06/08/2026
We are in our FINAL WEEK at Roller City in Lakewood, Colorado.
Joy’s Kitchen will be moving to D3 Arts THIS Saturday and Sunday, with our final clean-out happening by June 15th.
Until then, all volunteer shifts, food distributions, and operations remain at Roller City.
There are open volunteer slots on our website, and we really need your help. This move is strategic, simple, and full of hope — and we need the muscles, hands, trucks, patience, and strength we know our community has to make it smooth and clean.
We are deeply thankful that Roller City hosted us. Together, from this location, we served over 20,000 households.
We are also deeply grateful for our nonprofit partners at D3 Arts, who are helping house Joy’s Kitchen in what we believe can become a long-term home — a structure that benefits both established communities and roots Joy’s Kitchen into a more sustainable future, also building capacity for D3's programming.
This move marks the end of a full one-year cycle of being a “nomad food pantry.” After a year of uncertain locations, emergency calls for support, and constant movement, it is time to root down.
Joy’s Kitchen runs on micro-funding from the community. We are high-impact and low-overhead, which sometimes gets misunderstood. We are steady. We are strong. And we are entirely funded by people who believe in this work.
Right now, we are about $10,000 behind from this long season of transition. Our goal over the next three months is to stabilize, bring staff support back, rebuild a steady operational foundation, and finally breathe.
You can help by giving at:
JOYSKITCHEN.ORG
Your support helps us keep food moving, keep services open, rebuild volunteer systems, strengthen operations, and step into this next chapter from security instead of survival.
This week we will continue regular volunteer shifts and distributions. The coming schedule at D3 Arts will be posted as soon as possible, and we are hopeful there will be no break in service.
Upcoming reminders:
Now through June 15: Roller City remains the location for all Joy’s Kitchen operations.
June 15: Joy’s Kitchen officially transitions to D3 Arts.
This week! We need moving help, cleaning help, food rescue support, admin support, guest services, and volunteer leads.
Katie and Kathy remain committed to serving and are excited to walk Joy’s Kitchen into its next chapter as a mutual aid beacon for the city.
It is time to root down in Joy.
