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Vermont Food Bank asks legislature for $5 million to cover rising food purchases and disaster readiness
Summary
Vermont Food Bank requested $5 million in state funding—$1.75 million for emergency readiness and $3.25 million for food purchase and distribution—citing higher demand, reduced donated food, and recent federal cancellations that cut protein deliveries.
The Vermont Food Bank told a legislative committee on April 1 that it needs $5,000,000 in state support to sustain growing food distribution and cover new disaster-response responsibilities.
"I am here specifically to ask you to support our work with $5,000,000 in state funding," said Carrie Sailor, senior manager of government affairs for the Vermont Food Bank, during a slideshow presentation to the committee. She said the request is split into $1,750,000 in base funding tied to Vermont Emergency Management for disaster-response planning and $3,250,000 for food purchase and distribution.
The request arrives as the food bank reports a sharp, sustained rise in demand and shrinking levels of donated food. "It's been really helpful to see that data reinforce what we see showing up at our distributions and with our partners," said Sarah Kevlin, chief philanthropy officer at the Vermont Food Bank.
Why it matters: the food bank said its operations now reach roughly…
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