Get Help
Life challenges can come out of nowhere … or they can sneak up over time. It can happen to any of us.
Here are some of the ways Community Table can help:
Food Programs
We provide hunger relief services to families and individuals in many ways, and since we’re part of the Link2Feed network, getting the food you need is easier than ever.
*Community Table is an equal opportunity provider.
Client Choice Food Pantry
When you shop in our Client Choice Pantry, you get to choose the foods your family wants and needs, including fresh fruits and vegetables, meat, frozen food, dairy products, canned goods, bread, personal care items, pet food and more. Please bring a photo ID and your Link2Feed card, if you have one, to shop in the pantry.
SNAP Application Assistance: We can help you apply for additional food support. Contact Kennedy at kclark@cotable.org or 720-437-6399.
Drive-Thru/Walk-Up Food Boxes
No time to shop? Our pre-packaged food boxes are a fast way to get the food you need. Drive or walk up and pick up a box filled with fresh fruits and vegetables, meat, frozen food, dairy products, canned goods and bread. Food boxes are available during the hours listed below and on select Saturdays. TEFAP is NOT available for box pickup.
Pantry Shopping/Food Box Hours:
Tuesday and Friday: 12 noon – 3:45 pm
Wednesday: 12 noon – 5:45 pm
Thursday: 10:00 am – 3:45 pm
The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP)
We partner with Food Bank of the Rockies and the USDA to provide additional food to families and individuals. To receive TEFAP food, you must meet eligibility and income guidelines. TEFAP is ONLY available for pickup from our Client Choice Food Pantry. To learn more and see if you qualify, please visit our TEFAP Guidelines page.
Everyday Eats (CSFP - Commodity Supplemental Food Program)
We partner with Food Bank of the Rockies and the USDA to provide additional food assistance to adults ages 60+. We distribute Everyday Eats food boxes in our parking lot on the third Wednesday of each month between 9:00 and 11:00 am. You must meet income and other eligibility guidelines to participate.
Mobile Pantry
Mobile Pantry brings food to under-served communities, including seniors and disabled adults at low-income housing complexes, homeless students at community college campuses, families living in “weekly” motels, seasonal farmworkers at mobile home parks and more. Know a community that needs food assistance? Contact James at 720-573-6300 or jnormandin@cotable.org.
Feeding the Future
Provides hungry schoolchildren and homeless teens with snacks, ready-to-eat meals and weekend food to help ensure that all students are well-nourished and ready to learn. Please contact a counselor at your child’s school to participate. For more information, contact James at 720-573-6300 or jnormandin@cotable.org.
Assistance Programs
We can help with more than food.
Community Table offers many assistance programs to help you and your family. Whether you need help with housing expenses, public benefits applications, homelessness or healthcare, we provide compassionate and friendly one-on-one help.
Financial Assistance
We may be able to provide financial assistance to help with your family’s basic needs. If you need help with rent, water bills, sewer bills, deposits or other expenses, the first step is to speak with an assistance program team member. Please use the link below to schedule a phone meeting.
Please Note: Due to limited resources, we only provide financial assistance for residents of Arvada, Wheat Ridge and Westminster.
Financial Assistance Phone Meeting
For help with gas and electric bills, please contact Kennedy at kclark@cotable.org or 720-437-6399.
Public Benefits Application Assistance
Public benefits help fill in the gaps by providing extra income and support for you and your family. We can help you complete applications for SNAP (food stamps), financial assistance, healthcare, veterans’ benefits, disability support, housing assistance, renewal paperwork and more. We also host Jefferson County Human Services and Benefits in Action weekly to assist with complex applications. Please check our event calendar for dates and times.
SNAP Application Assistance: We can help you apply for additional food support. Contact Kennedy at kclark@cotable.org or 720-437-6399.
Client Computer Room
Community members are welcome to use our computer room to apply for public benefits, search for housing or jobs, work on resumes, study for and take practice GED tests, improve their computer skills and more. The computer room is available during Client Choice Food Pantry hours.
Child Waiting Area
We provide a play area where we watch your children so you can shop in the pantry and access other needed assistance. Our supervised children’s play area is open:
– Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday: 12:00 – 3:30 pm
– Thursday: 10:00 am – 3:30 pm
Please do not leave children unattended in the play area when supervised care is unavailable.
