Data and graphic from the National Low Income Housing Coalition's Out of Reach 2017 Report The 2017 Out of Reach report from the National Low Income Housing Coalition tells us that Vermont has the fifth largest gap between average wages and average cost for a two bedroom apartment in our country. That means [...]
With the uncertainty surrounding future funding prospects for a whole range of government programs (housing, food, health care, employment training, etc.), it is important to remember that the Vermont Foodbank and our partner food shelves, meal sites and shelters are the fallback resource for our neighbors without the money to make ends meet. Some [...]
Approximately 1,000 Vermonters are turning 65 every month. That’s probably the largest population shift currently taking place, and it will continue for a number of years. John Sayles addresses 300 attendees at the Foodbank's Annual Hunger Conference in Killington, VT on Friday, May 8, 2015. This year's conference focused on the intersection of hunger, [...]
Solving hunger in Vermont is complex. Or is it complicated? Is there a difference? I’ve been learning about ways to examine the difference between “complicated” and “complex” systems that can change our thinking about solving hunger and other symptoms of poverty. A recipe is a simple system - with some basic skills, ingredients, and a [...]
"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 [...]
Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility (VBSR) is a non-profit, statewide business organization with a mission to advance business ethics that value multiple bottom lines: economic, social, and environmental. They help members set a high standard for protecting the natural, human and economic environments of the state's residents, while remaining profitable. And they achieve their mission [...]
