HUNGER FREE VERMONT: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization
HUNGER FREE VERMONT (EIN 03-0336357)
Tax period
2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Filed
2022-11-15
IRS object ID
202223199349303447
Schema version
2021v4.0
Source
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DescCHILD NUTRITION INITIATIVES SCHOOL AGE INITIATIVES: HUNGER FREE VERMONT PROVIDES FREE, CUSTOMIZED COACHING AND TRAINING FOR SCHOOLS, TOWNS, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS IN ESTABLISHING, AND EXPANDING PARTICIPATION IN, ALL OF THE FEDERAL CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS THEY ARE ELIGIBLE TO OPERATE. THESE INCLUDE SCHOOL BREAKFAST, SCHOOL LUNCH, AFTERSCHOOL MEALS AND SNACKS, AND SUMMER MEALS. THESE CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS PROVIDE A RELIABLE SOURCE OF NUTRITION FOR SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN, AND ALSO REDUCE FAMILY HUNGER BY REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF MONEY LOW-INCOME FAMILIES MUST SPEND TO PROVIDE FOOD FOR THEIR CHILDREN. SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, WE HAVE FOCUSED ON HELPING SCHOOLS IMPLEMENT CREATIVE WAYS TO REACH ALL CHILDREN WITH MEALS, EVEN WHEN SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN CLOSED. WE WERE SO SUCCESSFUL THAT VERMONT WAS THE ONLY STATE IN THE COUNTRY THAT ACTUALLY SERVED MORE SCHOOL MEALS IN 2020 THAN WE DID IN 2019. SUMMER MEALS EXPANSION: BECAUSE SUMMER IS A PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TIME FOR FOOD INSECURE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, AND BECAUSE SUMMER MEAL PROGRAMS REACH ONLY A FRACTION OF ALL LOW-INCOME CHILDREN WHO NEED THEM, HUNGER FREE VERMONT DEVOTES CONSIDERABLE STAFF TIME AND RESOURCES TO EXPANDING THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN WHO HAVE ACCESS TO A SUMMER MEAL SITE FOR THE FULL TEN WEEKS OF SUMMER VACATION EACH YEAR. WE DO THIS THROUGH DIRECT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, COMMUNITY ORGANIZING THROUGH OUR HUNGER COUNCILS, AND A CONCERTED MEDIA AND ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN. EVEN DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE PANDEMIC, WE HELPED COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT VERMONT TAKE ADVANTAGE OF SPECIAL SUMMER MEAL PROGRAM FLEXIBILITIES IN 2020 TO BREAK ALL PREVIOUS RECORDS FOR THE NUMBER OF FREE SUMMER MEALS PROVIDED TO CHILDREN, AND HELPED KEEP VERMONT'S LEVEL OF CHILD HUNGER TO ONE OF THE LOWEST IN THE NATION. UNIVERSAL SCHOOL MEALS CAMPAIGN: HUNGER AND FOOD INSECURITY AFFECT MANY VERMONT FAMILIES WHOSE HOUSEHOLD INCOME MAKES THEM INELIGIBLE FOR FREE SCHOOL MEALS, AND, BECAUSE OF THE STIGMA THEY FACE, MANY STUDENTS WILL NOT USE THEIR SCHOOL MEAL PROGRAM EVEN WHEN THEY ARE ELIGIBLE. IN ADDITION, WHEN ALL STUDENTS PARTICIPATE, SCHOOL MEAL PROGRAMS ARE MORE FINANCIALLY SUSTAINABLE, CAN AFFORD TO PURCHASE MORE LOCAL FOOD, AND CAN SERVE HIGHER QUALITY MEALS. HUNGER FREE VERMONT IS THEREFORE COMMITTED TO MAKING SCHOOL MEALS A UNIVERSAL AND FUNDAMENTAL PART OF PUBLIC EDUCATION AT ALL VERMONT SCHOOLS BY ADVOCATING TO BRING ABOUT STATE AND FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGE. THANKS TO FEDERAL WAIVERS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, NEARLY ALL SCHOOLS IN VERMONT OFFERED UNIVERSAL SCHOOL