Helping Overcome Poverty’s Effects volunteer John Fallon stocks the shelves on Nov. 5 at the nonprofit’s Middlebury food shelf. HOPE is serving many more people in need this year than it did last year, and advocates are fearing a surge in demand beginning in January with scheduled changes to the federal Medicaid program. Independent photo/John Flowers
MIDDLEBURY — It’s been a very busy 2026 for those dispensing food, clothing and other basic services to low-income folks at the nonprofit Helping Overcome Poverty’s Effects (HOPE) headquarters at 282 Boardman St. in Middlebury. And sadly, HOPE Executive Director Jeanne Montross is expecting even greater demand from the county’s low-income population next year. That’s […]
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