Anti-hunger advocates including a dozen staff from Vermont Foodbank, Hunger Free Vermont and NOFA-VT joined 900 anti-hunger advocates at the Food Research and Action Center’s National Anti-Hunger Policy Conference and Capitol Hill Day on May 6-8.  

"3SquaresVT is the difference between us having to decide if we’re going to be able to afford to pay our bills or put food in the cupboard." [...]

It’s very possible you may qualify for multiple food benefit programs at once, and these programs can all work together to amplify access to the foods you want and need.

How do you find the heart of a community? You can find it in the people who run its food shelf. At the Onion River Food Shelf in Marshfield, VT, one of those people is Diana.

There are two different types of work rules for 3SquaresVT, and these complex rules can make it hard to understand eligibility. New resources from Vermont Economic Services Division (ESD) aim to clarify these requirements.

It is mid-session and lots of things are moving quickly in Montpelier and Washington D.C. Read up on what's happening in our Mid-session Advocacy Update.

Every day, the Vermont Foodbank community has a positive impact on food security. This community helps gather and share food to alleviate hunger today; advocates for systems change to reduce hunger tomorrow; donates, volunteer, and shares personal stories; and lets others know how they can give and get help. The following stories and information provide highlights of what we accomplished together last year.

The United States Congress narrowly avoided a government shutdown on Friday by passing a long-term Continuing Resolution. Though a Continuing Resolution keeps the government open, the process of bringing the federal government to the brink of a harmful shutdown over partisan politics is no way to govern. This process creates confusion and anxiety for millions of families who rely on food programs.

Vermont Foodbank staff and partners visited with Vermont's congressional delegation and others in Washington D.C. to advocate for federal food access programs this month during Feeding America's Fly-In.