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Friday
Nov192010

More than 80,000 Vermonters Deemed "Food Insecure"

According to federal statistics more than 13 percent of Vermont households are classified as "food insecure."  Speaking on Vermont Edition, John Sayles, executive director of the Vermont Food Shelf, told VPR's Jane Lindholm that the designation refers to people who may be skipping meals and relying on food banks and food stamps to get by.

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