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7 06, 2017

Vermont Foodbank Receives $25,000 Grant from the Walmart Foundation to Fund Infrastructure and Equipment Needed for Handling Fresh Food

2024-03-14T11:28:12-04:00June 7th, 2017|Press Releases|

Barre, VT (June 7th, 2017) – The Vermont Foodbank today announced a $25,000 grant from the Walmart Foundation to fund the infrastructure that will ultimately help the Foodbank’s partner agencies secure and distribute more nutritious food to families in need. The grant will support investments in the equipment necessary to handle perishable products, such as [...]

1 09, 2016

September is Hunger Action Month

2024-03-14T11:38:53-04:00September 1st, 2016|Press Releases|

This September the Vermont Foodbank, together with the Feeding America nationwide network of food banks, will mobilize across all 50 states in an effort to bring an end to hunger. Hunger Action Month is designed to inspire people to take action and raise awareness of the fact that 48 million Americans, including 15 million children, [...]

6 07, 2016

Foodbank CEO Appointed to Feeding America Board of Directors

2017-11-08T16:15:45-05:00July 6th, 2016|Press Releases|

John Sayles, the Vermont Foodbank CEO, has been appointed to a two-year term on the Board of Directors of Feeding America. He currently sits on the Feeding America Policy Engagement and Advocacy Committee which develops national policy direction for the organizations nationwide network of food banks. Feeding America is the largest domestic hunger-relief in the [...]

17 10, 2015

How the Feeding America Network Delivers Food Assistance

2017-11-08T16:15:54-05:00October 17th, 2015|About Hunger, Food Shelves & Meal Sites|

The Vermont Foodbank is a member of Feeding America, the nation's leading domestic hunger-relief charity. With a network of 200 member food banks across the country, Feeding America supplies more the 3 billion pounds of food and grocery products annually.  Below, we offer an excerpt from Hunger in America, the largest study of charitable food [...]

29 09, 2015

Act 148 and the Vermont Foodbank

2017-11-08T16:15:55-05:00September 29th, 2015|Food Shelves & Meal Sites, Vermont Foodbank Programs|

The Vermont Foodbank plays an integral role in significantly reducing food waste in Vermont, ensuring that quality, edible food stays out of landfills and goes to feed hungry Vermonters. In 2016, we will rescue over 4 million pounds of food from producers and retailers in Vermont, a 60% increase over 2015.  This is food that [...]

5 09, 2015

Plum Creek Supports Vermont Foodbank BackPack Program

2024-03-14T11:42:11-04:00September 5th, 2015|Press Releases|

First-time gift will provide food for kids in Essex County schools The Vermont Foodbank received a $2,000 grant from Plum Creek in support of the BackPack Program. Started in 2008, the Vermont Foodbank BackPack Program is a weekend nutrition program designed to meet the needs of children struggling with hunger at times when other resources, [...]

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