PRESS RELEASE – NUMBER OF FEBRUARY CLIENTS AT FOOD PANTRY MORE THAN DOUBLES FROM 2023 TO 2024! Normally, February is our slowest month at the FISH Food Pantry located in the heart of Historic Westminster. In February 2022, 357 clients received emergency food assistance. In February 2023, 309 clients received emergency food assistance. It is … [Read more...]

PRESS RELEASE – WESTY HIGH POWDER PUFF FOOTBALL GAME RESULTS IN OVER 500 POUNDS OF FOOD FOR FOOD PANTRY! On September 27th , the young women of Westminster High School played their annual Powder Puff football game as part of Homecoming Week celebrations. This game is a decades old tradition at Westy Hi and remembered fondly by multiple … [Read more...]

PRESS RELEASE – MEET OUR FISH OF WESTMINSTER BOARD OF DIRECTORS Paul Langley, President.  I grew up in Port Arthur, Texas.  I graduated from Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas with B.A. in Government and from the University of Virginia with M.A., also in Government with emphasis on constitutional law.  My master’s thesis was on the … [Read more...]

Westminster Presbyterian FISH Food Pantry Westminster Presbyterian FISH Food Pantry participated in last year’s Inclusive Capacity Build Program, and we would like to highlight a couple of the ways they are providing welcoming and inclusive hunger relief services to their community. They have introduced a Culturally Responsive section of their … [Read more...]

PRESS RELEASE!!!  COMMUNITY DINNERS ARE BACK!  PLEASE JOIN US FOR DINNER! Community dinners are scheduled to begin next month – August 18th – at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 3990 W 74th Street, on the corner of 74th and Bradburn in Historic Westminster.  Dinner will be served from 5:30-6:30 pm. The dinners are free. Community … [Read more...]

PRESS RELEASE – CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE FOOD PANTRIES In August 2020, The Food Bank of the Rockies (FBR) launched their culturally responsive food initiative, which aims to overcome barriers experience by clients for different cultural backgrounds.  These barriers include: Diverse food preference, Language barriers or uncertainty about … [Read more...]

PRESS RELEASE – ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL AFTERNOON TEA FUNDRAISER FOR FISH Thanks to the hard working volunteers and the generous contributions of the congregation at Westminster Presbyterian Church, family, friends, and neighbors, this year’s Afternoon Tea raised a record setting $2,100! All 100 tickets were sold as either to-go bags or in-person … [Read more...]

PRESS RELEASE – FIGHTING FOOD WASTE THROUGH GROCERY RESCUE Feeding America and FISH of Westminster are dedicated to fighting food waste.  America has more than enough food for everyone to eat. But each year, billions of pounds of perfectly good food go to waste. Meanwhile, 38 million face hunger in the United States. As the country's … [Read more...]