Hunger in America is a series of quadrennial studies that provide comprehensive demographic profiles of people seeking food assistance through the charitable sector and an in-depth analysis of food banks around the country that provide this assistance. It is the largest study of its kind. In 2014, the Vermont Foodbank released Hunger in America 2014—surveying [...]
Hunger in America is a series of quadrennial studies that provide comprehensive demographic profiles of people seeking food assistance through the charitable sector and an in-depth analysis of food banks around the country that provide this assistance. It is the largest study of its kind. In 2014, the Vermont Foodbank released Hunger in America 2014—surveying [...]
Hunger in America is a series of quadrennial studies that provide comprehensive demographic profiles of people seeking food assistance through the charitable sector and an in-depth analysis of food banks around the country that provide this assistance. It is the largest study of its kind. In 2014, the Vermont Foodbank released Hunger in America 2014—surveying [...]
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 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 [...]
This is an excerpt from the 2014 Hunger in America study. As noted, housing circumstances are an important indicator of stability in client lives. "As context for household characteristics, we begin by presenting an overview of household size. Household size is an important indicator of the density of living conditions and the number of people [...]
