The Colorado Trust, a foundation focused on helping residents push for the changes they want to see in their community, is hosting a community meeting to discuss food access in the Downtown Fountain area.

The Colorado Trust has been working in Fountain since 2017 and has heard consistently from residents that food access is one of the major challenges Downtown Fountain and the surrounding neighborhoods face.

“It’s my understanding that the south end of Fountain has been identified as a ‘food desert,’” said local leader Fran Carrick.

Since early July, local organizers have condu...