Community Food Share program provides food for seniors in need [Video]

LAFAYETTE, Colo. — On a fixed income, the opportunity for free groceries goes a long way. 

“Believe me, it helps,” Aljoana Gilmore said. “I got all kinds of mobility things. I have a scooter, a walker, canes, because I can’t walk on my own.”

Gilmore said about two years ago, she got sick and couldn’t run errands like she used to. She didn’t have a caregiver, so she worried about how she’d get food on her plate. 

“I don’t go out that much because it’s not that easy,” Gilmore said. “So going to the grocery store is almost virtually impossible.”

Through Community Food Share’s Blue Spruce Neighbors program, those worries are gone.

“Every two weeks,” Gilmore said. “We get the produce, like the best produce. I’m a pineapple fanatic. I get the best pineapples. They are so sweet. I get cantaloupes. Sometimes we …