The Burlington Parks, Recreation & Waterfront Rec and Nutrition program is a Mon-Fri drop in program with free meals and activities for Burlington youth. This unique program offers children from low-income households to have the opportunity to interact with their local gardens by picking and trying fresh produce, exploring Burlington and building and enhancing relationships with other children and community members.

The mission of HANDS is to increase food access and food security for older adults (50+ years) who are low-income in Chittenden County. Their work includes:

Feeding Chittenden has pivoted from a congregate meal site to curbside pickup of pre-bagged and boxed groceries, as well as increased deliveries to older adults, people who have a disability, are sick or injured, or are unable to leave their home. Additionally, a hotline for emergency deliveries was created to get immediate hunger relief to households who could not visit our location and had nowhere else to turn for help.