Hunger

In a letter to lawmakers, Gov. Phil Scott said it was clear that lawmakers would override a veto if he tried to block the bill.

A worker at a Brattleboro homeless shelter was killed, and the woman charged with her murder was staying at the shelter. The service agency that runs the shelter shut down all its operations, and volunteers have stepped in to continue services.

During the pandemic, something sort of miraculous happened with the largest food assistance program in the country: It worked. For a lot of people, for the first time, the government provided meaningful funds to purchase food. By April though, emergency funding for SNAP benefits will end.

Host Connor Cyrus talks to advocates about cuts to federal food assistance and how it will affect Vermonters.

The federal government relaxed some eligibility requirements for food relief programs during the pandemic. Anti-hunger advocates say the need will still be there even as the economy improves.

LGBTQ Americans in a new Census survey reported higher rates of food and economic insecurity, indicating the community is experiencing a particularly heavy financial toll from the pandemic.

Food waste is also a growing concern because of the massive environmental impact including greenhouse gas emissions.

We all know this year's Thanksgiving holiday was unusual, to say the least, due to COVID-19. The prevalence of the virus kept many of us from traveling or…

Food is on a lot of our minds today, as we gather around the table in our annual Thanksgiving Day feasts; smaller though they may be. We might enjoy…