Fines for Food continues for it’s 4th year [Video]

VERMONT’S LARGEST EMERGENCY FOOD PROVIDER IS CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY. BUT THIS YEAR THEY’VE HIT ANOTHER MILESTONE — THROUGH THEIR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF BURLINGTON. NBC5’S ERICKA LOVE JOINS US LIVE IN THE STUDIO… ERICKA, THERE’S A PROGRAM INVOLVING PARKING TICKETS? THROUGH FINES FOR FOOD, BURLINGTON’S DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS DONATES HALF IT’S REVENUE IN OVERDUE PARKING TICKETS TOWARDS FEEDING CHAMPLAIN VALLEY. THE PROGRAM STARTED THREE YEARS AGO. SINCE THEN, THE CITY HAS BEEN ABLE TO DONATE MORE THAN 100 THOUSAND DOLLARS TO THE ORGANIZATION. INCREASING FOOD SECURITY — ALL WHILE FEEDING CHAMPLAIN VALLEY áWIDENS ITS SERVICE AREA. <” ROB MEEHAN – DIRECTOR OF FEEDING CHAMPLAIN VALLEY I think traditionally this time of year you do see more people as the temperature drops in Vermont. But you know, the price of food right now is so expensive, as is the cost of living in Vermont. …