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The mission of the Vermont Foodbank is to gather and share quality food and nurture partnerships so that no one in Vermont will go hungry.
14 05, 2020

New Farmers to Families Food Box Program will provide more than 180,000 boxes of food to people in Vermont

2020-05-14T15:00:12-04:00May 14th, 2020|Press Releases|

This week, people in Vermont in need of food will receive the first boxes of fresh produce, milk, dairy products, and chicken through the USDA’s new Farmers to Families Food Box Program. 
12 05, 2020

Your Neighbors’ Voices

2020-06-12T12:10:23-04:00May 12th, 2020|Post|

It was cold in Winooski at a recent VeggieVanGo distribution, and fanning out across the parking lot was the typical mix-match of Vermont spring attire: parkas and boots for some, shorts and sandals for others. That day, a sea of people in floral-print saris beneath down coats mixed with flip-flop and t-shirt-clad attendees, all of whom were there for one reason: food.
7 05, 2020

Vermont Dairy Farmers, Dairy Producers and The VT Community Foundation Collaborate to Donate to The Vermont Foodbank

2020-05-14T08:43:25-04:00May 7th, 2020|Press Releases|

The Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets has coordinated an effort to recover raw milk from being disposed while creating a new, temporary food supply for the Vermont Foodbank.  In collaboration with the Vermont Community Foundation, $60,000 has been made available to purchase this milk for the benefit of Vermonters. These efforts are particularly important as Vermont’s dairy industry, like all sectors, has been challenged by COVID-19 but remain essential to Vermonters’ food supply.
6 05, 2020

Vermont Foodbank and Skinny Pancake Partner to Provide Food During COVID-19

2020-05-06T14:16:44-04:00May 6th, 2020|Press Releases|

The Vermont Foodbank is partnering with The Skinny Pancake to provide 20,000 meals to people in Vermont facing hunger over the next seven weeks. This unique partnership addresses the rapidly increasing food insecurity that has resulted from the coronavirus pandemic, while helping employ furloughed restaurant workers, supporting a local business, and providing a venue for food from local farmers.
21 04, 2020

Vermont Foodbank and Vermont National Guard to Provide MREs to People Facing Hunger

2020-04-25T07:51:59-04:00April 21st, 2020|Press Releases|

The Vermont Foodbank and Vermont National Guard will distribute food to those in need at five different areas of Vermont beginning on Wednesday. These points of distribution will help ease demand on food shelves around that state that have seen a surge in demand.
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