/tags/hunger Hunger en-US 开云体育 Thu, 18 Jul 2024 22:14:17 GMT /local-news/2024-07-18/free-summer-meal-sites-are-expanding-across-vermont That's in large part thanks to a new Vermont law that requires all public schools to offer free lunch during the school year. Meal sites are open at schools, libraries, community centers and churches in all 14 counties. Thu, 18 Jul 2024 22:14:17 GMT /local-news/2024-07-18/free-summer-meal-sites-are-expanding-across-vermont Lola Duffort /local-news/2024-05-22/vermont-secures-waiver-to-participate-in-summer-food-assistance-program The state estimates that 45,000 children could participate. Eligible families will receive $120 per child to use at grocery stores and farmers markets. Wed, 22 May 2024 21:37:59 GMT /local-news/2024-05-22/vermont-secures-waiver-to-participate-in-summer-food-assistance-program Lola Duffort /local-news/2024-05-20/campus-food-pantries-meet-needs-college-students About one in five students at Vermont鈥檚 largest university reported facing food insecurity. That鈥檚 in line with the rates among college students across the country. Mon, 20 May 2024 09:00:00 GMT /local-news/2024-05-20/campus-food-pantries-meet-needs-college-students Kennedy Connors /show/vermont-edition/2024-03-21/new-documentary-tells-intimate-stories-of-housing-and-food-insecurity-in-vermont Filmmaker Bess O'Brien previously gained national recognition for her 2013 film "The Hungry Heart." Thu, 21 Mar 2024 19:39:37 GMT /show/vermont-edition/2024-03-21/new-documentary-tells-intimate-stories-of-housing-and-food-insecurity-in-vermont Mikaela Lefrak, Andrea Laurion /local-news/2024-01-24/vermont-asks-usda-for-reporting-exceptions-so-it-can-participate-in-summer-ebt-program After originally opting out of the program due to administrative costs, the Department for Children and Families is now trying to secure a waiver from USDA that would allow the state to draw down benefits without labor-intensive data collection. Wed, 24 Jan 2024 22:07:05 GMT /local-news/2024-01-24/vermont-asks-usda-for-reporting-exceptions-so-it-can-participate-in-summer-ebt-program Peter Hirschfeld /local-news/2024-01-08/vermont-opts-out-of-new-federal-food-assistance-program-due-to-administrative-costs The USDA's Summer EBT program provides per-child grocery benefits to families. Vermont officials say they will forego the program this year, but hope to enroll in 2025. Mon, 08 Jan 2024 21:41:50 GMT /local-news/2024-01-08/vermont-opts-out-of-new-federal-food-assistance-program-due-to-administrative-costs Peter Hirschfeld /local-news/2023-06-14/gov-phil-scott-allows-universal-free-school-meals-to-become-law In a letter to lawmakers, Gov. Phil Scott said it was clear that lawmakers would override a veto if he tried to block the bill. Wed, 14 Jun 2023 20:38:11 GMT /local-news/2023-06-14/gov-phil-scott-allows-universal-free-school-meals-to-become-law Bob Kinzel, April McCullum /local-news/2023-04-25/after-shelter-killing-community-volunteers-step-in-to-let-brattleboro-groundworks-collaborative-staff-grieve A worker at a Brattleboro homeless shelter was killed, and the woman charged with her murder was staying at the shelter. The service agency that runs the shelter shut down all its operations, and volunteers have stepped in to continue services. Tue, 25 Apr 2023 09:00:00 GMT /local-news/2023-04-25/after-shelter-killing-community-volunteers-step-in-to-let-brattleboro-groundworks-collaborative-staff-grieve Howard Weiss-Tisman /local-news/2023-01-24/why-food-assistance-is-about-to-drop-to-23-a-month-for-many-low-income-vermonters During the pandemic, something sort of miraculous happened with the largest food assistance program in the country: It worked. For a lot of people, for the first time, the government provided meaningful funds to purchase food. By April though, emergency funding for SNAP benefits will end. Tue, 24 Jan 2023 10:00:00 GMT /local-news/2023-01-24/why-food-assistance-is-about-to-drop-to-23-a-month-for-many-low-income-vermonters Lexi Krupp /show/vermont-edition/2023-01-17/what-to-know-about-cuts-to-extra-federal-food-assistance Host Connor Cyrus talks to advocates about cuts to federal food assistance and how it will affect Vermonters. Tue, 17 Jan 2023 19:02:51 GMT /show/vermont-edition/2023-01-17/what-to-know-about-cuts-to-extra-federal-food-assistance Connor Cyrus, Andrea Laurion