Vermont Foodbank CEO John Sayles joined Steve Pappas, managing editor at the Times Argus, on City Room. John discussed where our food comes from, how it gets distributed and how[...]
Our low-income seniors are often the most reluctant of our neighbors to ask for or accept help. The data shows that fewer eligible seniors sign up for 3SquaresVT than any[...]
The Vermont Foodbank Hunger Action Conference will be held Friday, May 9th in Burlington, Vermont. This year’s conference will feature humorist and spoken word artist, Kim Weitkamp. Kim has worked[...]
Ocean State Job Lot made a delivery of 18 pallets or 37,500 pounds of food to the Vermont Foodbank. This donation was part of a larger donation that benefited food[...]
The Vermont Foodbank is pleased to announce the hiring of Alex Bornstein as Chief Operations Officer. Bornstein comes to the Foodbank from International Rescue Committee, Inc., an international non-profit that[...]
Solving hunger and addressing diet-related health problems (diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, obesity, etc.) have long been viewed as separate and sometimes conflicting efforts. Hunger is often considered a social service[...]
Vermont organizations receive $118,032 worth of product through annual campaign The Hannaford Helps Fight Hunger campaign raised more than $900,000 to fight hunger in 2013, including over $118,000 for Vermont[...]
A $20,000 grant from the National Life Group Foundation to the Vermont Foodbank will help feed more than 100 children throughout the school year through the BackPack Program. Schools offer[...]
Dr. Douglas O. Lantagne is the Dean and Director of Extension at the University of Vermont. He has been a member the Vermont Foodbank Board of Trustees for two years. [...]