Hey Joy’s Family,
We’ve got some big news to share. After 13 years of love, service, and community at Westwoods Community Church, we’ve been told we need to find a new home.
While this decision wasn’t ours, we’re choosing to embrace what’s ahead with gratitude for the millions of meals, the thousands of hands, and the endless love that’s passed through these doors. Joy’s Kitchen has always been about nourishment, love, and showing up for each other.
Starting as a outreach of Westwoods and naturally growing to a 501c3 has blessed us with the space to utilize , allowing us to keep overhead low and impact high—focusing every bit of our energy on feeding people, building relationships, and making sure no one in our community goes without.
Now, the time has come for us to step into a new chapter.
WWCC has asked us to be completely transitioned out by September 1st.
🚨 This is big stuff! 🚨
We have until September 1st to:
🔹 Secure enough funding to continue our regular, uninterrupted service to the thousands who rely on us.
🔹 Raise the resources needed to relocate and increase our budget capacity to lease a new space.
As you know, we are a grassroots, community-funded organization. This shift comes at a critical time, with reductions in food benefits for working families and increasing economic strain impacting those in need more than ever before.
How You Can Help:
💪 Keep Volunteering – Our mission doesn’t stop, and neither do we!
🏡 Help us find a space – If you or someone you know has a lead on a suitable location, email us for a one-page synopsis of our needs.
📩 Email us at:
• Kathy@JoysKitchen.org
• Info@JoysKitchen.org
💰 Donate & Share Fundraisers – We need immediate support to sustain operations AND secure a new space.
🔥 Join Us at the Joy Fam BBQ (Date TBA) – A community gathering to connect, share, and plan for the future.
📢 Show up, share our story, and spread the word – Where there is Joy, there is hope.
✅ Stay Tuned! – Keep an eye out for updates, important dates, and funding goal challenges for our amazing supporters!
We believe this shift is an opportunity for growth, and we need to get serious (with fun!) about manifesting the perfect new home for Joy’s Kitchen and the right angels to help us continue our work.
Keep eyes and hearts open. Get the story out. Raise the prayers. Know that we do beautiful things together.
✨ We can’t wait to see what Joy’s becomes!
With love and gratitude,
Joys Founding Family and Board of Directors
*Important Request for Our Community:
We ask that conversations about the transition be saved for designated times so we do not overwhelm our staff and core team as they continue maintaining daily operations. We honor the space, the decision-makers of this, and the good energy that allows us to serve others with love.
At the same time, we know this is serious and that many of you are feeling deeply about this transition. Facing hunger insecurity on behalf of those we serve is a big feeling. We are creating safe spaces within our community for processing, brainstorming, and supporting each other.
12 years of Joy Google Photos Album HERE
We’ve got some big news to share. After 13 years of love, service, and community at Westwoods Community Church, we’ve been told we need to find a new home.
While this decision wasn’t ours, we’re choosing to embrace what’s ahead with gratitude for the millions of meals, the thousands of hands, and the endless love that’s passed through these doors. Joy’s Kitchen has always been about nourishment, love, and showing up for each other.
Starting as a outreach of Westwoods and naturally growing to a 501c3 has blessed us with the space to utilize , allowing us to keep overhead low and impact high—focusing every bit of our energy on feeding people, building relationships, and making sure no one in our community goes without.
Now, the time has come for us to step into a new chapter.
WWCC has asked us to be completely transitioned out by September 1st.
🚨 This is big stuff! 🚨
We have until September 1st to:
🔹 Secure enough funding to continue our regular, uninterrupted service to the thousands who rely on us.
🔹 Raise the resources needed to relocate and increase our budget capacity to lease a new space.
As you know, we are a grassroots, community-funded organization. This shift comes at a critical time, with reductions in food benefits for working families and increasing economic strain impacting those in need more than ever before.
How You Can Help:
💪 Keep Volunteering – Our mission doesn’t stop, and neither do we!
