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“Probably the biggest misunderstanding is they’re all homeless,” she said. “Instead, 76% are low-income elderly who worked their whole lives, are living on Social Security and are struggling.”

The newly named soup kitchen opened on St. Patrick’s Day 1982. It soon was serving an average of two dozen people,

“We thought this was a temporary fix — we never thought it would last,” Pieciak said. “Things were not good then, but they’re horrible today.”

The local influx of older patrons mirrors the situation statewide. According to “The State of Senior Hunger in America” report by the national hunger relief organization Feeding America, an estimated 8% of Vermont elders are considered “food insecure.”

“We know that inflation and the increase in food prices have hit people on fixed incomes hard,” said John Sayles, CEO of the Vermont Foodbank.

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[-] hanrahan@slrpnk.net 1 points 6 months ago

So, GOP voters who wanna stick it to the man and drain the swamp ?

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