2018-11-12T08:00:26-05:00 2017-12-31 030280081 JMM & ASSOCIATES PC 336 WATER TOWER CIR STE 801 COLCHESTER VT 05446 990 2017-01-01 030336357 HUNGER FREE VERMONT INC HUNG 8028650255 38 EASTWOOD DRIVE SUITE 100 SOUTH BURLINGTON VT 05403 ANORE HORTON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 8028650255 2018-11-02 true RANDALL L SARGENT CPA P00136499 8026555665 2018-11-05 64.88.174.3 2018-11-12 07:00:26 CS P 1AD411E049554EB474F1A76C7C0DE76A84237027 B93AC70C31DAD525034B788864ABA0EAD35EC709 2017 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z ANORE HORTON 38 EASTWOOD DRIVE SUITE 100 SOUTH BURLINGTON VT 05403 1281970 false X WWW.HUNGERFREEVT.ORG X 1993 VT TO END THE INJUSTICE OF HUNGER AND MALNUTRITION FOR ALL VERMONTERS. 16 16 18 950 0 914462 1197843 9086 21699 87 380 300 62048 923935 1281970 20067 0 764076 834735 0 238532 251075 228499 1015151 1083301 -91216 198669 335068 516960 86333 69556 248735 447404 X TO END THE INJUSTICE OF HUNGER AND MALNUTRITION FOR ALL VERMONTERS. true true 242716 3305 CHILD NUTRITION SCHOOL AGE: HUNGER FREE VERMONT ASSISTS 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 FOOD INSECURITY AND HUNGER BY REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF MONEY LOW-INCOME FAMILIES MUST SPEND TO PROVIDE FOOD FOR THEIR CHILDREN DURING THE WEEK. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR MORE INFORMATION IN 2017, HUNGER FREE VERMONT STAFF ADDED TRAINING IN HELPING FAMILIES APPLY FOR 3SQUARESVT TO OUR SCHOOL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE MENU, AND DELIVERED ONE STATEWIDE WEBINAR IN WHICH 30 SCHOOLS PARTICIPATED. MATERIALS LINKING SCHOOL MEALS AND 3SQUARESVT WERE ALSO PROVIDED TO SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS. DURING SCHOOL YEAR 2017-18, HUNGER FREE VERMONT PROVIDED CUSTOMIZED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO 55 UNIQUE VERMONT SCHOOLS, AND TO 4 COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. OVER 680 CHILDREN WERE ACCESSING AT LEAST ONE ADDITIONAL CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAM BY THE END OF THE 2017-18 SCHOOL YEAR, AS COMPARED TO THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. 88% OF THE SCHOOL- BASED AND SUMMER MEAL PROGRAMS HUNGER FREE VERMONT HELPED START IN THE 2016-17 SCHOOL YEAR WERE STILL OPERATING AT THE END OF THE 2017-18 SCHOOL YEAR. 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 ACCESS NUTRITION. IN 2017 HUNGER FREE VERMONT CONDUCTED FREE TRAININGS ON NUTRITION TO DIRECTORS AND WORKERS REPRESENTING AT LEAST 39 CHILDCARE CENTERS FROM EVERY COUNTY OF THE STATE, SERVING APPROXIMATELY 1,200 YOUNG CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES. 160360 2163 ADULT NUTRITION 3SQUARESVT: HUNGER FREE VERMONT IMPROVES ACCESS TO AND PARTICIPATION IN 3SQUARESVT (FORMERLY THE FOOD STAMP PROGRAM) WHICH IS ONE OF THE MOST RELIABLE, CONSISTENT, AND DIGNIFIED MEANS TO PREVENT HUNGER. HFVT WORKS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH FEDERAL, STATE, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF THE PROGRAM, REMOVE BARRIERS TO PARTICIPATION, AND TRAIN SERVICE PROVIDERS WHO DO APPLICATION ASSISTANCE TO ENSURE ALL THOSE WHO ARE ELIGIBLE ARE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE. IN 2001 THERE WERE ONLY 38,558 PARTICIPANTS. TODAY AN AVERAGE OF 74,000 VERMONTERS PARTICIPATE EACH MONTH, AND OUR STATE IS NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED FOR REACHING MANY OF THOSE ELIGIBLE. 