handicap accessible bathroom is avaialble for part of the time.
  • The ground is paved and the space is handicap accessible.

Saturdays, 8:30 AM (Food Not Bombs)

• Location: Library Park (207 Peterson Street, Fort Collins)
• Come for: a hot, fresh meal, and to connect with local mutual aid groups
• Things to know about showing up/accessability:
  • There is a handicap accessible bathroom inside of the Old Town Library (library hours do not overlap with all of the meal)

Sundays, 2:15 PM (Food Not Bombs)

• Location: Library Park (207 Peterson Street, Fort Collins)
• Come for: a hot, fresh meal, and to connect with local mutual aid groups
• Things to know about showing up/accessability:
  • There is a handicap accessible bathroom inside of the Old Town Library (library hours do not overlap with all of the meal)

Sundays, 2:15 PM (Food Not Bombs)

• Location: FoCo Cafe, 255 Maple Street
• Come for: a hot, fresh meal, free clothing, and to connect with local mutual aid groups
• Things to know about showing up/accessability:
  • There is a bathroom inside of FoCo Cafe that is available if the cafe is open.
  • The ground is uneven with a mix of pavement and small gravel.

How to show up to meals:

Bring an appetite and/or a freshly prepared food item to share with a large group. Folks will set up and serve their dishes together. Plates and silverware for folks to use are typically brought by whoever has the box, but folks bringing food should also bring serving utensils. Meals typically involve setting up, serving food, and then cleaning up and chatting.

Other Resources:

Poudre Libraries' Gadgets and Things Collection

Check out kitchen tools and other food preparation supplies with a full library card (full library cards require a permanent address). Items available include cake pans, baking pans, and cookie cutters. Different Poudre Library branches may have different items available.

Find a complete list of items in the collection here: https://poudrelibraries.org/things/

CommUnity Store

• Location: All Star Cleaning (120 Saturn Drive, Fort Collins), bottom level. Indoors.
• Times: The store is open:
  • Tuesdays, 2pm - 4pm
  • Friday, 11am - 2pm
  • Sunday, 2pm - 4pm
• Come for: food (to take home and cook), to drop off donations (the space runs on donations)
• Things to know about showing up/accessability:
  • Come for a variety of food items to take home and prepare.
  • The ground is paved and most of the store is accessible.
  • There is sometimes a line and to keep the store accessible to everyone, store volunteers have been limiting the number of people in the store.

Organizations and how to connect:

Scrimshaw Meal Share

• About: Scrimshaw Meal Share provides free hot meals and resources.
• Contact: Reach out to @cripplepunkalliance or show up to Friday meals

Food Not Bombs

• About: Food Not Bombs provides free hot meals and resources.
• Contact: Show up to meals on Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday

Clothe the People

• About: Clothe the People "is a Fort Collins, CO based grassroots, decentralized, democratic and horizontal mutual aid organization. We are here to support other grassroots organizations, assist vulnerable populations in their struggle for dignity and self liberation, directly meet the needs expressed by our community members, and fight for fundamental transformative change through direct action, love, and solidarity." (Source: Clothe the People Website, https://clothethepeople.com/about/)
• Contact: Show up to meals on Wednesday and Sunday or visit: https://clothethepeople.com/about/

Fort Collins Street Medics

• About: Fort Collins Steet Medis "exists to provide free, accessible, and community-centered medical mutual aid in Fort Collins and beyond. We train and equip community members with essential first aid, emergency response, and street medicine skills so people can care for one another in moments of crisis and in meeting everyday medical needs. We provide free medical training, supplies, and direct medical support to individuals, mutual aid distributions, grassroots organizations, and community-led efforts. We offer street medic support for social justice actions and movements we see bettering our community, as we prioritizing harm reduction, collective safety, and community autonomy. Through education, preparedness, and solidarity, we work to build resilient, well-cared-for communities capable of responding to emergencies independently, protecting one another, and sustaining movements for justice and liberation." (Source: Fort Collins Street Medics Website, https://www.fortcollinsstreetmedics.com/#about)

• Contact: Show up to meals every third Sunday or use the contact form on their website: https://www.fortcollinsstreetmedics.com/#contact

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