🏡 Help us find a space – If you or someone you know has a lead on a suitable location, email us for a one-page synopsis of our needs.
📩 Email us at:
• Kathy@JoysKitchen.org
• Info@JoysKitchen.org
💰 Donate & Share Fundraisers – We need immediate support to sustain operations AND secure a new space.
🔥 Join Us at the Joy Fam BBQ (Date TBA) – A community gathering to connect, share, and plan for the future.
📢 Show up, share our story, and spread the word – Where there is Joy, there is hope.
✅ Stay Tuned! – Keep an eye out for updates, important dates, and funding goal challenges for our amazing supporters!
We believe this shift is an opportunity for growth, and we need to get serious (with fun!) about manifesting the perfect new home for Joy’s Kitchen and the right angels to help us continue our work.
Keep eyes and hearts open. Get the story out. Raise the prayers. Know that we do beautiful things together.
✨ We can’t wait to see what Joy’s becomes!
With love and gratitude,
Joys Founding Family and Board of Directors
*Important Request for Our Community:
We ask that conversations about the transition be saved for designated times so we do not overwhelm our staff and core team as they continue maintaining daily operations. We honor the space, the decision-makers of this, and the good energy that allows us to serve others with love.
At the same time, we know this is serious and that many of you are feeling deeply about this transition. Facing hunger insecurity on behalf of those we serve is a big feeling. We are creating safe spaces within our community for processing, brainstorming, and supporting each other.
12 years of Joy Google Photos Album HERE
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The Story Of Joy
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Joy’s Kitchen Update: Spring is Sprouting Something Special
The response to our recent announcement has been incredible. It’s clear the community behind Joy is strong, wide-reaching, and deeply committed. We’re exploring our next steps and are confident that the perfect space—or spaces—will reveal themselves in service of the 5,000+ people we support each month.
We’re seeing new partnerships begin to grow, volunteers step into leadership, and systems improve—all while we continue full operations. That’s no small feat, and it’s heartwarming to share this final season in our current location with all of you.
We mentioned a special Joy’s Club volunteer shopper bag—they’re on their way. We’ll update you as soon as they arrive.
Upcoming events where you can connect with us:
Earth Day Celebration in Belmar – April 26
Boulder Ecstatic Dance – April 28
Come by, share your story, and help us plant a little more Joy in the world.
Please note: we will not be doing our mobile kitchen at festivals this year due to the upcoming move. That means we’re open to local bookings. If you’d like to bring the Joy Bell Tent After Dinner Lounge or Booth of Sustainability to your event, reach out to: events@joyskitchen.org
If you haven’t yet, please consider sharing our fundraising link with five people you know:
https://gofund.me/8e897da0
Recurring donations help us demonstrate strong community backing as we move forward with securing a new lease.
Together we do great things. Together we thrive.
Kathy
The response to our recent announcement has been incredible. It’s clear the community behind Joy is strong, wide-reaching, and deeply committed. We’re exploring our next steps and are confident that the perfect space—or spaces—will reveal themselves in service of the 5,000+ people we support each month.
We’re seeing new partnerships begin to grow, volunteers step into leadership, and systems improve—all while we continue full operations. That’s no small feat, and it’s heartwarming to share this final season in our current location with all of you.
We mentioned a special Joy’s Club volunteer shopper bag—they’re on their way. We’ll update you as soon as they arrive.
Upcoming events where you can connect with us:
Earth Day Celebration in Belmar – April 26
Boulder Ecstatic Dance – April 28
Come by, share your story, and help us plant a little more Joy in the world.
Please note: we will not be doing our mobile kitchen at festivals this year due to the upcoming move. That means we’re open to local bookings. If you’d like to bring the Joy Bell Tent After Dinner Lounge or Booth of Sustainability to your event, reach out to: events@joyskitchen.org
If you haven’t yet, please consider sharing our fundraising link with five people you know:
https://gofund.me/8e897da0
Recurring donations help us demonstrate strong community backing as we move forward with securing a new lease.