143037 1952 EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY COMMUNITY EDUCATION: HUNGER FREE VERMONT RAISES AWARENESS ABOUT HUNGER AND EMPOWERS COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL LEADERS TO ADDRESS HUNGER THROUGH COMMUNITY EDUCATION INITIATIVES, INCLUDING THROUGH THE HUNGER COUNCILS OF VERMONT. THE 10 HUNGER COUNCILS INVOLVE ABOUT 1,000 LOCAL LEADERS WHO ARE COMMITTED TO LEARNING ABOUT HUNGER AND IMPROVING COMMUNITY AND HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY. THE HUNGER COUNCILS COORDINATE EFFORTS AND BUILD STRONG NUTRITION SAFETY NETS AT THE COMMUNITY LEVEL AND STATEWIDE. THE HUNGER COUNCILS ALSO RESPOND TO COMMUNITY NEED AND ARE A FORUM FOR HIGHLIGHTING AND ADDRESSING EMERGING CHALLENGES IN COMMUNITIES. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR MORE INFORMATION THIS PROJECT IS A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO ADDRESSING HUNGER: BY EDUCATING COMMUNITY MEMBERS ABOUT THE LOCAL CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF HUNGER AND PROVIDING TOOLS TO IMPROVE NUTRITION AND REDUCE HUNGER IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND BEYOND. 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. ADVOCACY: HUNGER FREE VERMONT IS VERMONT'S PRINCIPAL ANTI-HUNGER AUTHORITY AND LEADING FOOD SECURITY POLICY ADVOCATE. HUNGER FREE VERMONT WAS THE PRIMARY FORCE BEHIND ACT 22, WHICH GREATLY INCREASED ACCESS TO THE SCHOOL MEAL PROGRAM IN 2003, AND MORE RECENTLY SUCCESSFULLY ADVOCATED TO EXPAND 3SQUARESVT AND TO BECOME THE FIRST STATE IN THE NATION TO PROVIDE FREE SCHOOL BREAKFAST AND LUNCH TO ALL LOW-INCOME STUDENTS AND TO INVEST IN UNIVERSAL SCHOOL MEALS. IN 2017, HUNGER FREE VERMONT SUCCESSFULLY ADVOCATED TO EXPAND THE VT FARM TO SCHOOL GRANT PROGRAM TO BE AVAILABLE TO CHILDCARE PROVIDERS AND TO INCLUDE WORK THAT ADDRESS CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS. HUNGER FREE VERMONT CONTINUES TO ADVOCATE FOR IMPROVED ACCESS TO ALL FEDERALLY FUNDED FOOD AND NUTRITION PROGRAMS AND POLICIES THAT SUPPORT THE ECONOMIC SECURITY OF VERMONTERS. 135207 12647 NUTRITION AND EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH THE LEARNING KITCHEN: HUNGER FREE VERMONT'S LEARNING KITCHEN CLASSES EMPOWER LOW-INCOME VERMONTERS TO MAKE HEALTHY CHOICES THROUGH NUTRITION EDUCATION, EMPHASIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF REGULAR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, AND IMPROVING COOKING SKILLS. THE LEARNING KITCHEN STARTED IN 1999 WITH JUST 5 SERIES AND 47 PARTICIPANTS. TO DATE THERE HAVE BEEN HUNDREDS OF SERIES SERVING OVER 8,000 VERMONTERS. PARTNERSHIP FOR A HUNGER-FREE GRAND ISLE COUNTY HUNGER FREE VERMONT BECAME THE LEAD ORGANIZATION COORDINATING A NEW COLLECTIVE IMPACT PARTNERSHIP WITH 10 OTHER COMMUNITY SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, AND NORTHWEST VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER. THE PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT IS TO IDENTIFY AND IMPLEMENT CREATIVE PROJECTS TO REDUCE HUNGER AMONG VARIOUS POPULATIONS (CHILDREN, SENIORS, ETC.) IN GRAND ISLE COUNTY. GRAND ISLE COUNTY IS ONE OF THE MOST