DENVER — With hundreds of thousands of Coloradans set to lose their food benefits on Saturday, recipients are turning to online groups for help.

In recent days, Denverites have started a "grocery buddy" movement on Facebook groups to help neighbors get through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) funding freeze.

“Someone says that they're looking for a grocery buddy that they can afford to take on, one family for the next month or however long,” explained Artemis Ravencroft, one of the admins for the Buy Nothing Denver Metro Facebook group.

The group, which is 46,000 members strong, quickly embraced the grocery buddy idea. Members have gone shopping together or given gift cards from local supermarkets.

Ava Henrickson was scrolling on social media earlier this week whe

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