EAGLE VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

THE COMMUNITY MARKET (TCM) (NOURISHMENT ACCESS): EVCF PROVIDES FREE, NUTRITIOUS FOOD TO LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS WHILE PARTNERING WITH LOCAL FARMS AND BUSINESSES TO REPURPOSE SURPLUS FOOD, KEEPING IT OUT OF LANDFILLS AND REDIRECTING IT TO NOURISH FAMILIES IN NEED. WITH AN EMPHASIS ON FRESH, LOCAL PRODUCE, MEATS, AND DAIRY, WE NOT ONLY FIGHT HUNGER BUT ALSO PROMOTE HEALTHY EATING THAT BENEFITS BOTH INDIVIDUAL WELL-BEING AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. SERVING 4,500+ PEOPLE EACH WEEK IN FY25 WHILE EXPANDING RESCUED-FOOD EFFORTS, MOBILE MARKETS, NUTRITION EDUCATION, AND WASTE-DIVERSION INITIATIVES THAT REDUCE FOOD WASTE AND SUPPORT LOCAL PRODUCERS. IN FY25 WE DISTRIBUTED 1,640,866 LBS. OF FOOD (INCLUDING 558,021 LBS. DONATED AND 564,761 LBS. PURCHASED), RECOVERED 518,000+ LBS. FROM 28 PARTNERS, AND DIVERTED WASTE OF 84,268 LBS. COMPOSTED AND 32,838 LBS. RECYCLED.

MIRA (WELLNESS & ACCESS): THE MIRA BUS IS A MOBILE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES RESOURCE HUB THAT BRINGS ESSENTIAL SERVICES DIRECTLY INTO THE COMMUNITY, ENSURING EQUITABLE ACCESS FOR RESIDENTS ACROSS EAGLE COUNTY. KEY PROGRAM COMPONENTS INCLUDE: PREVENTATIVE HEALTH CARE: COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH SCREENINGS, INCLUDING BLOOD PRESSURE AND GLUCOSE MONITORING, ROUTINE BLOOD WORK, AND CANCER SCREENINGS, HELPING INDIVIDUALS IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS HEALTH CONCERNS EARLY. IMMUNIZATIONS: ADMINISTRATION OF CHILDHOOD ADULT VACCINATIONS TO PROTECT AGAINST PREVENTABLE DISEASES AND PROMOTE COMMUNITY HEALTH. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE: MIRA CONTRACTS WITH TWO LICENSED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROVIDERS TO OFFER THERAPY SERVICES ABOARD THE BUS, SUPPORTING MENTAL HEALTH AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING. HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES ASSISTANCE: GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT FOR ACCESSING CRITICAL SERVICES, INCLUDING SNAP AND HEALTH INSURANCE ENROLLMENT, AS WELL AS REFERRALS TO LOCAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAMS. PERINATAL CARE: COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT FOR PERINATAL FAMILIES, INCLUDING MENTAL HEALTH AND EARLY CHILDHOOD RESOURCES, REFERRALS FOR PAP SMEARS AND MAMMOGRAMS, AND CONNECTION TO ESSENTIAL RESOURCES SUCH AS FOOD, DIAPERS, AND FORMULA. IN FY25, MIRA DELIVERED NEIGHBORHOOD-BASED SERVICES THROUGH 4,949 BUS VISITS, MADE 14,847 REFERRALS/CONNECTIONS AND 146 HEALTH-SCREENING REFERRALS, HOSTED 3,082 WELLNESS EDUCATION ATTENDEES, AND ADMINISTERED 995 FLU/COVID VACCINATIONS ALONGSIDE MATERNAL/INFANT HEALTH SUPPORT, PREVENTATIVE CARE, AND CULTURAL WELLNESS EVENTS.