For more information, please call 303-424-6685.
Homelessness Support
If you are experiencing homelessness, we can help connect you to services and resources. We also partner with local organizations to provide shower and laundry facilities, cold weather shelters and health and well-being services.
Community Table Health Clinic
TEMPORARILY CLOSED. Check back for more information and reopening date.
Job Training and Support
Through our partnership with Goodwill Colorado, we can connect you to the ReHire program to help you develop the skills you need to find and hold a job. ReHire combines wage-paid work, job skills training and supportive services to help people facing barriers to employment succeed in the workplace.
“The ReHire Program helped me to move past homelessness and into my own apartment. I have a job now and have learned that anything is possible. I have hope now for my future.” – Theresa, formerly homeless veteran
To learn more about ReHire Colorado, please contact Shannon at smacdonald@cotable.org or 720-437-6398.
GED Test Preparation
Start preparing for the future today!
If you’re ready to get your GED, we can help. Our GED Test Preparation program provides a study site, study materials, and, when available, financial assistance to pay for GED testing fees. We’ll even connect you with a personal volunteer tutor to help prepare you for the test.
To learn more about our GED Test Preparation program, please contact Shannon at smacdonald@cotable.org or 720-437-6398.
Dental Care
We’ve teamed up with No Smile Left Behind to offer onsite dental care. Treatment is FREE with Medicaid, and most private insurance is accepted. Registration is required. Click here to learn more and register.
Shower and Laundry Services
We’ve partnered with Bayaud Enterprises to provide FREE laundry and shower services in our parking lot. Shower and laundry trucks will be at Community Table every Friday from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, weather permitting. The last load of laundry is taken at 1:00 pm.
The trucks provide a safe and private environment to shower and wash your clothes. As part of the shower program, participants receive new underwear, socks and toiletries. We provide detergent, bleach, and dryer sheets for those needing laundry services.
Cooking and Nutrition Programs
We’ve teamed up with Cooking Matters for delicious food tips, tricks and recipes for cooking on a budget. A chef from Cooking Matters will be onsite monthly to demonstrate how to prepare delicious meals using TEFAP food and other ingredients from our Client Choice Pantry. You don’t need to register for FREE cooking demos. Drop by any time during demo hours to watch and sample.
Cooking Matters also offers a live cooking class monthly at Community Table. Adults participating in the cooking class receive a $10 grocery gift card. Registration is required. Click here to register.
Please see our event calendar for upcoming dates, times, demos and cooking class topics.
Motor Vehicle Services
We’ve partnered with DMV2GO to provide DMV services in our parking lot m. DMV2GO is the Colorado Division of Motor Vehicles program on wheels that makes it easier for people to access motor vehicle services by bringing the DMV to them. Services Include issuing new Colorado driver’s licenses and identification cards, processing out-of-state transfers, accessing motor vehicle records and more. Checks, credit and debit cards only. No cash accepted. Third Friday of the month from 9:00 am – 3:00 pm.
No appointment is required. Please see our event schedule for upcoming dates.
Click here for more to learn more about DMV2GO.
Upcoming Programs
Advocates for Recovery
Appts. recommended for faster service. Call 720-437-6398. Walk-ins welcome.
Public Benefits Assistance
For an appointment, call 720-437-6398. Walk-ins welcome.
ReHire Colorado – Job Training and Support
In partnership with Goodwill of Colorado.
GED Tutoring & Test Prep
For more info, call 720-437-6398.
FREE Laundry Services
Last load at 1:00 pm. Weather permitting. NO shower services until further notice.
Homeless Navigator
Walk-ins are welcome, or call for an appointment at 720-682-5316.
Saturday Drive-Thru/Walk-up Food Boxes
Arrive early. 10 am - while supply lasts.
Affordable Connectivity Program
In partnership with the Community Economic Defense Project. Internet discounts up to $30.
Advocates for Recovery
Appts. recommended for faster service. Call 720-437-6398. Walk-ins welcome.
Vision Care
In partnership with Eye Love Care.
