The Vermont Foodbank works with 270 network partners to provide food to Vermonters in need. These include food shelves, meal sites, senior centers and after-school programs. Some network partners provide other services and supports, to both their clients and the larger community, such as a thrift shop connected to a food shelf, for example. The [...]
The Vermont Foodbank is a member of Feeding America, the nation's leading domestic hunger-relief charity. With a network of 200 member food banks across the country, Feeding America supplies more the 3 billion pounds of food and grocery products annually. Below, we offer an excerpt from Hunger in America, the largest study of charitable food [...]
Hunger in America (HIA) is the largest study of charitable food assistance in America. It documents how clients are accessing the charitable food system, how often, and through what kinds of agencies and programs. Here, we offer an excerpt of the study, documenting the types of agencies and programs surveyed within the Vermont Foodbank network. [...]
The Vermont Foodbank plays an integral role in significantly reducing food waste in Vermont, ensuring that quality, edible food stays out of landfills and goes to feed hungry Vermonters. In 2016, we will rescue over 4 million pounds of food from producers and retailers in Vermont, a 60% increase over 2015. This is food that [...]
The Twin Valley Senior Center offers more than a hot meal three days a week. Twin Valley, like many senior centers around Vermont, offers older Vermonters a place to learn, stay active and connected, socialize, and volunteer. According to Betsey Bolt, a Twin Valley volunteer for the last four years, “My work is valued here, [...]
Genna Williams joined the Foodbank staff earlier this summer. She works out of our Brattleboro facility as the Gleaning and Community Outreach Coordinator for the Southern Region. Despite being very busy coordinating summer gleaning volunteers, we were able to ask her a few questions to get to know her better. Genna, when did you start [...]
