Food Share
Vermont Foodbank ranks Neighbors in Action 2nd in the State for total pounds of free food distributions, and 4th in number of people served each month.
Neighbors in Action Food Share Program
Neighbors in Action's Food Share program operates out of our Cabot and Lyndonville offices, serving three counties which are Vermont’s poorest, most rural and with highest unemployment and neediest population.
We have had a record number of new families signing up for our food box distribution programs in both Cabot and Lyndonville. While we saw a 37% increase in the number of food share boxes we distributed in 2022, in 2023 there was a 100% increase - twice as much as last year's total.
Our “Food Share” program has developed into much more than a free food handout. It has become an exercise in community. Folks, who might never have worked together before, pitch in, shoulder to shoulder to help their neighbors in need. They unload truckloads of food, unpack and arrange or repackage it for distribution, then they help people “shop” and/or carry their food out to their vehicles while others select and carry food to needy area shut ins.
Thank you to Norm Murphy of Vermont State University-Lyndonville for doing this segment about our Lyndonville Food Share!
We distribute a three days or more food supply to an average of 300+ families from our Cabot office and another 100+ from our Lyndonville location during our bi-weekly food shares.
In addition to food, we give away pet food, toiletries and other household items when available to us.
For more detailed information, please see our 2023 Annual Report.