Together we do great things. Together we thrive.
Kathy
gofundme.com
Feed the Future: Help Joy’s Kitchen Rise, organized by Joy's Kitchen
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Mondays - CHOOSE JOY!!
We are back open on Saturdays - the shift is 10-1:45 and the Public distribution is 11:30-1:30.
It’s a great day to serve your neighbors! We hope you join us.
Never and Requirements, or restrictions. Come see us if you’re needing nutrition and substance.
❤️
It’s a great day to serve your neighbors! We hope you join us.
Never and Requirements, or restrictions. Come see us if you’re needing nutrition and substance.
❤️
Dear Joy Bringer, I am texting all of you so you can share this!
Our vision for the future is clear:As we prepare to step into the unknown with a commitment to continue to serve we are searing for dedicated space that will allow us to expand our reach and offer more than just food. We’ve found a location that will allow us to provide shelter from the elements, a clothing bank, possibly a shower for our homeless neighbor and a central hub for community-driven resources and events. This is a place where we can build lasting relationships and create the sustainable impact that is at the heart of our mission.
We have to be fully out of our current space by Sept 1 that we are feeding 5000 families a month from.
Joy’s work is about restoring dignity and empowering a community to thrive all the while caring for this sacred earth.
This is the time to act, to make sure that the legacy of Joy’s Kitchen continues, and that we build a future where communities have the resources they need to thrive.
Together, we can make this vision a reality.
We ask you to consider a recurring donation to ensure that Joy’s Kitchen can remain a cornerstone of hope, sustainability, and community impact for years to come.
We hope you enjoy this video and encourage you to share with 3 others right now!! We have met 21% of our funding goal already!
Take a moment and enjoy this video of Joy, Hope and LOVE.
https://youtu.be/_jq9xraI0GM?feature=shared
https://gofund.me/6018a81d
Our vision for the future is clear:As we prepare to step into the unknown with a commitment to continue to serve we are searing for dedicated space that will allow us to expand our reach and offer more than just food. We’ve found a location that will allow us to provide shelter from the elements, a clothing bank, possibly a shower for our homeless neighbor and a central hub for community-driven resources and events. This is a place where we can build lasting relationships and create the sustainable impact that is at the heart of our mission.
We have to be fully out of our current space by Sept 1 that we are feeding 5000 families a month from.
Joy’s work is about restoring dignity and empowering a community to thrive all the while caring for this sacred earth.
This is the time to act, to make sure that the legacy of Joy’s Kitchen continues, and that we build a future where communities have the resources they need to thrive.
Together, we can make this vision a reality.
We ask you to consider a recurring donation to ensure that Joy’s Kitchen can remain a cornerstone of hope, sustainability, and community impact for years to come.
We hope you enjoy this video and encourage you to share with 3 others right now!! We have met 21% of our funding goal already!
Take a moment and enjoy this video of Joy, Hope and LOVE.
https://youtu.be/_jq9xraI0GM?feature=shared
https://gofund.me/6018a81d
YouTube
A Day of Joy 2025
Joy’s Kitchen has reached a pivotal moment in its journey. We’ve been informed that we must vacate our current space, a church basement that has served us well but can no longer support the immense growth of our mission. We are now in a state of emergency.…
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This week is already a powerful force of love and goodness!
We think we found the perfect place to center Joys! This space will offer so much more than we currently are able to offer at this basement situation we currently exist without support in! This hope is so good and we are excited to share with you all.
This space would house a center of Joy that not only brings good to those in need, offers services to resource one another in truly accessible and foundational ways.
Join with us in the journey to find , secure and bring service to the people by the people!
Here’s a peek of this week so far at Joys- with 2 in and 5 to go of this amazing Earth Day week!
Be the LOVE- Be the JOY!
We think we found the perfect place to center Joys! This space will offer so much more than we currently are able to offer at this basement situation we currently exist without support in! This hope is so good and we are excited to share with you all.
