Dear reader,
It’s a lot harder for Vermonters to afford to eat these days. When pandemic-era government food assistance ended earlier this year, the impact on many Vermont families was devastating. Meanwhile, inflation, a tight housing market and the floods have made financial matters worse.
Lend a helping hand to your neighbors by giving the gift of facts and food. There is only one day left to help send 8,000 meals to the Vermont Foodbank by Thanksgiving. Will you join us?
In a VTDigger commentary published earlier this month, John Sayles of the Vermont Foodbank and Anore Horton of Hunger Free Vermont called attention to the 40% increase in national food insecurity in the last year. Last year was also the largest-ever one-year increase in U.S. poverty. They wrote, “when neighbors are struggling, we must act.”
It’s not too late to send 5 meals to the Foodbank before Thanksgiving and ensure that VTDigger continues to provide a space for dialogue about the issues affecting our communities.
Thank you for considering a gift to our critical annual fund drive and lending a hand to neighbors facing hunger.
With appreciation,
Sky Barsch
CEO, VTDigger
