VERMONT PUBLIC TELEVISION LOOKS AT HUNGER IN VERMONT

Vermont was ranked the sixth hungriest state in the country in a federal government report last year. Twelve percent of households struggle to get enough food on the table and one in 20 Vermonters is labeled “severely hungry.” At the same time, many Vermonters face hard choices between buying food and heating their homes.

Vermont Public Television’s monthly “Public Square” program, airing Thursday, December 16, at 8 p.m., will look at these problems.

Host Kristin Carlson and panelists Richard Moffi, who heads Fuel Assistance Vermont; Marissa Parisi, executive director, Vermont Campaign to End Childhood Hunger; Renee Richardson, director of 3Squares Vermont; and Chris Shaw, information and assistance specialist, Central Vermont Council on Aging, will address what government agencies, local communities and individuals are doing to help their neighbors.

Carlson will invite viewers to call 1-866-424-LIVE to share experiences, recommend solutions and talk with the panelists during the show.   

The program will be broadcast statewide and webcast at www.vpt.org.

Joe Merone is executive producer. Elizabeth Ottinger is community outreach director.

To find out more about this program, click here.