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SNAP benefits, also called 3SquaresVT, give payments to families looking for food assistance. Extra benefits were given out starting in March 2020. According to the state, these benefits have reached over 40,000 households. Now, more families may be turning to food shelves for help.
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The Community Kitchen Academy in Burlington has named Jonathan Barzensky as its new chef instructor.
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As the holidays approach, some people don't know how they're going to put food on the table for their family's celebration. That is why local organizations are stepping up to help anyone who asks for aid.
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Vermont food banks say they are seeing an increase in the number of people in need of services, driven in part by inflation and the high cost of living.
This comes on the heels of the pandemic, when Vermont experienced record-high levels of food insecurity.
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The Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunities community resource center has a new home for the time being.
Feeding Chittenden, a branch of CVOEO, is housing the community resource center for now. The VFW building used to be CVOEO”s home base, but when that ended, Feeding Chittenen offered their dining area space.
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A daytime shelter for people experiencing homelessness in Burlington is slated to move from downtown to the Old North End next week, filling what could have been a gap in social services.
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Feeding Chittenden and the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants are providing groceries to new arrivals to Vermont from Afghanistan
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Published in Addison County Independent
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It is with broken hearts that the Franklin Grand Isle Community Action team of CVOEO shares that our Director, Robert Ostermeyer, has died.