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Vermont Food Bank: Pounds Distributed Up, Demand Spiking After SNAP Notices; Asks Legislature for $5M in FY27
Summary
Carrie Sailor, senior manager of government and public affairs at the Vermont Food Bank, told the committee the food bank is distributing about 14 million pounds annually and saw an 8.5% increase in a recent reporting period; partners reported immediate spikes in demand when SNAP benefit messages circulated.
Carrie Sailor, senior manager of government and public affairs at the Vermont Food Bank, told the committee that food demand across the state has risen and that the network is increasingly purchasing food to meet need.
"We distribute about 14,000,000 pounds of food a year and 8 and a half percent increase is a lot more food," Sailor said, citing a recent reporting period in which most of the Food Bank's largest partners saw increases. She described the Food Bank—s three distribution centers (Barre, Rutland and Brattleboro), freezer and cooler capacity, and two federal programs the bank operates: the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (targeted to older adults) and the Emergency Food Assistance Program.
Sailor said…
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