Lawmakers in the state of Vermont have agreed to extend the Everyone Eats program.
WCAX reports that on Tuesday, December 15th, lawmakers allocated $400,000 towards the Everyone Eats program to keep it funded through the end of 2020. Without these additional funds, the program would have run out of money on Tuesday.
According to the VT Farmers Food Center’s website, Everyone Eats is a “food relief program that leverages CARES Act funds to engage local restaurants in making to-go meals for anyone who has been impacted by the COVID-19 crisis due to unemployment, underemployment, homelessness, or other challenges.” At this time, approximately 100 restaurants statewide have participated in the program, providing half-a-million meals to citizens in need.
Without a second stimulus package from the US Congress, the program’s funds will run out at year’s end.
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