As the holiday season approaches, Denver7 and Safeway are partnering once again on Holiday Helpings, an annual holiday giving program that provides support, hope and dignity to local individuals and families facing financial cha llenges.You can make a quick and easy donation to Holiday Helpings at checkout at any area Safeway store.During your next grocery trip to Safeway, you can support the campaign at checkout by adding $1, $3, $5 or another amount to your purchase. Donations are combined to fund $50 Safeway gift cards that are distributed to families in the community through 70 local nonprofit organizations. Each Safeway store selects a nonprofit partner to receive and distribute gift cards within its community, helping ensure assistance reaches those who need it most. A complete list of Holiday Helpings nonprofit partners follows below.Donations can also be made online through the Safeway Foundation here.The Holiday Helpings program is built around a simple idea: giving people the flexibility to purchase the food and household items that best meet their needs. Gift cards allow recipients to make their own choices while stretching limited budgets during the holiday season.In 2025, the community donated $1.1 million to the Holiday Helpings campaignthats 22,000 $50 gift cards distributed to families and individuals throughout Colorado. With your help, we hope to surpass that total this season.The 2026 Holiday Helpings campaign runs from Oct. 22 through Dec. 31.Here are the nonprofit organizations that will be distributing the Safeway gift cards funded by Holiday Helpings: Adams County Food Bank | Commerce City Alliance Berean Church | Alliance, Neb. Brown Bag Ministries | Lakewood Broomfield FISH | Broomfield Buckley Space Force Base Mile High First Sergeant Council | Aurora Carbon Valley Help Center | Firestone Care and Share Food Bank for Southern Colorado | Colorado Springs Catholic Charities of Central Colorado | Colorado Springs Catholic parish | Walsenburg Childhaven | Farmington, NM Clifton Christian Church Food Bank | Clifton Community Cupboard of Woodland Park | Woodland Park Community Food Bank of Grand Junction | Grand Junction Community Food Share | Louisville Crossroads Ministry of Estes Park | Estes Park Denver Rescue Mission | Denver Durango Food Bank | Durango Eastern Plains Community Pantry | Calhan Elizabeth Food Bank | Elizabeth Evergreen Christian Outreach | Evergreen Families Helping Families | Pueblo Family Intercultural Resource Center | Breckenridge Five Star Education Foundation | Thornton Food Bank for Larimer County | Loveland Food Bank of the Rockies | Aurora Food Bank of Wyoming | Evansville Fort Lupton Food and Clothing Bank | Fort Lupton Gunnison Country Food Pantry | Gunnison Help Hope Center | Castle Rock KidsPak | Loveland Laramie Interfaith | Laramie Light of the World Church Food Pantry | Littleton Loaves Fishes | Idaho Springs Loaves and Fishes Ministries of Fremont County | Caon City Monte Vista Community Food Pantry | Monte Vista Morgan County Golden Stars | Fort Morgan Mountain Family Center | Granby Mountain Resource Center | Conifer Mt. Carmel Veterans Service Center | Colorado Springs Needs, Inc. | Cheyenne, Wyo. North Colorado Springs Rotary Foundation | Colorado Springs Open Arms Food Bank | Littleton OUR Center | Longmont Platte County Food Bank | Wheatland, Wyo. Potters Wheel Ministries Food Pantry | Scottsbluff, Neb. Prairie Family Center | Burlington Reaching Out to Community and Kids | Dove Creek San Luis Valley Health Foundation | Alamosa Saving Grace Food Pantry | Douglas Sharing Ministries Food Bank | Montrose Silver Key Senior Services | Colorado Springs Sister Carmen Community Center | Lafayette Smoky Hill United Methodist Church | Aurora St. George Episcopal Mission | Leadville St. Joseph's Food Pantry | Cheyenne, Wyo. Surface Creek Community Services | Cedaredge Table of Grace | Sidney, Neb. The Action Center | Lakewood The Grainery Ministry | Salida The Parker Task Force for Human Services | Parker The Salvation Army Denver | Denver Thornton Community Food Bank | Thornton Thrive Food Bank | Federal Heights Trails West CASA | Ogallala, Neb. Tri-Lakes Cares | Monument Volunteers of America Colorado | Denver Weld Food Bank | Greeley Windsor-Severance Food Pantry | Windsor Zions Lutheran Church of Trinidad | TrinidadThis article was paid for through an in-kind partnership. ...read more read less