Analytics
Hunger Free Colorado · Denver County · 4 May – 18 Aug 2026 · 823 intakes · Sample data
This period, Hunger Free Colorado handled 823 intakes for Denver County — 69% of them outside opening hours, when the office was closed. 50% were completed without a caseworker, freeing an estimated 125 caseworker hours for the people who most need one. The biggest single driver of demand was snap (food) (48%).
When people actually apply
Demand over time
Monthly volume is easing, peaking in Jul 2026.
Applications taken after hours
of intakes arrived when the office was closed — evenings, weekends, and before 8am / after 5pm.
569 intakesyour team couldn't have taken during opening hours alone.
Busiest times — day of week × time of day
Demand concentrates on Saturday around 8pm–10pm.
The programs driving demand
What people apply for
SNAP (food) is the single biggest driver at 48% of all intakes.
Programs over time
The mix shifts month to month — watch for one climbing steadily.
What happened to every intake
Where every intake went
50% completed without a caseworker; 23% needed a human.
Completed without a caseworker
Drafted from the client's record and handed over ready to submit.
What's escalating
23% of intakes needed a caseworker. Most often:
- SNAP (food)51%
- Medicaid24%
- Cash / TANF13%
- Housing / LEAP7%
Doing it well, and doing it safely
Expedited / urgent needs caught
Applicants flagged for expedited SNAP or urgent support they might otherwise have waited on.
Every urgent case surfaced is a family that gets help in days, not weeks.
Form-fill quality distribution
Most land in the excellent/strong bands — caseworkers start from a near-complete form.
What this gave your team back
From 415 intakes completed without a caseworker, at 18 minutes saved each.
Intakeshandled outside office hours — coverage the office couldn't provide on its own.
- Office hours: Mon–Fri, 8am–5pm. After-hours = evenings, weekends, and before 8am / after 5pm.
- Time saved: 18 minutes per intake completed without a caseworker (editable per site).
- Data: Sample data modeled on PEAK Pro intake patterns — not real applicants.