MEALS SINCE MARCH 2020. THROUGH A ROBUST, COMMUNITY DRIVEN EFFORT, WE ARE WORKING TO MAKE THIS CHANGE PERMANENT SO NO CHILD LOSES ACCESS TO SCHOOL MEALS. EARLY CHILDHOOD NUTRITION: BECAUSE GOOD NUTRITION IS ESPECIALLY CRUCIAL WHILE A YOUNG CHILD'S BRAIN IS DEVELOPING, HUNGER FREE VERMONT IS HELPING CHILD CARE PROVIDERS BUILD NUTRITION INTO THE CORE OF THEIR PROGRAMS. WE CONDUCT FREE TRAININGS FOR DIRECTORS AND WORKERS REPRESENTING CHILDCARE CENTERS AND HOMES FROM AROUND THE STATE ON HOW TO INCORPORATE BETTER NUTRITION AND MORE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY INTO THEIR PROGRAMS. WE TRAIN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS ABOUT HOW TO IDENTIFY FOOD INSECURITIES IN CHILDREN AND HOW TO TALK TO FAMILIES ABOUT FOOD ACCESS RESOURCES BY CONNECTING FOLKS TO SNAP AND WIC. HUNGER FREE VERMONT ALSO SERVES AS THE VOICE FOR NUTRITIOUS MEALS IN CHILDCARE IN COALITIONS ADVOCATING FOR IMPROVING AND EXPANDING EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND CHILDCARE CAPACITY IN VERMONT. SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, WE HAVE ALSO HELPED CONNECT CHILDCARE PROVIDERS TO SCHOOLS AS A NEW SOURCE OF HEALTHY MEALS. ALTHOUGH THE WAIVERS THAT ALLOWED SCHOOLS TO SERVE MEALS TO ALL CHILDREN 18 AND UNDER FOR FREE HAVE ENDED, WE CONTINUE TO COLLABORATE WITH THE AGENCY OF EDUCATION TO HELP STREAMLINE THE PROCESS OF SCHOOLS BEING ABLE TO VEND MEALS TO CHILDCARE PROGRAMS. THROUGHOUT 2021 WE CONDUCTED FOCUS GROUPS WITH CHILDCARE PROVIDERS ALL OVER VERMONT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE BARRIERS TO PROVIDING MEALS AND SNACKS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD SETTINGS SO THAT WE COULD TAILOR OUR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT TO BE ABLE TO BETTER SUPPORT MEAL PROGRAM EXPANSION IN CHILDCARE AND TO HELP US MORE ACCURATELY ADVOCATE FOR MEAL PROGRAM FLEXIBILITIES THAT WOULD DECREASE BARRIERS TO CHILDCARE NUTRITION PROGRAMMING AT THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL.Desc

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DescFOOD SECURITY INITIATIVES: HUNGER FREE VERMONT IMPROVES ACCESS TO AND PARTICIPATION IN 3SQUARESVT (KNOWN NATIONALLY AS SNAP) WHICH IS ONE OF THE MOST RELIABLE, CONSISTENT, AND DIGNIFIED MEANS TO PREVENT HUNGER IN THE US. SNAP PROVIDES FUNDS ELIGIBLE LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS CAN USE TO BUY FOOD TO PREPARE AT HOME. HUNGER FREE VERMONT WORKS WITH STATE AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS IN EVERY VERMONT COUNTY TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF THE PROGRAM, REMOVE BARRIERS TO PARTICIPATION, AND TRAIN HUNDREDS OF SERVICE PROVIDERS WHO DO APPLICATION ASSISTANCE TO ENSURE ALL THOSE WHO ARE ELIGIBLE ARE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE. SINCE HUNGER FREE VERMONT BEGAN WORKING ON IMPROVING ACCESS, PARTICIPATION IN 3SQUARESVT HAS INCREASED BY MORE THAN 80%. OUR STATE IS NOW NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED FOR CONNECTING THOSE AT THE LOWEST INCOME LEVELS TO SNAP. OUR FOOD SECURITY INITIATIVES TEAM ALSO WORKS TO EXPAND 3SQUARESVT USE AT FARMERS MARKETS, RAISES PUBLIC AWARENESS ABOUT THE VALUE OF 3SQUARESVT, AND ENGAGES PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR PROTECTING THIS BIGGEST FOOD SAFETY NET FROM HARMFUL FEDERAL ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES AND CUTS. SINCE THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC HIT, WE HAVE FOCUSED ON GETTING ACCURATE INFORMATION ABOUT 3SQUARESVT AND OTHER WAYS TO GET HEALTHY FOOD OUT TO HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF VERMONTERS, INCLUDING THOSE NEWLY UNEMPLOYED WHO HAVE NEVER BEFORE FACED HUNGER. WE HAVE ALSO SUCCESSFULLY ADVOCATED FOR IMPORTANT COVID-ERA EXPANSIONS OF 3SQUARESVT, LIKE ENSURING ACCESS FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS AND INCREASED BENEFIT AMOUNTS DURING UNPRECEDENTED LEVELS OF HUNGER. ABENAKI FOOD SECURITY / FOOD SOVEREIGNTY PROJECTS: IN 2020, HUNGER FREE VERMONT BEGAN BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE LEADERS OF THE FOUR STATE- RECOGNIZED ABENAKI TRIBES IN VERMONT, WITH THE GOAL OF SEEKING FUNDING TO DIRECTLY REGRANT TO THE TRIBES FOR THEIR OWN COMMUNITY FOOD SOVEREIGNTY PROJECTS. IN ADDITION, WE ARE WORKING WITH THE TRIBES' COMMUNITY-BASED NONPROFITS TO PROVIDE CULTURALLY SPECIFIC INFORMATION ABOUT THE FEDERAL NUTRITION PROGRAMS THAT CAN CONTRIBUTE TO IMPROVED FOOD SECURITY FOR TRIBAL CITIZENS, WHO HAVE THE HIGHEST RATES OF HUNGER AND POOR HEALTH OUTCOMES LINKED TO FOOD INSECURITY OF ANY GROUP IN VERMONT.Desc

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DescADVOCACY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: HUNGER FREE VERMONT RAISES AWARENESS ABOUT HUNGER AND ITS SOLUTIONS AND SUPPORTS COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL LEADERS IN TAKING ACTION TO END HUNGER THROUGH COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVES, INCLUDING THROUGH THE HUNGER COUNCILS OF VERMONT. THE 10 HUNGER COUNCILS ARE MADE UP OF OVER 1,000 LOCAL LEADERS WHO ARE COMMITTED TO LEARNING ABOUT HUNGER AND WORKING TO ADDRESS HUNGER IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND THE STATE BY COORDINATING EFFORTS AND SHARING INFORMATION.THE HUNGER COUNCILS ALSO RESPOND TO COMMUNITY NEEDS AND ARE A FORUM FOR HIGHLIGHTING AND ADDRESSING EMERGING CHALLENGES IN COMMUNITIES. THE HUNGER COUNCILS BECAME CRITICAL REGIONAL FORUMS FOR PLANNING EMERGENCY RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. MOST OF THE COUNCILS MET WEEKLY OR MONTHLY THROUGHOUT 2021, AND HELPED TO IDENTIFY COMMUNITY FOOD NEEDS, LOCATE AND COORDINATE VOLUNTEERS FOR FOOD DISTRIBUTION EFFORTS, AND SHARE LOCAL NEEDS WITH STATE AND FEDERAL AUTHORITIES. ADVOCACY INITIATIVES: HUNGER FREE VERMONT IS VERMONT'S PRINCIPAL ANTI- HUNGER AUTHORITY AND LEADING FOOD SECURITY POLICY ADVOCATE. HUNGER FREE VERMONT'S ADVOCACY HAS LED TO, AMONG OTHER THINGS, VERMONT BECOMING THE FIRST STATE IN THE COUNTRY TO ELIMINATE REDUCED-PRICE SCHOOL MEALS, QUADRUPLING FUNDING FOR OUR STATE'S FARM TO SCHOOL AND EARLY CHILDHOOD GRANT PROGRAM, SECURING STATE FUNDING TO INCENTIVIZE LOCAL FOOD PURCHASING BY VERMONT SCHOOLS, AND ENSURING TRANSPARENCY AND STAKEHOLDER INPUT BEFORE ANY STATE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES CAN BE MADE TO THE 3SQUARESVT PROGRAM. HUNGER FREE VERMONT HAS BEEN ASKED TO SHARE OUR ADVOCACY STRATEGIES WITH OTHER ANTI-HUNGER ORGANIZATIONS AROUND THE COUNTRY, AND AS A RESULT WE HAVE HELPED MANY OTHER STATES ACHIEVE SOME OF THESE SAME OUTCOMES. IN 2019, HUNGER FREE VERMONT LAUNCHED THE UNIVERSAL SCHOOL MEALS CAMPAIGN, A MULTI- YEAR LEGISLATIVE EFFORT TO BRING SCHOOL MEALS TO ALL VERMONT