ISOLATED IN VERMONT, LACKING EVEN ONE FULL-SERVICE GROCERY STORE, AND EXPERIENCE HIGHER LEVELS OF FOOD INSECURITY THAN VERMONT'S STATEWIDE AVERAGE. FIVE DIFFERENT EXPERIMENTAL PROJECTS WERE LAUNCHED IN 2017, INCLUDING: PROVIDING FREE TRANSPORTATION AND FINANCIAL INCENTIVES FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE TO ACCESS THE CHAMPLAIN ISLANDS FARMERS MARKET; MAILING NUTRITION RESOURCE MATERIALS TO ALL FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN IN GRAND ISLE SCHOOLS; WORKING WITH MEDICAL PROVIDERS IN GRAND ISLE COUNTY TO SCREEN THEIR PATIENTS FOR HUNGER; DEVELOPING A RESOURCE GUIDE TO HELP TRUSTED COMMUNITY MEMBERS STEER PEOPLE IN NEED TO NUTRITION ASSISTANCE; AND DELIVERING PRODUCE TO MEALS ON WHEELS RECIPIENTS TO INCREASE THEIR CONSUMPTION OF FRESH VEGETABLES AND FRUITS. NEW ENGLAND REGIONAL PLANNING IN 2015 THRU 2016, THROUGH FUNDING PROVIDED TO HUNGER FREE VERMONT, SIX LEADERS IN THE ANTI-HUNGER FIELD BEGAN CONVENING TO FIND STRENGTH AND ALIGNMENT IN THE FIGHT AGAINST HUNGER ACROSS THEIR SIX SMALL STATES. TOGETHER, THESE LEADERS CONTRIBUTED TO A COMPACT TO SHARE THEIR VISION AND ASK THAT ADVOCATES, ORGANIZATIONS, AND LOCAL, STATE, AND CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVES SIGN ON. THIS PROJECT NO LONGER RECEIVED DESIGNATED FUNDING IN 2017, BUT HUNGER FREE VERMONT CONTINUED TO FACILITATE THE USE OF THE COMPACT ACROSS NEW ENGLAND. 135207 12647 681320 true true false true false false false false false true true false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 4 0 18 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 16 16 false false true false false false false true true false false false true true true true true true true false X X X GRETCHEN STERN 8028650255 38 EASTWOOD DRIVE SUITE 100 SOUTH BURLINGTON VT 05403 MARISSA PARISI EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 90529 0 12817 AMY LEVINE BOARD CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DARREN ALLEN VICE CHAIR/S 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BRIAN WAXLER TREASURER/MO 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ALISON BELL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 COLLEEN BROWN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAMELA PUTHOOR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN TUNNICLIFFE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER ANDREWS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL SIROTKIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEFF DANNIES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CATHY DAVIS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LAURA CARLSMITH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MISSE AXELROD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NICOLE ROHRIG DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LISA HELMHOLZ-ADAMS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KEN WHITE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL MACUGA TERM ENDED DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TOM TORTI TERM ENDED DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEVE MARINELLI TERM ENDED DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JIM GLAZIER TERM ENDED DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SYLVIA GEIGER TERM ENDED DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 90529 12817 false false false 206655 991188 13395 1197843 CONFERENCES 611430 21699 21699 21699 380 380 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 62048 62048 62048 1281970 83747 380 20067 20067 103346 67175 20669 15502 570831 353832 79496 137503 16722 10425 2105 4192 87795 55012 11816 20967 56041 35233 7873 12935 4673 4673 6769 6769 14122 9934 1799 2389 1431 1181 250 27641 9092 2791 15758 3089 409 2535 145 104831 66956 13221 24654 16906 15630 18 1258 15853 12872 2896 85 7500 4680 1107 1713 5891 3688 843 1360 PROGRAM EXPENSES 15116 15116 MISCELLANEOUS 4677 18 4588 71 1083301 681320 163449 238532 36439 191545 90756 63589 190647 249299 5064 7866 85358 80697 12162 4661 335068 516960 58333 29556 28000 40000 86333 69556 X 95935 201379 152800 246025 248735 447404 335068 516960 198669 X false true X true false X 852075 1085779 1009548 914462 1197843 5059707 852075 1085779 1009548 914462 1197843 5059707 198074 4861633 6030 3170 1103 87 380 10770 62048 62048 5132525 44110 0.94720 0.98480 X PART II, LINE 10 62,048 false true false false false false true 535 false false 535 false SCHEDULE C, PART II-B, LINE 1 IN 2017, THE ORGANIZATION ENGAGED IN LIMITED ALLOWABLE LOBBYING ACTIVITIES THAT INCLUDED SUPPORTING THE INTRODUCTION OF A BILL TO BRING GREATER TRANSPARENCY TO STATE-LEVEL DECISION MAKING REGARDING CHANGES TO SNAP, SUPPORTING EFFORTS BY PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS TO INCREASE FUNDING FOR THE STATE FARM TO SCHOOL GRANTS PROGRAM, AND SUPPORTING EFFORTS BY PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS TO INCREASE FUNDING FOR AFTER SCHOOL AND SUMMER PROGRAMMING FOR CHILDREN. 1784 1784 51699 1581 51496 1784 52223 2674 2359 839 51699 49086 7672 3805 730 52223 false false 53572 49001 4571 31786 31696 90 4661 X 1281970 1281970 1281970 1083301 1083301 1083301 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X HUNGER 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. true NORTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER 133 FAIRFIELD STREET ST ALBANS VT 05454 030266986 501C3 6380 TO PROVIDE FOOD 1 SCHEDULE I, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2 ALL GRANT RECIPIENTS ARE REQUIRED TO FILL OUT A PROJECT AGREEMENT FORM. THE FORM INCLUDES ITEMS SUCH AS WORKPLAN AND A BUDGET. THE WORKPLAN INCLUDES A SECTION FOR COMPLETION DATES OF ALL ACTIVITIES. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 2 HFVT BEGAN A COLLABORATIVE IMPACT PROJECT IN GRAND ISLE COUNTY, FUNDED BY UVM MEDICAL CENTER. THIS INVOLVED WORKING WITH LOCAL AGENCIES AND INDIVIDUALS TO HELP INCREASE FOOD ACCESS IN GRAND ISLE COUNTY. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 3 HFVT COMPLETED ITS WORK WITH THE NEW ENGLAND REGIONAL PLANNING INITIATIVES. THOUGH STAFF STILL COLLABORATES WITH PARTNERS ON OCCASION, WE ARE NO LONGER ACTIVELY CONDUCTING MEETINGS AND OUTREACH. