Monte Vista Community Food Pantry

Monte Vista Community Food Pantry Building food security with compassion, respect, dignity, and responsible and honest stewardship in Rio Grande County. Donations are tax deductible.

We are grateful to work cooperatively with SLV Food Network to offer a variety of healthy foods for our community.

A HUGE thank you to Lucas, Rick and Diane from Valley Church of the Nazarene who volunteered to clear out the weeds and ...
08/18/2026

A HUGE thank you to Lucas, Rick and Diane from Valley Church of the Nazarene who volunteered to clear out the weeds and undergrowth behind our Pantry. We love our Volunteers!!!❤️

Thank you to all our volunteers! Our food pantry is open to anyone in Rio Grande County. We are her to help in any way w...
08/17/2026

Thank you to all our volunteers! Our food pantry is open to anyone in Rio Grande County. We are her to help in any way we can!

We had a wonderful night at the Monte Vista First Responder’s Night Out at the Ski-Hi Event Center.
08/13/2026

We had a wonderful night at the Monte Vista First Responder’s Night Out at the Ski-Hi Event Center.

Come see us at 1st Responders Night Out on Wednesday at Ski-hi!
08/10/2026

Come see us at 1st Responders Night Out on Wednesday at Ski-hi!

A huge thank you to all who donated food at the Ski-hi Carnival yesterday! We received over 20 bins of food products to ...
07/09/2026

A huge thank you to all who donated food at the Ski-hi Carnival yesterday! We received over 20 bins of food products to help serve those experiencing food insecurity in our community. Special thanks to Wright Amusement Carnival for allowing us to collect food at the carnival!

Our earlier post may have had a link that was not working. Here is the link to sign up for kids summer food boxes thru C...
07/06/2026

Our earlier post may have had a link that was not working. Here is the link to sign up for kids summer food boxes thru Colorado Food Cluster.
Here is the link to the application:
app.coloradofoodcluster.com

Today at the Pantry--Potatoes, Avocados, Bell Peppers, Oranges and Beets!!!
06/02/2026

Today at the Pantry--Potatoes, Avocados, Bell Peppers, Oranges and Beets!!!

05/27/2026

IMPORTANT INFO CONCERNING OUR FOOD PANTRY:

Dear Friends and Guests of the Monte Vista Community Food Pantry,

On May 12, we had a person come into the pantry who was belligerent, did not have ID, did not know his address and had problems spelling his name. Our staff decided, even though he did not provide his personal information, he stated he was hungry, and we believe people need food.

As he was at our check-out station, he was offered to bag his groceries but refused the bags. Instead, he said he would just take the cart. The carts belong to the pantry, and we require the carts to be returned after the guests deliver their groceries to their vehicle. The staff told him the cart could not leave the pantry property. At this point, this individual took off running down the street with the cart. He was followed by our Pantry Manager who again told him the cart could not leave the property. His response was to yell and swear at her, and he threatened to assault her. Law Enforcement is aware of this incident.

One of our biggest concerns is the safety of our guests and volunteers. Behavior and actions like this will not be tolerated.

To keep our volunteers and guests safe, we outline further rules here:
1. Carts do not leave the property. (Our carts cost us $215.00 each. If one goes missing, the cost to replace it would be compared to purchasing 100 dozen eggs for our guests.)

2. Everyone must provide proof of address. We serve Rio Grande County residents only. If you do not have an ID card, please provide another proof of residence, i.e. electric bill, receipt of rent, etc.

3. If a cart is removed from the property, the person removing will not be admitted to the Pantry for One year.

4. If a person chooses to threaten, harm or behave abusively to a volunteer or another guest, Law Enforcement will be called and that person will be forever banned from the Pantry.

Thank you all for understanding.
Signed,
Board of Directors, Monte Vista Community Food Pantry

Huge shout out to the Monte Vista US Postal Service and the Monte Vista community for their generous donations of food f...
05/20/2026

Huge shout out to the Monte Vista US Postal Service and the Monte Vista community for their generous donations of food for the food drive. You all rock!! We ❤️ our community!

05/17/2026

This Week at the Pantry-
Sweet Potatoes, Carrots,
Mangoes, & Eggs!!

Address

245 Washington Street
Monte Vista, CO
81144

Opening Hours

Tuesday 4pm - 6pm
Friday 10am - 12pm

Telephone

(719)8524851

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