Food Access Network Initiative

We are working to ensure the viability of hunger relief programming throughout the Champlain Valley.

2 Million

An average of 2 million pounds of food is distributed each year by Feeding Champlain Valley

Food Access Network Initiative

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In an effort to reduce hunger in Addison, Chittenden, Franklin, and Grand Isle Counties, Feeding Champlain Valley spearheaded the Food Access Network Initiative, launching an online ordering and delivery program in 2021 with partnering organizations to support food insecure Vermonters who are not being served by traditional food services.

Our staff and volunteers are working with partnering social service agencies, agricultural groups, and clinicians throughout the four counties with the overarching goal to increase food access.


Food Access Network initiative focus areas include:

Food Hubs, an Online Market, and Deliveries

Our online market, PantrySoft, provides multilingual support for food ordering, pickup, and delivery, including prepared meals. PantrySoft allows for 24/7 ordering from a live inventory for food insecure residents across the Champlain Valley. Orders are then packed in our food hubs, located in Colchester, Middlebury, and Sheldon, which serve as sites for aggregating large quantities of fresh, frozen and non-perishable foods. When the order is ready, staff and volunteers deliver to homes or intermediate sites (such as classrooms, childcare centers, shelters or medical clinics). This system enables community members with physical disabilities, those without reliable transportation, and those who work during regular business hours, to access nourishing food consistently.

Food Lockers

Through our partnership with Mountain Community Health, Feeding Champlain Valley is piloting modular, temperature-regulated smart lockers to expand food access in the Bristol area. When a community member places an order through our online market, they will receive a notification via email or text with a unique code, which they can scan at the lockers for easy and anonymous pickup.

Mobile Pantries

Our mobile pantries operate as pop-up food pantries on wheels, providing nonperishable items to transitional housing sites, permanent supported housing sites, and low income housing communities.

Partnerships

We are proud to partner with the following social service agencies, agricultural groups and clinicians, including:

  • The Abbey Group
  • Addison County Relocalization Network (ACORN)
  • Coffee Enterprises
  • Shelburne Farm
  • South Hero Land Trust
  • Vermont Farmers Food Center
  • Bridges to Health
  • Grand Isle Supervisory Union
  • Northern Tier Center for Health (NOTCH)
  • Sandy Bottom Farm
  • St. Albans Museum
  • Ben & Jerry’s
  • Finn & Roots
  • Grand Isle County Natural Resources Conservation District
  • Harbor Place
  • Head Start Riverside Early Learning Center
  • JK Markle Potatoes
  • Migrant Justice
  • River Berry Farm
  • Savage Gardens
  • West Farm
  • The Vermont Foodbank
  • Hunger Free Vermont


Need help with groceries?

Are you looking for assistance or more information about eligibility requirements? Contact the following staff to get immediate assistance:

Edi Abeneto

Food Shelf Supervisor

802-658-7939 ext. 23

eabeneto@cvoeo.org

Patrick Chojnowski

Food Hub Supervisor

802-780-0300 ext.4

pchojnowski@cvoeo.org

Emmet Moseley

Food Hub Supervisor,
Addison County

802-780-0300 ex 1

emoseley@cvoeo.org

Nora Lindberg

Food Network Coordinator,
Franklin & Grand Isle Counties

802-780-0300 ex 3

nlindberg@cvoeo.org

Feeding Champlain Valley