David Goodman, host of the Vermont Conversation on WDEV, recently spoke with John Sayles, Vermont Foodbank CEO, Rob Meehan, Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf director, and Charles Knoll, a food shelf client, about the new face of hunger in Vermont. They discussed the "perfect storm" of rising hunger and declining donations nationally and locally, as well [...]
On May 16th, five students graduated from the Community Kitchen Academy. You can view photos of the day on Flickr. The video below includes remarks from Vermont Foodbank CEO, John Sayles, Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf Director Rob Meehan, Community Kitchen Chef Instructor Jamie Eisenberg, keynote speaker Melissa Pasanen, and two student speakers, Charles Knoll and [...]
 The Vermont Foodbank and its network of 270 food shelves, meal sites, shelters, senior centers and after-school programs are experiencing record demand for our services. Thousands of families are finding it harder to make ends meet, struggling with only one wage earner or reduced hours and wages. And as the need for food assistance dramatically [...]