6 03, 2014

Hunger Awareness Day Recap 2014

2017-11-08T16:16:51-05:00March 6th, 2014|About Hunger, Events, Take Action|

Vermont Foodbank staff and volunteers were at the State House January 29, 2014 for Hunger Awareness Day. Congress was also voting on The Farm Bill, which includes over $8 billion in cuts to SNAP.  Vermont will be hit the hardest with this bill, and the Vermont Foodbank wanted to reiterate that hunger still exists here [...]

13 02, 2013

Hunger Awareness Day 2013 Recap

2017-11-08T16:17:09-05:00February 13th, 2013|Events, Support Our Work, Take Action|

Vermont Foodbank staff went to the Vermont State House on Hunger Awareness Day, Feb. 12th, to connect with legislators and to drive home the point that hunger exists in every community in Vermont.  More than 88,000 Vermonters live in poverty (2010).  In 2012, the Vermont Foodbank distributed more than 8 million pounds of food to [...]

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