Food insecurity is a solvable problem. While the bulk of the Foodbank’s work is distributing nourishing food every day, the team is also working at addressing hunger by advocating for policies that can ultimately end hunger. Together with partners, community members, and donors like you, this small but steady effort is making our collective future more food secure.

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When you think of Vermont Foodbank’s partners, who comes to mind?

You may first think of local food shelves across the state, where any of us can pick up groceries when budgets are too tight. And you’re right! Many of Vermont’s food shelves are Foodbank partners that we support with food, guidance, trainings, and more. But in addition to food shelves, many kind...

“There are these amazing local programs. When you go to the farmers market, NOFA-VT extends the value of your 3SquaresVT so that you can get even more fresh local food and support farmers that way. And the Co-op has their Food for All program, which helps you get an additional discount on the food that you buy there.

“You get access to like this wonderful health...

It has been a busy few weeks in Montpelier and we’ve now crossed the mid-point of the Vermont state legislative session, called “crossover” under the golden dome in Montpelier. That means that all policy bills that are going to make it out of committees this biennium must have been passed out of committee by Friday, March 13 and “money bills” must have been passed out of ...

A new survey reported by CNN on 3/12/26 reveals that many Americans are skipping meals to pay for rising health care costs: “Roughly one-third of respondents – equivalent to more than 82 million Americans – said they have had to cu...