Food Rescue Supported by VSECU

admin2017-11-08T16:16:59-05:00September 25th, 2013|Donors & Donations|

res•cue noun. An act of saving or being saved. In 1965, while volunteering at a community meal site in Arizona, John van Hengel learned that grocery stores often had to throw away food that had damaged packaging or was near expiration. He started collecting that food for the community meal but soon had too much [...]

13 04, 2013

BackPack Voices from Winooski, Brattleboro and Rutland
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BackPack Voices from Winooski, Brattleboro and Rutland

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BackPack Voices from Winooski, Brattleboro and Rutland

admin2017-11-08T16:17:07-05:00April 13th, 2013|About Hunger, Donors & Donations, Food Shelves & Meal Sites, Support Our Work, Vermont Foodbank Programs|

Many Vermont kids rely on school breakfasts, free or reduced lunches and after-school programming for their meals during the week. On the weekends and during vacations, though, a food insecure household may have to stretch its resources even farther with kids at home all day. The Vermont Foodbank BackPack Program helps alleviate childhood hunger during [...]

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