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BSC Moves In to Globeville Rec

It's official: BirdSeed Collective now has keys to the Globeville Recreation Center! BirdSeed members got an early start Labor Day tidying and organizing the center and finished the day with Free Food Distribution. As part of BirdSeed's Food Program, local participants are invited every Monday 3 - 4 PM (even on holidays) to fill a bag with a wide selection of locally sourced healthy, wholesome fresh prepared foods and produce. Denver's Globeville neighborhood is a food desert with little healthy food options within walking distance. Many of its residents are low-income and elderly as well, making the trek to a decent grocery store a real and regular challenge. BirdSeed's Food Program team di

Eye-sore to Eye-catching, BSC Dumpster Murals at Columbine Homes

BirdSeed Collective just wrapped up the dumpster mural project at Columbine Homes in the Valverde neighborhood in Southwest Denver. About 20 local artists were commissioned to design and paint custom murals on the streetside dumpsters. Located in the front of homes, unpainted receptacles attract grime and graffiti and are an eye-sore to an otherwise mostly well-maintained community. As well, so little public art exists in the area, making the dumpster sides a prime opportunity to beautify the neighborhood, while potentially deterring crime and improving the sociopsychological effects of living in subsidized housing. The project was funded by a generous Denver Arts & Venues - Create Denver -

BSC receiving RiNo Art District social justice grant

BSC receiving RiNo Art District social justice grant

Westword Best Of Honor for Globeville Center

BSC Moves In to Globeville Rec

Eye-sore to Eye-catching, BSC Dumpster Murals at Columbine Homes