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Food Support
How can we feed people and make healthy, local food more accessible and more affordable? GFC is partnering with various groups and residents to improve our food security. This page provides resources and listings to access food within the Greater Falls community.
Where To Get Food:
Our Place Community Food Center: Breakfast Monday-Friday, 9:30-10:30 a.m. Lunch Monday - Friday, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm. Food pantry by appointment Wednesday and Friday 9 -11 am and 1 - 3 pm. A daytime drop-in center offering help with food and other essential needs in a nonjudgmental safe and respectful atmosphere serving Rockingham and Westminster Vermont and Walpole New Hampshire.
Vermont Food Bank: The mission of the Vermont Foodbank is to gather and share quality food to those with food insecurities in Vermont. Partners with 300 community partners to over food shelves, pantries, and meal sites throughout Vermont. Below are a list of local support.
Fall Mountain Friendly Meals - Providing emergency food supplies to individuals in Sullivan, Windsor, Cheshire and Windham counties. Two locations: 122 NH Rte. 12A, Langdon, NH (10 am - 2 pm Wednesday, Friday, Saturday 10 am - 2 pm). 29 Summer Street, Charlestown NH (9 am - 11 am Monday, Thursday, Friday)
Grafton Community Church: Operating a local food pantry.
Chester-Andover Family Center: Food Shelf open to Chester and Andover residents Thursdays 1 pm - 5:30 pm, Friday 10 am - 2 pm
Springfield Family Center: Food Shelf by appointment, Monday, Tuesday, and Friday 9 am - 11:30 am and 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm with proof of residence.
EdibleBrattleboro: Operates Share the Harvest stand offering free fresh local produce and other foods operating July through October.
Meeting Waters YMCA - At Risk Afterschool Meals Program: Children in YMCA programs can receive snacks and small meals.
24 Main Street Saxtons River - A free pantry food shelf.
Changing Our Food Systems
The long-term solution is changing our food systems so that affordable, nutritious, locally-produced food is accessible to all. Here are some resources and partners GFC has worked with in order to build food security:
3SquareVT: Program that helps provide money each month to stretch food budgets to those elidable.
