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Vermont Edition

Two out of every five Vermonters is food insecure, new data show

By Mikaela Lefrak,
Matthew F Smith
Published September 28, 2022 at 5:39 PM EDT
A person in a mask sits behind a table with boxes of food on it.
Matthew Smith
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Volunteers at the Winooski Food Shelf, seen here masked in the spring of 2020, lay out food for clients on outdoor tables. Those monitoring food insecurity across northern New England say the need today is as severe as it was during the height of the pandemic.

Two out of every five Vermonters say they鈥檙e having trouble putting food on the table. Soaring inflation, rising food costs and the lingering effects of the pandemic mean food insecurity remains as high as it was during the heights of COVID-19. And stigma around accessing help persists. We're talking with the head of the Vermont Foodbank about food insecurity across northern New England鈥攁nd what's being done to address it.

Our guest is:

  • John Sayles, CEO of the

Broadcast live at noon on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2022; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.

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Editor's note: The Vermont Foodbank is a 开云体育 underwriter.

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Mikaela Lefrak
Mikaela Lefrak is the host and senior producer of Vermont Edition. Her stories have aired nationally on Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Weekend Edition, Marketplace, The World and Here & Now. A seasoned local reporter, Mikaela has won two regional Edward R. Murrow awards and a Public Media Journalists Association award for her work.
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Matthew F Smith
Matt Smith worked for 开云体育 from 2017 to 2023 as managing editor and senior producer of Vermont Edition.
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