Las Animas Helping Hands

Your Donation to Las Animas Helping Hands Supports

Food Security for Families in Need

Our food pantry serves an average of 342 people each week, providing nutritious meals to 14% of the Las Animas population. Our monthly USDA Commodities distribution reaches 1 in 4 households in Las Animas and 1 in 7 households in Bent County. Your support ensures that no one in our community has to face hunger alone.

Critical Assistance to Keep Families Warm

Our utilities assistance program keeps the heat and the lights on for families who need the help. We support an average of 15 families each month. In 2024, we provided $61,000 to help families with their utility, gas, and electric bills.

Community Care and Volunteerism

With 30 active volunteers contributing over 12,000 hours in the last two years, we’re a community-powered organization dedicated to feeding and supporting our neighbors. You can trust that your donation will have a large impact because it goes straight to the people in need.

"I haven't been able to work since February 2021. I don't know how we would have been able to survive without your help! Las Animas Helping Hands has helped us so much! We are very grateful!" 

– Food Pantry Client

"Thank you for all of the help that you have given to us. I don't know what we would have done with out you. If there's anything we can do, please let us know. Again, thank you." 

– Cancer patient's family

"When you are 80 and 82 you must remember to say Thank you. Thank You for: the trips to the doctors, Saint Mary's Hospital, and the trip to bring us home again; delivery of our food distribution; the hours spent on a hard chair helping us with our budget; and driving through a rainstorm just so we could get to court in Pueblo. Thanks for the dinners – times like these are few and so appreciated. It was great food. Thanks again - you truly are heaven sent…" 

– Client receiving multiple services