30 04, 2019

Vermont Foodbank, Walmart, Sam’s Club and Feeding America Launch “Fight Hunger. Spark Change.” Campaign to Combat Hunger in Vermont

2024-03-14T11:25:07-04:00April 30th, 2019|Press Releases|

Vermont Foodbank, Walmart, Sam’s Club and Feeding America Launch “Fight Hunger. Spark Change.” Campaign to Combat Hunger in Vermont Barre, VT– One in eight Americans in communities across the U.S. struggle with hunger, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, including 153,000 people in Vermont. To raise awareness and combat the issue, Walmart, Sam’s Club, [...]

25 01, 2019

Capstone Community Action and Network of Service Providers to Provide Emergency Food and Heating Assistance to Furloughed Government Workers

2024-03-14T11:24:56-04:00January 25th, 2019|Press Releases|

Capstone Community Action and Network of Service Providers to Provide Emergency Food and Heating Assistance to Furloughed Government Workers (BARRE, VT, January 23, 2019) Capstone Community Action announced today that it will immediately begin providing emergency food and heating assistance to furloughed workers in central Vermont who are struggling to meet their basic needs due [...]

26 11, 2018

VPR and the Vermont Foodbank join forces for Giving Tuesday

2024-03-14T11:25:32-04:00November 26th, 2018|Press Releases|

VPR and the Vermont Foodbank join forces for Giving Tuesday Tomorrow marks the Giving Tuesday, a global day of giving that arose in response to Black Friday and Cyber Monday. This celebration of philanthropy taking place on Tuesday, November 27 gives people an opportunity to turn their holiday spirit in the direction of their neighbors [...]

7 09, 2018

Pick apples for a cause this Hunger Action Month

2024-03-14T11:25:40-04:00September 7th, 2018|Press Releases|

Pick apples for a cause this Hunger Action Month September is National Hunger Action Month, and here in Vermont local apple orchards are teaming up with the Vermont Foodbank to give Vermonters a fun way to take action. In partnership with sponsors, Target and Front Porch Forum, and 18 local apple orchards, the Vermont Foodbank [...]

1 09, 2018

September is Hunger Action Month!

2024-03-14T11:25:52-04:00September 1st, 2018|Press Releases|

September is Hunger Action Month! Feeding America Network food banks across the country invite you to take action to end hunger BARRE, VT – September 1, 2018 – This September the Vermont Foodbank, together with the Feeding America nationwide network of food banks, will mobilize across all 50 states in an effort to bring an [...]

20 07, 2018

Vermont Foodbank Receives $80,000 Grant from the Walmart Foundation to Support SNAP Education and Outreach

2018-07-20T15:58:52-04:00July 20th, 2018|Press Releases|

Vermont Foodbank Receives $80,000 Grant from the Walmart Foundation to Support SNAP Education and Outreach Barre, VT – July 20th, 2018 – The Vermont Foodbank today announced an $80,000 grant from the Walmart Foundation to help fight hunger in Vermont through Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) education and outreach. SNAP is the largest federal program [...]

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