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February 8, 2024
A bill has been introduced in the Senate that would allow some who qualify for food assistance to purchase restaurant meals.
February 7, 2024
A bill has been introduced in the Senate that would allow some who qualify for food assistance to purchase restaurant meals.
August 14, 2023
MONTPELIER — More than 80,000 Vermont students received $120 in federal pandemic electronic transfer benefits (P-EBT) early this month.
April 1, 2023
Food organizers are straining to fill the void that federal cuts are leaving. “Were all sort of bracing for what that impact might be,” one food shelf organizer said.
March 2, 2023
"Some households may actually have some benefits saved on their card that they can actually spread out over the next few months as they absorb this change," Wisdom said.
February 10, 2023
Extra help during the COVID-19 pandemic provided to Vermonters who qualify for food stamps will run out next month, the Vermont Department for Children and Families announced Tuesday.Households that qualified got additional payments on top of the...
February 7, 2023
The extra benefits will cease in March, and the food stamps program will revert to pre-pandemic functioning.
August 3, 2022
Food pantries are just one of the resources offered to Vermonters struggling with food insecurity. School lunches and breakfasts will be available to Vermont students, regardless of income, through the 2022–2023 school year, and WIC (Women, Infants and Children) provides mothers and children with nutritious foods.