STUDENTS AT NO COST TO THEIR FAMILIES, WHICH SUCCESSFULLY PASSED LEGISLATION IN THE STATE SENATE IN 2021. IN 2021, WE ALSO ADVOCATED FOR THE CONTINUATION OF PANDEMIC-ERA FEDERAL POLICIES LIKE THE CHILD TAX CREDIT, EXPANDED ACCESS TO 3SQUARESVT AND SUMMER MEAL PROGRAMS, AND THE CONTINUATION OF FEDERAL UNIVERSAL SCHOOL MEALS. ADDITIONALLY, IN COALITION WITH PARTNERS WE SUCCESSFULLY ADVOCATED THAT THE STATE OF VERMONT USE SOME OF THE FEDERAL PANDEMIC-RELATED FUNDING TO SUPPORT ACCESS TO FOOD AND ECONOMIC SECURITY FOR LOW-INCOME PEOPLE IN VERMONT. FOOD AS MEDICINE: HUNGER FREE VERMONT IS ALSO COMMITTED TO BETTER CONNECTING HUNGER AS A SOCIAL DETERMINANT OF HEALTH WITHIN THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM. IN COLLABORATION WITH THE HEALTHCARE COMMUNITY, HUNGER FREE VERMONT IS EDUCATING THE NEXT GENERATION OF PROVIDERS ABOUT THE CONNECTION BETWEEN HUNGER AND HEALTH AND IS IMPLEMENTING FOOD INSECURITY SCREENING AND REFERRAL PROTOCOLS IN MEDICAL SETTINGS.Desc
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CHRISTINE BONGARTZ
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THOMAS PARON
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NICOLE REILLY
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$215,155BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Accountant Compile Or ReviewYes (true)AccountantCompileOrReviewInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
FS AuditedfalseFSAuditedInd
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
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Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

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Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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StateRESTRICTEDState
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Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Paid Staff Or ManagementYes (true)PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media AdvertisementsfalseMediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings MembersfalseMailingsMembersInd
Publications Or BroadcastfalsePublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other OrganizationsfalseGrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact LegislatorsYes (true)DirectContactLegislatorsInd
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Rallies DemonstrationsfalseRalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other ActivitiesfalseOtherActivitiesInd
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Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE C, PART II-B, LINE 1FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationIN 2021, THE ORGANIZATION ENGAGED IN LIMITED ALLOWABLE ACTIVITIES THAT INCLUDED LEADING EFFORTS TO PASS A STATE BILL THAT WOULD BRING UNIVERSAL SCHOOL MEALS TO ALL SCHOOLS IN VERMONT, ADVOCATING IN COALITION WITH PARTNERS FOR ONGOING COVID-19 RELIEF FUNDING TO SUPPORT FOOD SECURITY, AND SUPPORTING EFFORTS BY PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS TO INCREASE FUNDING FOR THE STATE'S FARM TO SCHOOL AND EARLY CHILDHOOD GRANTS PROGRAM. ADDITIONALLY, THE ORGANIZATION ADVOCATED FOR EXTENDING USDA WAIVERS RELATED TO FEDERAL NUTRITION PROGRAMS AND OTHER EXPANSIONS OF FEDERAL NUTRITION PROGRAMS AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$114,019OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$19,721TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART XFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationHUNGER FREE VERMONT INC. BELIEVES THAT IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY TAX POSITIONS TAKEN AND, AS SUCH, DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (true)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (2 entries)

