Our Fresh Foods Market is a grocery store-style market with nutritious, culturally specific foods available to our community at no cost. You do not need any identification, proof of need, or documentation to make a shopping appointment.
We prioritize stocking our shelves with fresh produce, diet-specific foods, meats, and dairy products. Most of our food is donated by local grocers, organizations, and individuals. Therefore, inventory in the Fresh Foods Market changes daily.
Fresh Foods Market Policies
Households are welcome to shop up to every 4 weeks, as appointments are available.
If you are unable to make your appointment, you can send another member of your household or a case manager.
Each household with an appointment is welcome to fill two crates with groceries each trip. We kindly ask you to fill only two crates to ensure a more equitable selection for all shoppers throughout the entire day.
Meat is limited to 1 pound for each household member per shopping trip. (All household members do not need to be present, but we do request names and birthdates for each family member.)
Eggs are currently limited to 1 dozen per household per shopping trip.
Other high-demand or low-stock items (such as milk) may be limited to allow more households to take home needed groceries.
We kindly ask that you bring your own bags or boxes to comfortably transfer your grocery items from our crates to your homes after checking out from our market. This helps us prioritize purchasing fresh, healthy foods over bags. And it’s a win for the planet too!
Please note: Bus tickets are no longer available.
Shop in the Market
New to Metro Caring?
Please fill out our Intake Form to schedule your first appointment. Once you complete your intake form, it will redirect you to schedule an appointment.
Returning to Metro Caring?
Make your next appointment. Appointment availability changes frequently and may be limited when demand is high. If no appointments are available online, please refresh in 15 minutes or check back tomorrow. New appointments open up every day.
You can also call our volunteer call center at 303-860-7200 during Fresh Foods Market hours (below) or visit us in person during Fresh Foods Market hours (below) to make an appointment.
Walk-In Emergency Food Bags Are Paused
Emergency bags were paused in March 2024 to evaluate how we can more reliably provide healthy food to our community.
The last day to pick up an emergency bag will be February 29, 2024. To provide you with more frequent and reliable access to the Fresh Foods Market, we are working to fill canceled and missed shopping appointments. The wait time between Fresh Foods Market shopping appointments has been reduced from 6 weeks to 4 weeks.
Additional Food Resources
Hunger Free Colorado. One-stop-shop for food resources across Colorado.
FindHelp.org. Find free or reduced-cost resources like food, housing, financial assistance, health care, and more.
Mobile Markets. A monthly opportunity where everyone can come to shop for food at no cost.
Additional Services
Identification & Birth Certificate Vouchers
Through the Colorado ID Project, Metro Caring can provide you with a voucher that you can redeem at the DMV or appropriate office to waive the fees for an identification (ID), driver's license, or birth certificate. Availability is limited and first-come, first-serve.
Community Connectors
Metro Caring Community Connectors are available to help you find the most effective and culturally accessible resources possible to address barriers you are experiencing.