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Vermont Food Bank seeks $5 million in FY27, asks this committee to consider $2 million for network partners
Summary
Carrie Sailor of the Vermont Food Bank told the committee it seeks $5 million in FY27—$2 million for network food shelves/meal sites, $2 million for Vermonters Feeding Vermonters (handled in House Agriculture) and $1 million for emergency/disaster response—citing 2025 distributions of about 14 million pounds of food, 217 network partners and monthly service to roughly 70,000 Vermonters.
Carrie Sailor, speaking for the Vermont Food Bank, asked the committee to consider a $5 million FY27 appropriation that would support three main priorities: $2 million for the Food Bank's network partners (food shelves and meal sites), $2 million to fully fund the Vermonters Feeding Vermonters grant program (a separate House Agriculture matter) and $1 million for emergency and disaster response ('Ready Response').
Sailor reviewed the Food Bank's 2025 activity, saying the organization distributed roughly 14…
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