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WHITE PINE ASSOCIATION
188 ALLEN BENT ROADWEST BRAINTREEVT05669141974240501A2$15,000FOOD INSECURITY
ABENAKI HELPING ABENAKI
156 BACON DRIVESHELBURNEVT05482841704125501C3$15,000FOOD INSECURITY
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Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org1TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE I, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationALBERTSONS COMPANIES FOUNDATION FUNDED A 59,000 MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES GRANT THAT SUPPORTED OUR WORK TO HELP TWO OF VERMONT'S ABENAKI TRIBES CREATE NEW WAYS FOR THEIR MEMBERS TO INCREASE THEIR ACCESS TO MORE TRADITIONAL AND NUTRITIOUS FOOD SOURCES. A PORTION OF THIS GRANT WAS DESIGNATED FOR REGRANTING FUNDS TO HELP SEED FOOD SOVEREIGNTY PROJECTS. HUNGER FREE VERMONT INTENTIONALLY CREATED A STRUCTURE OF REGRANTING THAT DID NOT REQUIRE ROBUST AND PROHIBITIVE GRANT TRACKING FOR THE ABENAKI TRIBES WITH WHOM WE WORKED, BUT SEVERAL MEMBERS OF HUNGER FREE VERMONT STAFF WORKED CLOSELY WITH TRIBE MEMBERS TO LEARN ABOUT AND EVEN VISIT THE PROJECTS FOR WHICH THESE FUNDS WERE GIVEN.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4ACHILD NUTRITION INITIATIVES SCHOOL AGE INITIATIVES: HUNGER FREE VERMONT PROVIDES FREE, CUSTOMIZED COACHING AND TRAINING FOR SCHOOLS, TOWNS, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS IN ESTABLISHING, AND EXPANDING PARTICIPATION IN, ALL OF THE FEDERAL CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS THEY ARE ELIGIBLE TO OPERATE. THESE INCLUDE SCHOOL BREAKFAST, SCHOOL LUNCH, AFTERSCHOOL MEALS AND SNACKS, AND SUMMER MEALS. THESE CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS PROVIDE A RELIABLE SOURCE OF NUTRITION FOR SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN, AND ALSO REDUCE FAMILY HUNGER BY REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF MONEY LOW-INCOME FAMILIES MUST SPEND TO PROVIDE FOOD FOR THEIR CHILDREN. SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, WE HAVE FOCUSED ON HELPING SCHOOLS IMPLEMENT CREATIVE WAYS TO REACH ALL CHILDREN WITH MEALS, EVEN WHEN SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN CLOSED. WE WERE SO SUCCESSFUL THAT VERMONT WAS THE ONLY STATE IN THE COUNTRY THAT ACTUALLY SERVED MORE SCHOOL MEALS IN 2020 THAN WE DID IN 2019. SUMMER MEALS EXPANSION: BECAUSE SUMMER IS A PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TIME FOR FOOD INSECURE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, AND BECAUSE SUMMER MEAL PROGRAMS REACH ONLY A FRACTION OF ALL LOW-INCOME CHILDREN WHO NEED THEM, HUNGER FREE VERMONT DEVOTES CONSIDERABLE STAFF TIME AND RESOURCES TO EXPANDING THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN WHO HAVE ACCESS TO A SUMMER MEAL SITE FOR THE FULL TEN WEEKS OF SUMMER VACATION EACH YEAR. WE DO THIS THROUGH DIRECT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, COMMUNITY