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A IN 2017, HUNGER FREE VERMONT STAFF ADDED TRAINING IN HELPING FAMILIES APPLY FOR 3SQUARESVT TO OUR SCHOOL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE MENU, AND DELIVERED ONE STATEWIDE WEBINAR IN WHICH 30 SCHOOLS PARTICIPATED. MATERIALS LINKING SCHOOL MEALS AND 3SQUARESVT WERE ALSO PROVIDED TO SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS. DURING SCHOOL YEAR 2017-18, HUNGER FREE VERMONT PROVIDED CUSTOMIZED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO 55 UNIQUE VERMONT SCHOOLS, AND TO 4 COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. OVER 680 CHILDREN WERE ACCESSING AT LEAST ONE ADDITIONAL CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAM BY THE END OF THE 2017-18 SCHOOL YEAR, AS COMPARED TO THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. 88% OF THE SCHOOL- BASED AND SUMMER MEAL PROGRAMS HUNGER FREE VERMONT HELPED START IN THE 2016-17 SCHOOL YEAR WERE STILL OPERATING AT THE END OF THE 2017-18 SCHOOL YEAR. 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 ACCESS NUTRITION. IN 2017 HUNGER FREE VERMONT CONDUCTED FREE TRAININGS ON NUTRITION TO DIRECTORS AND WORKERS REPRESENTING AT LEAST 39 CHILDCARE CENTERS FROM EVERY COUNTY OF THE STATE, SERVING APPROXIMATELY 1,200 YOUNG CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C THIS PROJECT IS A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO ADDRESSING HUNGER: BY EDUCATING COMMUNITY MEMBERS ABOUT THE LOCAL CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF HUNGER AND PROVIDING TOOLS TO IMPROVE NUTRITION AND REDUCE HUNGER IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND BEYOND. 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. ADVOCACY: HUNGER FREE VERMONT IS VERMONT'S PRINCIPAL ANTI-HUNGER AUTHORITY AND LEADING FOOD SECURITY POLICY ADVOCATE. HUNGER FREE VERMONT WAS THE PRIMARY FORCE BEHIND ACT 22, WHICH GREATLY INCREASED ACCESS TO THE SCHOOL MEAL PROGRAM IN 2003, AND MORE RECENTLY SUCCESSFULLY ADVOCATED TO EXPAND 3SQUARESVT AND TO BECOME THE FIRST STATE IN THE NATION TO PROVIDE FREE SCHOOL BREAKFAST AND LUNCH TO ALL LOW-INCOME STUDENTS AND TO INVEST IN UNIVERSAL SCHOOL MEALS. IN 2017, HUNGER FREE VERMONT SUCCESSFULLY ADVOCATED TO EXPAND THE VT FARM TO SCHOOL GRANT PROGRAM TO BE AVAILABLE TO CHILDCARE PROVIDERS AND TO INCLUDE WORK THAT ADDRESS CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS. HUNGER FREE VERMONT CONTINUES TO ADVOCATE FOR IMPROVED ACCESS TO ALL FEDERALLY FUNDED FOOD AND NUTRITION PROGRAMS AND POLICIES THAT SUPPORT THE ECONOMIC SECURITY OF VERMONTERS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D NUTRITION AND EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH THE LEARNING KITCHEN: HUNGER FREE VERMONT'S LEARNING KITCHEN CLASSES EMPOWER LOW-INCOME VERMONTERS TO MAKE HEALTHY CHOICES THROUGH NUTRITION EDUCATION, EMPHASIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF REGULAR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, AND IMPROVING COOKING SKILLS. THE LEARNING KITCHEN STARTED IN 1999 WITH JUST 5 SERIES AND 47 PARTICIPANTS. TO DATE THERE HAVE BEEN HUNDREDS OF SERIES SERVING OVER 8,000 VERMONTERS. PARTNERSHIP FOR A HUNGER-FREE GRAND ISLE COUNTY HUNGER FREE VERMONT BECAME THE LEAD ORGANIZATION COORDINATING A NEW COLLECTIVE IMPACT PARTNERSHIP WITH 10 OTHER COMMUNITY SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, AND NORTHWEST VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER. THE PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT IS TO IDENTIFY AND IMPLEMENT CREATIVE PROJECTS TO REDUCE HUNGER AMONG VARIOUS POPULATIONS (CHILDREN, SENIORS, ETC.) IN GRAND ISLE COUNTY. GRAND ISLE COUNTY IS ONE OF THE