The Colorado Pet Pantry temporarily feed Colorado pets, allowing families to increase their ability to care for pets with the goal of keeping them out of shelters and with their families. Every dollar donated to the Colorado Pet Pantry is worth $5 in pet food. Combine that with the fact that your donation helps a pet stay with its family – keeping the dog or cat out of the shelter where it would need to be housed, fed, walked, cared for, and REHOMED – and your donation makes a huge difference! In 2017, we fed 13,333 pets for a month. We grew to 15 food bank partners, serving each neighborhood once per month with the goal of ensuring that all families in a neighborhood have the resources to consistently feed their pets, keeping them out of shelters. In 2017, in addition to our monthly pet food banks, we launched an Emergency Pet Food Program (info at http://www.coloradopetpantry.org/about-us/how-to-get-pet-food/emergency-pet-food-program/) and the Animal Welfare Share Program, where we share pet food and supplies with ~50 animal welfare organizations. More Info: http://www.coloradopetpantry.org/about-us/animal-welfare-share-program/. Volunteers contributed 11,375 hours in 2017. In 2018, we plan to distribute one-month supply of pet food and accessories to 20,000 dogs and cats, increasing our direct impact from 2017 by 67%.