Today’s blog is by Shane Collins, 3SquaresVT Outreach Coordinator. Everyone knows that to be healthy, you need to eat nutritious foods. But it's not always easy. If you're a working family on a budget, food also needs to be convenient and affordable. And when push comes to shove, which of those three requirements are you [...]
Today's blog is by Shane Collins, 3SquaresVT Outreach Coordinator. Those of us who call ourselves “Vermonters” are a different breed than the rest of America. We’re self-sufficient. Many of us grow our own vegetables, heat our homes with the wood we cut, and make breakfast from the eggs of the hens we raised from chicks. [...]
Today's blog is written by Rachel Floyd, Vermont Foodbank 3SquaresVT Outreach Coordinator - AmeriCorps/VISTA Volunteer. Rachel shared this story with us about her work helping Vermonters all over the state, apply for 3SquaresVT, a federal nutrition program and the first defense against hunger. For those of you who might not know what I do for work, [...]
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’s 3SquaresVT Outreach team is continuing to expand its services to all eligible Vermonters who need and qualify for this food benefit. As a federally funded program, 3SquaresVT, formerly known as the Food Stamp Program and nationally as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), is vital to the subsistence of millions of Americans [...]
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, [...]
