Nutrition

Nearly 1 in 6 children in Vermont face hunger   WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, joined U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) in reintroducing the Feeding Our Rural Kids (FORK) Act, bipartisan, bicameral legislation which would help summer meal program sponsors purchase, retrofit, or repair vehicles that expand access to summer meals for…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today joined Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and U.S. Representative Nydia Velázquez (D-NY-07) for a press conference marking the introduction of the Closing the Meal Gap Act, legislation that would boost support for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for the…

MORRISVILLE, VT – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) convened a roundtable discussion Friday to discuss the current state of hunger and nutrition in Lamoille County. The conversation centered on the changing nature of hunger in Vermont, where food pantries and support organizations have seen higher demand than…