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Vermont food-security advocates ask Senate committee for $5M to shore up emergency food response after SNAP lapse
Summary
Witnesses told the Senate Government Operations Committee that Vermont needs recurring funding to prepare for federal SNAP disruptions and climate-driven disasters; the Vermont Food Bank and partners requested $5 million for FY27, including $1 million for a 'ready response' fund to buy, store and distribute emergency food supplies.
Advocates for Vermont’s food-security network urged the Senate Committee on Government Operations on Feb. 5 to back a $5 million state funding package to strengthen emergency food-response capacity and protect residents after a November lapse in federal SNAP benefits.
Carrie Sailor, identified in testimony as working for 'Vermont Shoebank,' told the committee that when federal SNAP payments paused last November the state’s response resembled an urgent disaster mobilization. "We had 48 hours to purchase food from whatever sources were available," she said, describing rapid purchases, long drives to out-of-state grocery wholesalers and partners…
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