Six food halls are coming together to raise funds and donations for Denver metro food banks as the federal government suspends its nutritional assistance program for the first time in history.

They are placing collection bins in their common areas and competing to see which can donate the most goods in one month. The drive is coming at a crucial time, as the Trump administration announced the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, would freeze starting in November. RELATED: Coloradans scramble for help as SNAP suspension looms and food banks ‘just don’t have enough’

Food banks are concerned about their dwindling food supplies as more people struggle to buy groceries. State leaders, including Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, have urged residents to donate to them. SNAP benefit

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