hunger
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Housing organization holding food drive this Friday
Addison Housing Works, a nonprofit that provides affordable housing to build a stronger community in Addison County, will host a Community Food Drive this Friday, Dec. 5, from…
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Locals rally to fill SNAP gap
Area schools and nonprofits were working overtime this week to gather extra food for low-income families who faced suspension of their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits due to…
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CROP Hunger Walk to be held Oct. 6
Addison County residents will be walking on Sunday, Oct. 6, in Middlebury to support the 49th annual Addison County CROP Hunger Walk. This event is one of more…
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Hunger is surging in the county
Hunger in Addison County is reaching historic proportions, according to Jeanne Montross, longtime leader of the Middlebury nonprofit known as Helping Overcome Poverty’s Effects, or HOPE.
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Letter to the editor: Renew federal law to help feed world’s hungry
In Vermont, one in 11 people face hunger. The situation is even worse for children, with one in eight Vermont children facing hunger.
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Film on hunger and homelessness to be shown Nov. 13
Addison County Community Trust and John Graham Housing and Services will co-sponsor a screening of the film “A Place at the Table,” Sunday, Nov. 13, at 6 p.m.,…
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The Giving Fridge offers food for the hungry
MIDDLEBURY — Bethanie Farrell has always felt a call to help others. It’s in her DNA, a ritual she learned as a young girl growing up in the…
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‘Everyone Eats’ fills a void — with food and good will
MIDDLEBURY — For many, the COVID-19 pandemic has served up a heaping helping of fear. The fear of catching a virus that has thus far infected more than…
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Food insecurity hits college students, too
MIDDLEBURY — Hunger often conjures images of a family huddled together over bowls of meager soup, while cobwebs grow over an empty larder. But hunger has many faces…