Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribe

The Cheyenne and Arapaho Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement program will expand the tribes’ food pantry and distribution centers’ services by adding more direct purchasing from local and disadvantaged farmers and producers to include meats, fresh fruits, and vegetables by picking up produce from farmers and producers and  developing a program for underserved community members to use with designated farmers and producers in their area between  distribution dates with the tribes. The Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes have three food established distribution/pantry centers within their historical boundaries with a focus on reducing or eliminating food insecurities. The Tribes will be able to reach out to more underserved community members by using one of the tribes’ refrigerated box trucks to deliver more product to community members not reached in the past, and the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes will also develop focus-based packaging options for elders and children throughout the tribe’s former reservation consisting of an eleven-county area. With the support of the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes will be able increase food supplies and help more underserved community members and boost the economy for local and disadvantaged farmers and producers.