ORGANIZING THROUGH OUR HUNGER COUNCILS, AND A CONCERTED MEDIA AND ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN. EVEN DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE PANDEMIC, WE HELPED COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT VERMONT TAKE ADVANTAGE OF SPECIAL SUMMER MEAL PROGRAM FLEXIBILITIES IN 2020 TO BREAK ALL PREVIOUS RECORDS FOR THE NUMBER OF FREE SUMMER MEALS PROVIDED TO CHILDREN, AND HELPED KEEP VERMONT'S LEVEL OF CHILD HUNGER TO ONE OF THE LOWEST IN THE NATION. UNIVERSAL SCHOOL MEALS CAMPAIGN: HUNGER AND FOOD INSECURITY AFFECT MANY VERMONT FAMILIES WHOSE HOUSEHOLD INCOME MAKES THEM INELIGIBLE FOR FREE SCHOOL MEALS, AND, BECAUSE OF THE STIGMA THEY FACE, MANY STUDENTS WILL NOT USE THEIR SCHOOL MEAL PROGRAM EVEN WHEN THEY ARE ELIGIBLE. IN ADDITION, WHEN ALL STUDENTS PARTICIPATE, SCHOOL MEAL PROGRAMS ARE MORE FINANCIALLY SUSTAINABLE, CAN AFFORD TO PURCHASE MORE LOCAL FOOD, AND CAN SERVE HIGHER QUALITY MEALS. HUNGER FREE VERMONT IS THEREFORE COMMITTED TO MAKING SCHOOL MEALS A UNIVERSAL AND FUNDAMENTAL PART OF PUBLIC EDUCATION AT ALL VERMONT SCHOOLS BY ADVOCATING TO BRING ABOUT STATE AND FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGE. THANKS TO FEDERAL WAIVERS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, NEARLY ALL SCHOOLS IN VERMONT OFFERED UNIVERSAL SCHOOL MEALS SINCE MARCH 2020. THROUGH A ROBUST, COMMUNITY DRIVEN EFFORT, WE ARE WORKING TO MAKE THIS CHANGE PERMANENT SO NO CHILD LOSES ACCESS TO SCHOOL MEALS. EARLY CHILDHOOD NUTRITION: BECAUSE GOOD NUTRITION IS ESPECIALLY CRUCIAL WHILE A YOUNG CHILD'S BRAIN IS DEVELOPING, HUNGER FREE VERMONT IS HELPING CHILD CARE PROVIDERS BUILD NUTRITION INTO THE CORE OF THEIR PROGRAMS. WE CONDUCT FREE TRAININGS FOR DIRECTORS AND WORKERS REPRESENTING CHILDCARE CENTERS AND HOMES FROM AROUND THE STATE ON HOW TO INCORPORATE BETTER NUTRITION AND MORE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY INTO THEIR PROGRAMS. WE TRAIN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS ABOUT HOW TO IDENTIFY FOOD INSECURITIES IN CHILDREN AND HOW TO TALK TO FAMILIES ABOUT FOOD ACCESS RESOURCES BY CONNECTING FOLKS TO SNAP AND WIC. HUNGER FREE VERMONT ALSO SERVES AS THE VOICE FOR NUTRITIOUS MEALS IN CHILDCARE IN COALITIONS ADVOCATING FOR IMPROVING AND EXPANDING EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND CHILDCARE CAPACITY IN VERMONT. SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, WE HAVE ALSO HELPED CONNECT CHILDCARE PROVIDERS TO SCHOOLS AS A NEW SOURCE OF HEALTHY MEALS. ALTHOUGH THE WAIVERS THAT ALLOWED SCHOOLS TO SERVE MEALS TO ALL CHILDREN 18 AND UNDER FOR FREE HAVE ENDED, WE CONTINUE TO COLLABORATE WITH THE AGENCY OF EDUCATION TO HELP STREAMLINE THE PROCESS OF SCHOOLS BEING ABLE TO VEND MEALS TO CHILDCARE PROGRAMS. THROUGHOUT 2021 WE CONDUCTED FOCUS GROUPS WITH CHILDCARE PROVIDERS ALL OVER VERMONT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE BARRIERS TO PROVIDING MEALS AND SNACKS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD SETTINGS SO THAT WE COULD TAILOR OUR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT TO BE ABLE TO BETTER SUPPORT MEAL PROGRAM EXPANSION IN CHILDCARE AND TO HELP US MORE ACCURATELY ADVOCATE FOR MEAL PROGRAM FLEXIBILITIES THAT WOULD DECREASE BARRIERS TO CHILDCARE NUTRITION PROGRAMMING AT THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL.
