“Eat your greens!”
Can you still hear Mom’s words like I can? Though I may have complained at the time, I know that she was just trying to make sure I got enough fresh veggies. Like little seeds, our children need the right nutrients to grow up healthy.
But for so many families, healthy food – especially fresh produce – is out of reach. When the budget for food is tight and there are mouths to feed, many parents are forced to make the devastating choice between quality and quantity. Produce is just too expensive, and unhealthy food is simply a better option than no food at all.
Alarmingly, nearly 34,000 children in Vermont are struggling with food insecurity and rely on the Vermont Foodbank to get their greens.
At the Vermont Foodbank, we dream of a day when no parent has to choose between nutritional quality and quantity. In the meantime, we are working harder than ever to make sure we provide enough fresh produce to help give parents more healthy options, and children more fuel to grow up healthy and happy.
Will you support us? Imagine the impact you can make!
Every gift matters!
All my best,
John Sayles
Chief Executive Officer
“Justice” feels like a big word these days, no matter what word precedes it: food, health, racial, economic, migrant, equal . . . I could go on. In digging into the meaning of “justice,” I am left unsatisfied because the definitions and descriptions feel subjective and kind of squishy.
For the first time in a long time, I’m feeling optimistic. The American Rescue Plan Act (ARP), passed by Congress and signed on March 11 by President Biden, brings much needed support to families hit hard economically by the pandemic.
Oppression and Hunger A post by Vermont Foodbank CEO, John Sayles June 1, 2020 –As we wake up to another morning of news about demonstrations across the country, it’s time[...]
