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County has this need but Executive Director of SECORCares Mark Heistand said it is prevalent in the community.

“ e county’s always like ‘we’re one of the… whatever… fth richest counties in the United States,’ well yes, we may be per capita income, but we have our friends and neighbors that are right next to us and are experiencing all sorts of life issues,” said Heistand. “ ere are people that are deciding between paying the rent or purchasing groceries or paying a medical bill.”

SECORCares is a nonpro t organization that provides food and nancial assistance to Elbert, Arapahoe and Douglas counties.

On an average day, SECORCare will serve 400 to 500 people and on