Vermont Everyone Eats provides nutritious meals to individuals impacted by COVID-19 as well as a stabilizing source of income for Vermont restaurants, farmers, and food producers.
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ABOUT
Vermont Everyone Eats is funded by the federal Coronavirus Relief Fund and made possible through a grant provided by the Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Development to Southeastern Vermont Community Action.
ShiftMeals and the Intervale Center have partnered to serve the Everyone Eats Program in Chittenden County as well as Healthy Roots in Franklin / Grand Isle, and Capstone Community Action in Central VT (Washington, Lamoille, Orange counties).
HOW IT WORKS
Restaurants are paid to prepare nutritionally balanced meals for those impacted by COVID-19 by using 10% of VT products. Organizations work with Everyone Eats to request meals, or individuals can request meals. Individuals can both pick-up meals at public distribution spots or request meals to-go from restaurants through the Digital Voucher program. To find out where to get a meal, or how to sign up for the Digital Voucher program, learn more below!
WHO IS THIS PROGRAM FOR?
Everyone Eats is a program for “everyone” negatively impacted by COVID-19. You are eligible to receive meals if COVID-19 has made it harder to get food or you are experiencing food insecurity. Help yourself, help your community!
PICK -UP A MEAL
The following pick-up locations below are only in Central VT and Chittenden County. To find a Vermont Everyone Eats meal site outside of Central Vermont and Chittenden County please click here.
Have questions or comments about receiving meals outside of Central VT and Chittenden County? Contact VEE@sevca.org.
Central VT
Lamoille, Washington, and Orange Counties
ShiftMeals and Capstone Community Action joined forces to bring Everyone Eats to Central Vermont.
Below is the current list of public distribution sites.
Have questions or comments about receiving meals in Orange or Washington County? Contact caseyengels@gmail.com
Have questions or comments about receiving meals in Lamoille County? Contact ereid@capstonevt.org
East Calais Community Trust | Calais, VT
When: Every Thursday
Barre Community Meals | Barre, VT
Get a meal made by Morse Block Deli and Good Taste Catering 7 days a week across the city of Barre.
To see times and locations click here.
Montpelier Community Meals | Montpelier, VT
Get a free meal made by The Woods Lodge and Good Taste Catering 7 days a week in Montpelier, VT.
To learn more about dates and times click here.
Lamoille County Community Meals
To view and sign up for meals through Everyone Eats in Lamoille County go here.
SHARE MRV | Waitsfield, VT
Cabot Food Shares at Faith in Action
Where: 3339 Main St, Cabot, VT 05647
When: 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the Month
11:30am-2pm – first come first served!
Meals provided by Cabot Village Store and Cornerstone Pub & Kitchen
Waterbury Community Meals at Zenbarn
Where: 179 Guptil Rd, Waterbury Center
When: Starting March 23rd, distributions will be the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month
4pm-6pm
Chittenden, Franklin & Grand Isle Counties
ShiftMeals, Intervale Center and Healthy Roots joined forces to bring Everyone Eats to Chittenden, Franklin and Grand Isle Counties!
Below is the current list of public distribution sites.
Have questions or comments? Contact EveryoneEats@intervale.org
Franklin & Grand Isle Counties Community Meals
Meals distribution locations in Franklin and Grand Isle Counties will begin the week of February 4th – February 10th.
All locations are open to the public. No online sign-up needed – you will be asked simple qualifying questions. Contact in advance to ensure they have meals in stock.
View meal distribution schedule HERE.
Milton Elementary School | Milton, VT (NEW!)
Where: Milton Elementary School, 42 Herrick Avenue, Milton, VT
When: Mondays from 4pm-6pm
No sign-up needed
Intervale Barn | Burlington, VT
Where: Intervale Barn
When: Mondays from 4pm-6pm
No sign-up needed
ECHO, Leahy Center for Lake Champlain | Burlington, VT
Where: ECHO, Leahy Center for Lake Champlain (1 College St, Burlington, VT)
When: Tuesdays from 10am – 1pm
Food is first come, first serve and to be picked up in the lobby. You do not need to sign-up ahead of time to receive a meal.
Please note that ECHO is closed to admissions during these dates.
If you miss the pick-up time you can call (802)-864-1848.
Pine Forest Children’s Center | Burlington, VT
Where: 208 Flynn Ave, Suite 2F in Burlington, VT, 05401
Mark BBQ Essex Community Meals | Essex, VT ( Sign up needed )
Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Church | Richmond, VT ( Sign up needed )
Community College of VT | Winooski, VT
Where: 1 Abenaki Way, Winooski, VT at the back of the building by the loading dock.
When: Fridays from 11am – 1pm
First come first serve.
DIGITAL MEAL VOUCHERS
Get a meal through the Everyone Eats Digital Voucher program, powered by Localvore!
Vermonters with smartphones can sign up for free meals to be redeemed at participating restaurants across the state.
To sign up head to localvorepassport.com/everyone-eats and then download the Localvore Passport app to start redeeming local, nutritious meals for free!
Don’t have a smartphone? Request a meal at one of the meal distribution sites above.
Over 100 participating restaurants and cafes statewide
At present, more than 100 local VT restaurants are participating in Everyone Eats.
Keeping it local
10% of the ingredients used by the participating restaurants to prepare the meals will be locally-sourced, coming from farms and other food producers located in Vermont.
Everyone Eats in the news
Most recently, CBS National News featured the statewide program in the following article “As Americans go hungry, an innovative free-meal program is running out of money and time.”
Food Security Resources
For a list of additional food security resources in Vermont for individuals, as well as restaurants and restaurant workers, visit our resources page.