MOST ISOLATED IN VERMONT, LACKING EVEN ONE FULL-SERVICE GROCERY STORE, AND EXPERIENCE HIGHER LEVELS OF FOOD INSECURITY THAN VERMONT'S STATEWIDE AVERAGE. FIVE DIFFERENT EXPERIMENTAL PROJECTS WERE LAUNCHED IN 2017, INCLUDING: PROVIDING FREE TRANSPORTATION AND FINANCIAL INCENTIVES FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE TO ACCESS THE CHAMPLAIN ISLANDS FARMERS MARKET; MAILING NUTRITION RESOURCE MATERIALS TO ALL FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN IN GRAND ISLE SCHOOLS; WORKING WITH MEDICAL PROVIDERS IN GRAND ISLE COUNTY TO SCREEN THEIR PATIENTS FOR HUNGER; DEVELOPING A RESOURCE GUIDE TO HELP TRUSTED COMMUNITY MEMBERS STEER PEOPLE IN NEED TO NUTRITION ASSISTANCE; AND DELIVERING PRODUCE TO MEALS ON WHEELS RECIPIENTS TO INCREASE THEIR CONSUMPTION OF FRESH VEGETABLES AND FRUITS. NEW ENGLAND REGIONAL PLANNING IN 2015 THRU 2016, THROUGH FUNDING PROVIDED TO HUNGER FREE VERMONT, SIX LEADERS IN THE ANTI-HUNGER FIELD BEGAN CONVENING TO FIND STRENGTH AND ALIGNMENT IN THE FIGHT AGAINST HUNGER ACROSS THEIR SIX SMALL STATES. TOGETHER, THESE LEADERS CONTRIBUTED TO A COMPACT TO SHARE THEIR VISION AND ASK THAT ADVOCATES, ORGANIZATIONS, AND LOCAL, STATE, AND CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVES SIGN ON. THIS PROJECT NO LONGER RECEIVED DESIGNATED FUNDING IN 2017, BUT HUNGER FREE VERMONT CONTINUED TO FACILITATE THE USE OF THE COMPACT ACROSS NEW ENGLAND. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 4 THE BYLAWS WERE UPDATED AS FOLLOWS: PREVIOUSLY, A QUORUM CONSISTED OF A MAJORITY OF THE ENTIRE BOARD. THE NEW BYLAWS STATE "A QUORUM SHALL CONSIST OF AT LEAST THREE-QUARTERS OF THE DIRECTORS CURRENTLY SERVING." DIRECTORS NOW NEED TO MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO ATTEND ALL BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS. LACK OF ATTENDANCE, AS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, IS JUST CAUSE FOR REMOVAL FROM THE BOARD. THE VICE PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY ROLES WERE COMBINED IN THE NEW BYLAWS. THE VICE PRESIDENT/SECRETARY SHALL ACT IN THE PLACE OF THE PRESIDENT IN THE EVENT OF THE PRESIDENT'S ABSENCE, INABILITY OR REFUSAL TO ACT, AND SHALL EXERCISE AND DISCHARGE ANY OTHER DUTIES THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DESIGNATES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, OPERATIONS DIRECTOR, BOARD CHAIR, AND MONITORING OFFICER REVIEW THE 990 BEFORE IT IS FILED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE BOARD AND STAFF DISCUSS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND REVIEW ANY SCENARIO WHICH POTENTIALLY CAUSES A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FOR STAFF OR BOARD. ALL BOARD MEMBERS REVIEWED AND RE-SIGNED THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IN 2017. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONDUCTS AN ANNUAL EVALUATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND DETERMINES IF AN INCREASE IN COMPENSATION IS WARRANTED. THE COMPENSATION IS INCREASED USING THE SAME DECOMPRESSION CALCULATION USED FOR ALL STAFF. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B KEY EMPLOYEE'S COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AFTER REVIEWING LABOR MARKET CONDITIONS AND AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC.