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Nonprofits urge lawmakers to restore or boost FY27 funding for food, care and emergency programs
Summary
At a joint House and Senate Appropriations hearing, dozens of nonprofit and community representatives urged lawmakers to restore or increase FY27 appropriations for food security, long-term care, home- and community-based services, farmer disaster relief and domestic-violence supports.
Dozens of nonprofit leaders and community representatives told the joint House and Senate Appropriations Committees on Monday that Vermont’s governor-proposed FY27 budget would leave critical services underfunded at a moment of rising demand.
Testimony from providers and service networks front-loaded warnings about increasing need and gaps created by static or cut funding. Diana Jones of the Vermont Association of Senior Centers said senior centers are seeing steady growth in clients and that a 2025 state/Medicaid add to Meals on Wheels amounted to roughly $0.60 per meal and has not kept pace with food and staffing costs. "We are doing more with less…
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