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Community Resources

Free food, orgs, radio and mutual aid. People doing good work in Denver. Looking for somewhere to sit instead? That's the 3rd space directory.

Times and addresses move around. If you're counting on a meal, call ahead.

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Food access

  • Birdseed CollectiveMondays 3pmNo cost groceries. No questions, no paperwork.
    birdseedcollective.org
  • Denver Food RescueMoves food that would get thrown out to no-cost grocery programs.
    denverfoodrescue.org
  • Family Star NEFridays 3–5pm · 2940 Curtis StNo cost groceries.
  • Food Not BombsSundays 3pm · 2180 Stout StFree hot food, served in public, every week. Always has been.
  • Frontline FarmingSundays noon · 2861 W 52nd AveNo cost groceries. Farmer-led food justice and farmworker advocacy.
    frontlinefarming.org
  • Iglesia AmistadWednesdays 11am and Saturdays 11am–noon · 1140 W Custer PlNo cost groceries.
  • Mo' Betta Green MarketSaturdays 10am–2pm · 2401 Welton St, by the Five Points libraryBlack-owned, justice centered farmers market. SNAP welcome. Running since 2011.
  • No Cost Groceries on FederalFridays 3–5pm · 2246 Federal BlvdNo cost groceries. No sign on the door, just turn up.
  • Re:VisionTuesdays 11am · 3738 Morrison RdNo cost groceries. Food sovereignty work out of Westwood.
    revision.coop
  • Same CafeNo cost groceries Fridays 11am–2pm · 2023 E ColfaxPay what you can restaurant. Money, time or nothing at all.
    soallmayeat.org@samecafedenver
  • The FaxWednesdays 1:30pm · 6740 E ColfaxNo cost groceries.

DIY venues

Classes & dances

  • Swing NightsSundays and Tuesdays · The Pearl, 2199 California StThe hottest swing nights in Denver. Lindy Hop class then a social dance.
    swingnights.com@denverswingnights

Music

  • Blucifer's First RodeoArtist-run South Broadway music festival, every July. 260 Colorado acts across the neighborhood, house shows included.
    bluciferfest.com@bluciferfest
  • Holy FoolNonprofit sharing gear, micro grants and coaching with working Colorado musicians. Puts on house shows.
    holyfoolco.com
  • Queen City SoundsDenver DIY music historian.
    queencitysounds.org
  • The Ghosthouse3650 Tejon St, LoHiRecording studio run by engineer Rich G. Great music haunts you.
    theghosthouse.co@ghosthouse303

Radio stations

  • Denver Open Media 92.9 FMCommunity media, anyone can make a show. Also on KUVO HD3.
    openmediafoundation.org
  • Indie 102.3 FMLocal music radio.
    cpr.org
  • KGNU 88.5 FM / 1390 AMCommunity radio, volunteer run, listener funded.
    kgnu.org
  • KUVO 89.3 FMJazz, broadcasting out of Five Points. Nonprofit.
    kuvo.org
  • Radio 1190 AMStudent and community radio out of CU Boulder.
    radio1190.org

Podcasts & writing

Mutual aid & collectives

Worth following

This list is hand kept. If something here has gone away, or you know of something that should be on it, let us know.