2014 marked the 50th anniversary of the "War on Poverty." "The economy has experienced an unusually slow recovery since the deep recession in 2008 and 2009. The nation’s poverty rate reached 15.1 percent in 2010, the highest rate since 1993. The poverty rate remained at 15 percent in 2012 with 46.5 million people [...]
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. [...]
National Life Group Foundation announced their continued support of the Vermont Foodbank BackPack Program with a $25,000 grant. In October 2008, the Foodbank launched the weekend nutrition program for school-aged children at a handful of schools around Vermont. Now in its seventh year, the BackPack Program is a nationally-recognized program of Feeding America and is [...]
In the summer of 2014, Vermont Foodbank staff, volunteers and network partners undertook a statewide study in partnership with Feeding America, called Hunger in America. The 2014 Hunger in America study reveals the face of hunger in Vermont. The study documents household demographics and offers a snapshot of the people served by the Vermont Foodbank. [...]
Hunger Groups Get Creative While US Schools Out for Summer By Daniel Kelley • Posted: Reuters July 2, 2014 Hunger relief workers are getting creative at keeping small bellies full when U.S. schools—along with their free or reduced-price meals—close for summer. An old logging camp in Oregon, a book mobile in Kentucky, and a karate [...]
A new study by the Vermont Foodbank and Feeding America shows that 1 in 4 people, or an estimated 153,000 people, in Vermont turn to food shelves and meal service programs to feed themselves and their families. This includes 33,900 children and 26,010 seniors. Download the Executive Summary of Hunger in America for Vermont. For [...]
