Care and Share

Care and Share (sometimes referred to as Care and Share, Inc. or Care and Share Food Bank for Southern Colorado) is a food bank located in Southern Colorado. Officially incorporated in 1974, this nonprofit organization operates under the motto: "No one should go hungry."
Ratings & Reviews
Care and Share has a 90.58% rating from Charity Navigator, with an overall rating of 4/4 stars. It is also a Better Business Bureau-accredited charity. Although Care and Share preceded Feeding America, it has since become a member of their network.
Major Distributions
Care and Share's most famous series of distributions was not of food, but water. In June 2016, the EPA raised their standards for the safe amount of perflourinated chemicals (PFCs) in the drinking water supply. As a result, several water districts in Security-Widefield and Fountain were obligated to inform the public of dangerous PFC levels - according to the new metric. The water districts claimed that the level of chemicals was still safe, but were met with community skepticism. Wary residents began using bottled water for consumption, until the financial burden became unreasonable for them. In response to the crisis, Care and Share deposited truck loads of drinking water to Security on two (2) separate occasions in late June and early July. Of that water, $108,000 worth was supplied by the United States Air Force Academy.

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