Hunger in America, a 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 who are Vermont Foodbank clients. We've taken an excerpt, below, [...]
Hunger in America 2014 documents the critical role that Feeding America member food banks and their partner agencies play in supporting struggling families in the United States. Study results are based on nationally representative surveys conducted in 2012–13 of agencies that operate food programs in the charitable food assistance network supported by Feeding America and [...]
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. [...]
One in seven Americans, more than 46 million people, including 12 million children, rely on food pantries and meal service programs to feed themselves and their families, according to a new study released by Feeding America, the nation’s largest provider of charitable food assistance to low-income Americans. Watch this video for more information about hunger [...]
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 [...]
The Vermont Foodbank is participating in Hunger in America 2014, a national study conducted across the Feeding America network. Feeding America is a network of more than 200 food banks across the U.S., of which the Vermont Foodbank is a member. Â Conducted every four years, Hunger in America, is the largest study of charitable food [...]