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4BFOOD SECURITY INITIATIVES: HUNGER FREE VERMONT IMPROVES ACCESS TO AND PARTICIPATION IN 3SQUARESVT (KNOWN NATIONALLY AS SNAP) WHICH IS ONE OF THE MOST RELIABLE, CONSISTENT, AND DIGNIFIED MEANS TO PREVENT HUNGER IN THE US. SNAP PROVIDES FUNDS ELIGIBLE LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS CAN USE TO BUY FOOD TO PREPARE AT HOME. HUNGER FREE VERMONT WORKS WITH STATE AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS IN EVERY VERMONT COUNTY TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF THE PROGRAM, REMOVE BARRIERS TO PARTICIPATION, AND TRAIN HUNDREDS OF SERVICE PROVIDERS WHO DO APPLICATION ASSISTANCE TO ENSURE ALL THOSE WHO ARE ELIGIBLE ARE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE. SINCE HUNGER FREE VERMONT BEGAN WORKING ON IMPROVING ACCESS, PARTICIPATION IN 3SQUARESVT HAS INCREASED BY MORE THAN 80%. OUR STATE IS NOW NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED FOR CONNECTING THOSE AT THE LOWEST INCOME LEVELS TO SNAP. OUR FOOD SECURITY INITIATIVES TEAM ALSO WORKS TO EXPAND 3SQUARESVT USE AT FARMERS MARKETS, RAISES PUBLIC AWARENESS ABOUT THE VALUE OF 3SQUARESVT, AND ENGAGES PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR PROTECTING THIS BIGGEST FOOD SAFETY NET FROM HARMFUL FEDERAL ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES AND CUTS. SINCE THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC HIT, WE HAVE FOCUSED ON GETTING ACCURATE INFORMATION ABOUT 3SQUARESVT AND OTHER WAYS TO GET HEALTHY FOOD OUT TO HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF VERMONTERS, INCLUDING THOSE NEWLY UNEMPLOYED WHO HAVE NEVER BEFORE FACED HUNGER. WE HAVE ALSO SUCCESSFULLY ADVOCATED FOR IMPORTANT COVID-ERA EXPANSIONS OF 3SQUARESVT, LIKE ENSURING ACCESS FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS AND INCREASED BENEFIT AMOUNTS DURING UNPRECEDENTED LEVELS OF HUNGER. ABENAKI FOOD SECURITY / FOOD SOVEREIGNTY PROJECTS: IN 2020, HUNGER FREE VERMONT BEGAN BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE LEADERS OF THE FOUR STATE- RECOGNIZED ABENAKI TRIBES IN VERMONT, WITH THE GOAL OF SEEKING FUNDING TO DIRECTLY REGRANT TO THE TRIBES FOR THEIR OWN COMMUNITY FOOD SOVEREIGNTY PROJECTS. IN ADDITION, WE ARE WORKING WITH THE TRIBES' COMMUNITY-BASED NONPROFITS TO PROVIDE CULTURALLY SPECIFIC INFORMATION ABOUT THE FEDERAL NUTRITION PROGRAMS THAT CAN CONTRIBUTE TO IMPROVED FOOD SECURITY FOR TRIBAL CITIZENS, WHO HAVE THE HIGHEST RATES OF HUNGER AND POOR HEALTH OUTCOMES LINKED TO FOOD INSECURITY OF ANY GROUP IN VERMONT.
