Following the close of a two-week collective effort, Attorney General Charity Clark, the Vermont Bar Association (VBA), the Vermont Paralegal Organization (VPO), and the Vermont Foodbank announced the positive impact of the Vermont Legal Community Fighting Hunger Food Drive. For the past nine years, legal professionals across the state have come together to run the food drive during Hunger Action Month in September. Vermonters have faced many challenges over the years including a COVID-19 pandemic, economic hardships such as inflation and tariffs, and cuts to federal nutrition programs. These challenges have made it difficult to keep food on the table. For the third year in a row, Attorney General Clark urged the legal community to collect diapers, in addition to food, for families in need.
“I want to thank everyone who participated in this year’s food and diaper drive,” said Attorney General Charity Clark. “Our neighbors across Vermont are struggling to keep food on the table and afford the cost of diapers. The contributions of our legal community will truly make a difference, and I am so proud of our collective effort to provide over $14,000 and over 1,600 donated items to our neighbors in need.”