Cortez Farmers Market Makes Healthy Food Affordable for SNAP Recipients | LOR Foundation
Complete Economy

Cortez Farmers Market Makes Healthy Food Affordable for SNAP Recipients

Cortez
  • Local Champion: Cortez Farmers Market
  • Date Funded: May 31, 2023
  • Grant Amount: $2,796

Access to locally grown, healthy food is cost-prohibitive for Cortez seniors and families on the Colorado Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Under the current system, families only receive $10 per week to shop at the Cortez Farmers Market and seniors receive $25 monthly—which doesn’t go far given the price of locally grown food. To address this problem, organizers of the market hoped to increase the benefit, which would benefit low-income residents and seniors, as well as the local farmers growing produce. Funding from the LOR Foundation was used to double the the benefit amount, allowing more people in Cortez to access nutritious food.

This project was fiscally sponsored by Onward! A Legacy Foundation. 

Contact our community officer in Cortez. Meet Nicci Crowley
More Economy Solutions
Economy / Taos A Taos Tutoring Program Creates Career Pathways While Supporting Students
Local Champion:
Embudo Valley Tutoring Association
Date funded:
March 10, 2025
Grant Amount:
$9,874
Economy / Monte Vista Shelving, Signs, and Cameras Support Monte Vista’s Community Thrift Shop
Local Champion:
La Puente Home, Inc.
Date funded:
March 6, 2025
Grant Amount:
$9,991
Economy / Libby A Traveling Volleyball Program Benefits Libby Youth — and the Local Economy
Local Champion:
Libby K-12 Schools
Date funded:
March 3, 2025
Grant Amount:
$11,775
Economy / Cortez Summer Institutes Connect Cortez Students with Career Training
Local Champion:
Southwest Colorado Education Collaborative
Date funded:
February 27, 2025
Grant Amount:
$6,750
Economy / Lander Bathroom Upgrades Improve Basic Amenities at Lander’s Popular Rodeo Grounds
Local Champion:
City of Lander, Wyoming
Date funded:
February 24, 2025
Grant Amount:
$29,100
Economy / Cortez Artificial Insemination Training Strengthens Skills for Cortez Women in Agriculture
Local Champion:
Agricultural Women of the Southwest
Date funded:
February 21, 2025
Grant Amount:
$2,035
See All solutions

Share an Idea

If you have an idea for improving quality of life in Cortez or Monte Vista, Colorado; Lander, Wyoming; Libby, Montana; Questa or Taos, New Mexico; or Weiser, Idaho, use this form to start a conversation with us.

  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.