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SNAP Info – November 2025

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Avoid Scams

  • No one from SNAP will ever call or text you to ask for your card number, PIN, or personal information.
  • Do not share your EBT card number or PIN with anyone, not even if they claim to be from the government.
  • Do not pay for help – You should never have to pay to apply for or get help with your SNAP benefits.
  • Do not click links on social media, the internet, or your email. Go directly to trusted websites – co.gov/PEAK
  • Report suspicious calls or messages immediately to your local Department of Human Services office.

Receiving Benefits 

  • Continue to apply and recertify – counties are continuing to process paperwork so you will be ready to receive benefits as soon as funding is available.
  • Change your PIN often – especially if you think your card might have been skimmed or stolen.
  • Check your balance only through official channels – EBTEdge app, ebtedge.com, or 1-888-328-2656.
  • Find other forms of food assistance locally. 

How to Help

  • Donate money directly to area food banks. A dollar goes further than a can. Food banks can stretch $1 into nearly $6 of food, or about three full meals, by buying at wholesale prices and in bulk.
  • Donate food to your local pantry or food bank.
    • Canned tuna & chicken
    • Low-sodium nuts
    • Chili & soups
    • Quinoa 
    • Oats/Oatmeal
    • All-purpose flour
    • Maseca (masa) flour
    • Brown and/or white rice
    • Fruit canned in 100% juice
    • Low-sodium canned vegetables
    • Cereal with whole grains and low-sugar
    • Canned low-sodium black, kidney, pinto, and white beans
    • Canned or boxed meals & “meal-makers”
    • Shelf-stable milk, powdered milk, or milk alternatives (almond, coconut, oat, etc.)
  • Volunteer during a food drive or at a food pantry in your area.

Find Free Food

🥫 Alamosa County

Food Bank Network of the San Luis Valley
802 State Ave, Alamosa, CO 81101
(719) 589-4567
Monday–Wednesday & Friday 12 PM–4 PM
Offers groceries and USDA TEFAP commodities.

La Puente Outreach Services & Rainbow Kitchen
913 & 911 State Ave, Alamosa, CO
(719) 589-5909
Hot meals daily, food boxes, and hygiene items.

Adams State University
208 Edgemont Blvd, Alamosa, CO
Student Union Building CoRE Center
Mondays–Fridays 8 AM–5 PM
719-587-7962

🥫 Conejos County

Antonito
301 Front Street, Antonito
Fridays 11 AM–1:45 PM

Capulin
8197 HWY 15, Capulin
1st Monday of the month and the following Saturday 10 AM–12 PM

Conejos
Everyday Eats Food Program
6683 County Rd 13, Conejos, CO
(719) 274-4307
Offers monthly USDA commodity boxes to eligible households.

La Jara
Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church
19617 US 285, La Jara
Wednesdays 2:30 PM–5 PM • Also on the 1st Monday of the month 9:45 AM–11 AM

🥫 Costilla County

Blanca
Blanca Community Center
17591 E Hwy 160, Blanca
Mondays–Thursdays 9 AM–4 PM • Extra “Pop Up Pantry” – 1st Monday of the Month
719-379-3450

Ft. Garland
Holy Family Catholic Church
626 Beaubien Ave, Fort Garland
Mondays 1 PM–4 PM

San Luis People’s Market
Main St, San Luis, CO
Community-supported grocery with local produce and pantry items.

San Luis Pantry
5th St & Calle de Gallo, San Luis – Behind El Convento
Mondays 1 PM–3 PM

🥫 Mineral County

Creede
Silver Thread Public Health Assistance Programs
802 Rio Grande Ave
Mondays–Thursdays 8 AM–4 PM, Fridays 8 AM–3 PM
719-658-2416
Food pantry services available monthly via Rio Grande Public Health Office.

🥫 Rio Grande County

Del Norte
630 Spruce St., Del Norte (Alley behind Pioneer United Church)
Saturday after the 3rd Thursday of the month from 10 AM–12 PM
719-850-2643

Monte Vista Food Pantry
245 Washington Street
Tuesdays 4 PM–6 PM • Fridays 10 AM–12 PM
719-852-4851

Monte Vista – Social Services
Rio Grande County Social Services
719-657-3381

🥫 Saguache County

Center
Rainbow’s End
950 S. Worth Street, Center
Wednesdays 11 AM–1 PM

Crestone
Across from Baca Grande Library
6661 County Rd T, Crestone
Thursdays 3 PM–5:30 PM • 4th Saturday of the month 10 AM–12 PM

Crestone – Community Care Collective
Park in downtown Crestone
Saturday 10 AM – 1 PM

Moffat
Free Spirit Christian Church
Hwy 17 & Moffat Way, Moffat
Tuesdays 2 PM–4 PM
719-256-5114 / 719-650-5066

Saguache County TEFAP
Behind the clinic, Saguache, CO
(719) 655-2537
USDA food distribution — call for schedule.

Saguache Works Food Pantry
404 4th St, Saguache, CO
Offers groceries and community support services.

Healing HEARTS Pantry
210 5th St, Saguache
Monday–Saturday* Appointment Only — must call ahead to schedule
719-580-6145

🌎 Statewide Resource

Hunger Free Colorado Food Finder
https://hungerfreecolorado.org/find-food
Hotline: 855-855-4626
Helps locate food pantries and meal programs across Colorado.

$10 Dinners