Local Baker Feeds the Need through IFCS
Adorned in shorts, tee shirt and a flashy apron, Jesse Cowan bakes bread in a very unlikely location, Caroba Plastics. Caroba Plastics was founded in 1983, beginning as a small, family owned and operated manufacturing business. Today the company employs more than 100 people 24 hours per day, seven days per week in the industrial area of Englewood. Jesse came to Caroba when she found herself without work after nearly 40 years as a nurse. After a couple of weeks on the job, it was determined that she was “too slow on the line,” and she was let go. Barry Hart, Caroba Plastics CEO, considers his business to be “about the people” and knew that Jesse was an especially caring woman. He knew that there had to be a place for her at Caroba and asked “Can she bake bread?”

Local baker Jesse Cowan found a way to give back through bread thanks to the help of Caroba Plastics CEO Barry Hart.
Sandra Blythe-Perry, Executive Direction of Inter-Faith Community Services states, “We are so very lucky to have a local corporate affiliate like Caroba Plastics. Freshly-baked bread is a true luxury for our clients and we feel privileged by this unique collaboration.” Inter-Faith Community Services provides over 120,000 meals annually to clients in Centennial, Englewood, Glendale, Highlands Ranch, Littleton, Lone Tree, Sheridan and unincorporated Arapahoe County. “We could not meet this need without community partners like Caroba Plastics,” affirms Sandra Blythe-Perry, “It is the community that helps us feed the hungry.”
In today’s economy, partnerships between non-profits and local businesses are critical in meeting the increased demand created by financial hardship. The contribution that Caroba Plastics makes to Inter-Faith Community Services is admirable and works well to augment the collaborations with community churches, service clubs and other caring organizations. If you, your organization or business have ideas of ways to get involved with Inter-Faith Community Services, please contact us at 303-789-0501.
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