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For over 100,000 neighbors, the question isn’t ‘what’s on the table’ but whether there’s a meal to share at all. At The GrowHaus, we’re committed to ensuring every table has food that nourishes, heals, and connects. The GrowHaus’ work challenges systemic causes of food insecurity as teens in our Seed2Seed program develop lifelong leadership skills, Promotoras (Community Health Specialists) connect with families through cooking classes, home visits, and SNAP support, and when access to nutrition becomes a uniting shared experience.
Set The Dinner Table For Your Neighbor
A Letter From Executive Director, Giselle Díaz Campagna
The GrowHaus to Launch Community Food Market Fellowship
In partnership with the USDA and Colorado Trust, The GrowHaus is launching a Community Food Access Fellowship program to equip our team with the skills to manage and sustain community-led food markets. The GrowHaus’ warehouse will transform into a pop-up community choice market that will serve as a live training program for our team, where 400 households from our home communities of Globeville, Elyria, and Swansea will shop for fresh produce, view cooking demonstrations, enroll in SNAP, and sign up for nutrition classes.
Amidst Denver’s Food Insecurity Crisis
Purchase Next Week’s Groceries for Your Neighbor in Need
15% of Denver Neighbors are Experiencing Food Insecurity
For the 107,000 Denver neighbors experiencing food insecurity, fresh fruits and vegetables are often the first things left behind at the grocery store. Amidst this immense challenge, The GrowHaus is providing fresh produce to 6,000 neighbors every month and has distributed nearly 1 million pounds of fresh produce this year. We can’t slow down. There are 418 people on the waitlist for our food access program, and we need your help to serve them.
Guarantee Fresh Food Access for Children
Since its inception in 2009, The GrowHaus has been passionately investing in the health, well-being, and leadership of our youngest neighbors. This work is critical, as 21% of households with children in Denver are experiencing food insecurity, according to new data from DDPHE. The GrowHaus is addressing these immense challenges with reliable fresh food access and a continuum of health and wellness education opportunities for children
Communities That Garden Together, Thrive Together
Growing your own fruits and vegetables is about connection with your food, autonomy, and choice. Gardens bring our neighbors together and illustrate the strength and resilience of our community. Despite GES having a reputation as one of the most polluted zip codes in the country, we are overcoming decades of industrialization and redlining by planting seeds of food justice that provide nutrition security and become seedlings that help clean our air.
Backyard Gardening with The GrowHaus
It Makes Me Feel Good
Brianna’s journey with The GrowHaus began in 2018 as a little girl holding chickens and picking fruit from trees at Abejitas, our program for young children. Four years later, she participated in Seed2Seed and returned as a program facilitator this year. She credits her experience at The GrowHaus with building self-confidence and taking steps towards reaching her professional goals in healthcare.
Meet Brianna Sanchez
Meet Michelle Rodriguez
In 2017, we introduced you to Michelle Rodriguez, as she joined our Seed2Seed teen leadership program. Seven years later, Michelle’s leadership is shining bright at The GrowHaus, as she now works to support our food access department and is returning to help lead this year’s Seed2Seed program, while she works to complete her Bachelor’s Degree.
From Seed2Seed Participant to Program Lead
También Day of Action: Growing Gardens and Community Connection
Our Annual También Day of Action, Covered by Danielle Kreutter
“We look forward to hearing the stories of the special moments and creative meals that these small gardens will provide for our neighbors and their loved ones! Such an amazing day of community and connection with each other. FOOD IS THE WAY.”
Food Insecurity is Persistent - So is Our Will to Fight It
A letter from the executive director of The GrowHaus executive director,
Giselle Diaz Campagna
“At The GrowHaus, we remain deeply committed to working alongside those we serve to cultivate sustainable and transformative change.”
An Inner Source of Strength
“My name is Angelo Gallo, and my story is not just about professional growth but also about personal transformation."
By Angelo Gallo, Assistant Food Access Manager
By Tania Gonzales, Promotora Apprendice
“I wanted to be that familiar face that could offer my community resources they didn't even know existed.
A Familiar Face
By Giselle Diaz Campagna, Executive Director
“We feel deeply seen, trusted, cheered on, and supported by you!”
It All Started With Food
Two Years Later, I’m an Assistant Manager
By Maria Elena Soterani, Assistant Manager of Food Access
“As a mother, it is very fulfilling to know that I am helping other parents and caregivers provide food for their families.”
By Michelle Rodriguez, Associate at The GrowHaus
“My Seed2Seed experience in 2018 was life-changing and opened the gates for me to become more confident.”
Opening the Gates
Career pathways for women in Globeville and Elyria-Swansea
“The GrowHaus has helped me discover my strengths and continue learning and growing as a mother and a leader.”
Too often, people go hungry alone and in silence
Featuring Natalie Espinoza, Customer and Community Engagement Manager
“We sprang into action for the Globeville and Elyria-Swansea community. It felt so important to never deny someone food.”
Featuring Guadalupe Rodriguez, Community Outreach Associate Manager
“I have seen how The GrowHaus has been walking hand in hand with the community. We have created bonds of trust in the community by bringing resources to people's homes based on their needs.”