Frequently Asked Questions
Want to know more about hunger in Vermont? Check out facts, figures, and statistics in the Hunger in America survey.
As a member of Feeding America, our mission is to gather and share quality food and nurture partnerships so that no one in Vermont will go hungry. Thousands of our neighbors struggle to meet their food needs. Each year the Vermont Foodbank and our network of partners throughout the state serve as many as 153,000 Vermonters in need of emergency food assistance
A food shelf is a local non-profit that provides food directly to individuals in need. A food shelf may obtain food from the Vermont Foodbank, from individual donors, and through wholesale and/or retail purchase. Visit our Agency Map to see the Vermont Foodbank network partners in your community.
We currently have 215 network partners who receive food from the Foodbank. Visit our Agency Map to find a network partner in your community.
Donations are very important to the ongoing success of the Foodbank. A $30 gift helps the Foodbank to provide 50 meals to a neighbor in need. Please consider making a gift today.