The Abbey Group has partnered with the Vermont Foodbank to educate students on childhood hunger and the hardship of food insecurity. The effort started in May when all lunch menus featured facts about childhood hunger in Vermont and “Kate,” an illustration of a girl who represents the nearly 25,000 Vermont children who struggle with hunger. [...]
The annual Map the Meal Gap results show that food insecurity continues to remain high in Vermont. According to the newly released data, 83,630 people in the area are food insecure, which includes 24,530 children. While Vermont falls below the national food-insecurity rate of 15.9 percent, when it comes to child food –insecurity, the rates [...]
In February, due to the passage of the Federal Farm Bill, the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) saw changes that affect who is provided for through the program. Once a program for seniors and women and children recently off the WIC Program, CSFP is now a seniors-only program. CSFP works to improve the health of [...]
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 free and reduced-price meal programs Monday through Friday. But many families don’t have enough food to get them through the weekends. Students involved in the [...]
This is a guest post from Dani Bois, Child Nutrition Consultant with the Vermont Agency of Education. Brimming bowls of whole grain cereals, egg and cheese sandwiches on whole wheat English muffins, bunches of bright bananas, local apples, cartons of 100% orange juice and low-fat milk can be found lining the counters at numerous schools [...]
We'd like you to meet Kate. Kate represents the thousands of Vermont children who struggle with hunger. This year, the Vermont Foodbank will provide 8 million pounds of food to as many as 86,000 Vermonters, 34% of whom are children under the age of 18. According to USDA, 1 in 5 Vermont children are hungry. [...]
