16 08, 2015

Building Capacity: One Fridge at a Time

2017-11-08T16:16:00-05:00August 16th, 2015|About Hunger, Food Shelves & Meal Sites, Vermont Foodbank Programs|

The Vermont Foodbank wants to build our network's capacity to handle more perishable foods, specifically fresh produce. Two network partners, the Mary John Children's Center and the Williamstown Food Shelf, recently received a grant from the Vermont Foodbank Special Needs Fund and purchased refrigerators. We asked them to share their stories. Mary Johnson Children's Center [...]

3 06, 2015

Randolph Area Food Shelf: Summer Kids Program (SKiP)

2017-11-08T16:16:10-05:00June 3rd, 2015|About Hunger, Food Shelves & Meal Sites|

For years, the Randolph Area Food Shelf has been providing food and other resources to families in need in the Central Vermont communities of Randolph, Braintree, Brookfield, and East Granville. According to Joe Dauscher, network relations manager at the Vermont Foodbank, “The Randolph Area Food Shelf is a model for new and existing food shelves. [...]

9 09, 2014

Pick for Your Neighbor

2017-11-08T16:16:36-05:00September 9th, 2014|Donors & Donations, Events, Support Our Work, Take Action, Vermont Foodbank Programs|

During apple harvest season, individuals, civic groups and companies are encouraged to visit a participating orchard to pick and purchase extra apples for donation to the Vermont Foodbank. Pick for your Neighbor benefits the Vermont Foodbank by increasing the amount of fresh, healthy produce available for distribution to our network partner food shelves and meal [...]

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