VPR writer and commentator Mary McCallum recently volunteered with the Black River Good Neighbors in Ludlow to deliver food to three neighbors in need. It was a cold, rainy day, but what stuck with her most were the hidden stories of hunger in her community. You can listen to her experience here:
VPR Commentator Series – McCallum: Feeding the Hungry
McCallum says, “…the diversity of households was striking: a young mother of two in an apartment in the center of town, a couple with small children living in a mobile home off a steep dirt road with an unplowed driveway, and a frail elderly widower who crept to the door with his walker.”
In Vermont:
- 33% of the members of households served by The Vermont Foodbank are children under 18 years old
- 6% of the members of households are elderly
- 42% of clients served by The Vermont Foodbank report having to choose between paying for food and paying for utilities or heating fuel
To learn more about the Black River Good Neighbors, please visit their website.