A crowd gathered outside the Globeville Recreation Center on Monday as the neighborhood’s food pantry opened its doors.
It was like any other week since Birdseed Collective, a local nonprofit, took over the space in 2018. Many visitors walked or drove from homes nearby. Most spoke Spanish. They were grateful for the boxes filled with eggs and vegetables and loaves of bread — especially after the disruption to SNAP benefits.
But there was something else causing concern: Many of Birdseed’s customers were just learning the program would soon have to pack up and move out of the building…