Hunger Free Vermont

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Hunger Free Vermont (once known as The Vermont Campaign to End Childhood Hunger) is a statewide nonprofit organization that works with state agencies and community groups to develop sustainable hunger solutions. Since 1993 our outreach programs have substantially enhanced Vermont’s nutrition safety net and increased access to nutritious foods. Info: www.hungerfreevt.org www.vermontfoodhelp.com

Programs in this Series

Format: 2024-04-27
Format: 2024-04-27
Universal School Meals: The Key to Better School Food - 03/25/2013
Hunger Free Vermont Board Member Fran Stoddard speaks with Janet Poppendieck, author of 'Free for All: Fixing School Food in America', and the local movement, spearheaded by Hunger Free Vermont and UVM, towards free school meals and support...
Applying for 3SquaresVT - Nutrition Education - 01/15/2013
Nutrition Education Manager, Laura Fillbach, and 3SquaresVT Advocate, Faye Conte, share information on nutrition education and applying for 3SquaresVT for senior citizens. More information available at Hunger Free Vermont . 
Earned Income Tax Credit's connection to 3SquaresVT and School meals - 12/18/2012
Angela Smith-Dieng, 3SquaresVT Advocacy Manager and Grant Peterson, Senior Stakeholder Relationship Tax Consultant for the IRS, talk about the Earned Income Tax Credit and its connection to 3SquaresVT and School meals. More information available at...
3SquaresVT - 07/17/2012
Faye Conte, 3SquaresVT Advocate with Hunger Free Vermont, is joined by Philene Taormina, Director of Advocy with AARP VT, and Karen Costello, Eat Well, Age Well Volunteer.  More information available at Hunger Free Vermont. 
Hunger Doesn't Take a Vacation: Feeding Kids in Vermont During Summer Break - 06/19/2012
Amanda Caron, Child Nutrition Advocate for Hunger Free Vermont, speaks with Burlington and Winooski summer feeding program coordinators, Maggie Leugers and Ethan Hausman.  More information available at Hunger Free Vermont . 
School Meals: Ending Childhood Hunger in Vermont - 03/20/2012
 Steve Marinelli, Vice-President of the School Nutrition Association of Vermont and Food Service Director for Milton Town Schools, and Anore Horton, Child Nutrition Advocacy Manager, Hunger Free Vermont speak about School Meals and their...
It’s Tax Season! Time to Save Money and Eat Well - 01/17/2012
Grant Peterson, Senior Stakeholder Relationship Tax Consultant at the IRS, joins Angela Smith-Deng discussing the Earned Income Tax Credit and the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Programs in Vermont. More information available at Hunger Free...
3SquaresVT Challenge - Accessing Wage Supports - 11/15/2011
Hosted by various staff of Hunger Free Vermont on hunger issues. Angela Smith-Dieng, 3SquaresVT Advocacy Manager, and Laura Fillback, Nutrition Education Manager, discussing the 3SquaresVT Challenge which challenges participants...
Food and Nutrition Issues in Vermont - 09/20/2011
Nutrition and Food Issues at Hunger Free Vermont .
Summer Food for Child Nutrition and Development - 06/21/2011
Anore Horton, the Child Nutrition Advocacy Manager at Hunger Free Vermont is joined by Kathy Alexander, the Director of the Addison Northeast Supervisory Union Food Service Co-op and the President of the Vermont chapter of the School Nutrition...
Anti-Hunger Advocacy - 03/15/2011
Dorigen Keeney, Program Director of Hunger Free Vermont, Erik Filkorn and Eileen Eliot, Co-Chairs of Chittenden County Hunger Council talk about anti-hunger advocacy and the role that the Hunger Councils play in advocating for policy that...

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