This space would house a center of Joy that not only brings good to those in need, offers services to resource one another in truly accessible and foundational ways.
Join with us in the journey to find , secure and bring service to the people by the people!
Here’s a peek of this week so far at Joys- with 2 in and 5 to go of this amazing Earth Day week!
Be the LOVE- Be the JOY!
We are in an urgent, beautiful transition.
After 13 years of serving thousands from a church basement, Joy’s Kitchen is stepping into its next evolution. Starting June 16th, all food rescue operations will relocate to a shared warehouse space in Denver in collaboration with our new partner, Benefits in Action.
This powerful partnership—called Joy in Action—combines the best of both organizations:
BIA's logistics and delivery systems
Joy’s community building, food rescue, and volunteer power
Together, we will:
✅ Expand warehouse-based public distribution days
✅ Maintain delivery outreach services
✅ Host regular volunteer opportunities at both locations
✅ Begin mobile markets throughout the Denver area
Why We Need You Now:
We’ve stretched every dollar to keep operations going—but we’ve now run out of relocation funds.
We must raise $10,000/month to:
Keep our core staff employed
Fuel trucks, maintain fridges, and power warehouse systems
Move and store critical assets
Begin offering public service again ASAP
Your support keeps food from going to waste. Your donation keeps our mission—love in action—alive.
A New Home, A Renewed Mission:
This move represents our independence from systems that no longer serve the people. Our new space is inclusive, expansive, and focused on nourishment, dignity, and care.
We’re no longer surviving—we’re building.
We’re not being pushed out—we’re moving forward.
We’re not just reacting—we’re rewriting what community service looks like.
We invite you to be part of this new model. It’s grassroots. It’s replicable. It’s real.
New Denver Warehouse Address:
2080 W. Barberry Place, Denver , CO
We’ll begin service June 16, with new volunteer hours and special market access for helpers. Watch joyskitchen.org for updates, pop-up markets, and ways to get involved.
🙏 Thank you for showing up for Joy’s Kitchen—and for believing in what comes next.
💛 Please donate and share today.
This is our moment. Let’s build something we’ve never seen before.
After 13 years of serving thousands from a church basement, Joy’s Kitchen is stepping into its next evolution. Starting June 16th, all food rescue operations will relocate to a shared warehouse space in Denver in collaboration with our new partner, Benefits in Action.
This powerful partnership—called Joy in Action—combines the best of both organizations:
BIA's logistics and delivery systems
Joy’s community building, food rescue, and volunteer power
Together, we will:
✅ Expand warehouse-based public distribution days
✅ Maintain delivery outreach services
✅ Host regular volunteer opportunities at both locations
✅ Begin mobile markets throughout the Denver area
Why We Need You Now:
We’ve stretched every dollar to keep operations going—but we’ve now run out of relocation funds.
We must raise $10,000/month to:
Keep our core staff employed
Fuel trucks, maintain fridges, and power warehouse systems
Move and store critical assets
Begin offering public service again ASAP
Your support keeps food from going to waste. Your donation keeps our mission—love in action—alive.
A New Home, A Renewed Mission:
This move represents our independence from systems that no longer serve the people. Our new space is inclusive, expansive, and focused on nourishment, dignity, and care.
We’re no longer surviving—we’re building.
We’re not being pushed out—we’re moving forward.
We’re not just reacting—we’re rewriting what community service looks like.
We invite you to be part of this new model. It’s grassroots. It’s replicable. It’s real.
New Denver Warehouse Address:
2080 W. Barberry Place, Denver , CO
We’ll begin service June 16, with new volunteer hours and special market access for helpers. Watch joyskitchen.org for updates, pop-up markets, and ways to get involved.
🙏 Thank you for showing up for Joy’s Kitchen—and for believing in what comes next.
💛 Please donate and share today.
This is our moment. Let’s build something we’ve never seen before.