Feeding Champlain Valley, the largest food shelf in Vermont, has launched its Holidays Without Hunger campaign and organizers say demand for service is very high this year. Between inflation and delayed federal benefits during the government shutdown, the organization said it has seen a lot of new people walk through their doors this year. Feeding Champlain Valley typically serves 200 people a day. Associate Director Anna McMahon expects that number to climb to 500 or more before Thanksgiving. “Everything is more expensive. And usually food is the first thing that gets cut,” McMahon said. “It’s not unusual for someone to come in and say had to skip a meal.”The organization is hoping to feed 10,000 families through the end of December. McMahon said that they currently only have the resources to feed 3,800. “Obviously the grocery prices are a concern when we’re trying to pick up extra turkeys or holiday sides from stores,” McMahon said. “Those prices are going up.”Feeding Champlain Valley is accepting food and monetary donations. The organization is also looking for volunteers. For more information on how to get involved, you can visit the Feeding Champlain Valley website. Be sure to tune in for NBC5 News at 4 p.m., when we partner with Feeding Champlain Valley for the annual turkey drive.
Feeding Champlain Valley, the largest food shelf in Vermont, has launched its Holidays Without Hunger campaign and organizers say demand for service is very high this year.
Between inflation and delayed federal benefits during the government shutdown, the organization said it has seen a lot of new people walk through their doors this year. Feeding Champlain Valley typically serves 200 people a day. Associate Director Anna McMahon expects that number to climb to 500 or more before Thanksgiving.
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“Everything is more expensive. And usually food is the first thing that gets cut,” McMahon said. “It’s not unusual for someone to come in and say [they] had to skip a meal.”
The organization is hoping to feed 10,000 families through the end of December. McMahon said that they currently only have the resources to feed 3,800.
“Obviously the grocery prices are a concern when we’re trying to pick up extra turkeys or holiday sides from stores,” McMahon said. “Those prices are going up.”
Feeding Champlain Valley is accepting food and monetary donations. The organization is also looking for volunteers. For more information on how to get involved, you can visit the Feeding Champlain Valley website.
Be sure to tune in for NBC5 News at 4 p.m., when we partner with Feeding Champlain Valley for the annual turkey drive.