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4CADVOCACY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: HUNGER FREE VERMONT RAISES AWARENESS ABOUT HUNGER AND ITS SOLUTIONS AND SUPPORTS COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL LEADERS IN TAKING ACTION TO END HUNGER THROUGH COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVES, INCLUDING THROUGH THE HUNGER COUNCILS OF VERMONT. THE 10 HUNGER COUNCILS ARE MADE UP OF OVER 1,000 LOCAL LEADERS WHO ARE COMMITTED TO LEARNING ABOUT HUNGER AND WORKING TO ADDRESS HUNGER IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND THE STATE BY COORDINATING EFFORTS AND SHARING INFORMATION.THE HUNGER COUNCILS ALSO RESPOND TO COMMUNITY NEEDS AND ARE A FORUM FOR HIGHLIGHTING AND ADDRESSING EMERGING CHALLENGES IN COMMUNITIES. THE HUNGER COUNCILS BECAME CRITICAL REGIONAL FORUMS FOR PLANNING EMERGENCY RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. MOST OF THE COUNCILS MET WEEKLY OR MONTHLY THROUGHOUT 2021, AND HELPED TO IDENTIFY COMMUNITY FOOD NEEDS, LOCATE AND COORDINATE VOLUNTEERS FOR FOOD DISTRIBUTION EFFORTS, AND SHARE LOCAL NEEDS WITH STATE AND FEDERAL AUTHORITIES. ADVOCACY INITIATIVES: HUNGER FREE VERMONT IS VERMONT'S PRINCIPAL ANTI- HUNGER AUTHORITY AND LEADING FOOD SECURITY POLICY ADVOCATE. HUNGER FREE VERMONT'S ADVOCACY HAS LED TO, AMONG OTHER THINGS, VERMONT BECOMING THE FIRST STATE IN THE COUNTRY TO ELIMINATE REDUCED-PRICE SCHOOL MEALS, QUADRUPLING FUNDING FOR OUR STATE'S FARM TO SCHOOL AND EARLY CHILDHOOD GRANT PROGRAM, SECURING STATE FUNDING TO INCENTIVIZE LOCAL FOOD PURCHASING BY VERMONT SCHOOLS, AND ENSURING TRANSPARENCY AND STAKEHOLDER INPUT BEFORE ANY STATE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES CAN BE MADE TO THE 3SQUARESVT PROGRAM. HUNGER FREE VERMONT HAS BEEN ASKED TO SHARE OUR ADVOCACY STRATEGIES WITH OTHER ANTI-HUNGER ORGANIZATIONS AROUND THE COUNTRY, AND AS A RESULT WE HAVE HELPED MANY OTHER STATES ACHIEVE SOME OF THESE SAME OUTCOMES. IN 2019, HUNGER FREE VERMONT LAUNCHED THE UNIVERSAL SCHOOL MEALS CAMPAIGN, A MULTI- YEAR LEGISLATIVE EFFORT TO BRING SCHOOL MEALS TO ALL VERMONT STUDENTS AT NO COST TO THEIR FAMILIES, WHICH SUCCESSFULLY PASSED LEGISLATION IN THE STATE SENATE IN 2021. IN 2021, WE ALSO ADVOCATED FOR THE CONTINUATION OF PANDEMIC-ERA FEDERAL POLICIES LIKE THE CHILD TAX CREDIT, EXPANDED ACCESS TO 3SQUARESVT AND SUMMER MEAL PROGRAMS, AND THE CONTINUATION OF FEDERAL UNIVERSAL SCHOOL MEALS. ADDITIONALLY, IN COALITION WITH PARTNERS WE SUCCESSFULLY ADVOCATED THAT THE STATE OF VERMONT USE SOME OF THE FEDERAL PANDEMIC-RELATED FUNDING TO SUPPORT ACCESS TO FOOD AND ECONOMIC SECURITY FOR LOW-INCOME PEOPLE IN VERMONT. FOOD AS MEDICINE: HUNGER FREE VERMONT IS ALSO COMMITTED TO BETTER CONNECTING HUNGER AS A SOCIAL DETERMINANT OF HEALTH WITHIN THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM. IN COLLABORATION WITH THE HEALTHCARE COMMUNITY, HUNGER FREE VERMONT IS EDUCATING THE NEXT GENERATION OF PROVIDERS ABOUT THE CONNECTION BETWEEN HUNGER AND HEALTH AND IS IMPLEMENTING FOOD INSECURITY SCREENING AND REFERRAL PROTOCOLS IN MEDICAL SETTINGS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BTHE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, OPERATIONS DIRECTOR, BOARD CHAIR, AND THE BOARD TREASURER REVIEW THE 990 BEFORE IT IS FILED.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12CTHE BOARD AND STAFF DISCUSS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND REVIEW ANY SCENARIO WHICH POTENTIALLY CAUSES A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FOR STAFF OR BOARD.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15ATHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONDUCTS AN ANNUAL EVALUATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND DETERMINES IF AN INCREASE IN COMPENSATION IS WARRANTED.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

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