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Foodbank Says Need For Food Growing

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Tuesday, 12/22/09 7:50am

Mitch Wertlieb - Colchester, VT

AP Photo/Toby Talbot

Year's end is a time to take stock, and that's perhaps nowhere more important than at food shelves around the state.

There's always a demand for the services provided by these non-profit organizations but given the recent crippling economic recession it's no surprise that more and more people are turning to food banks to keep their families from suffering malnutrition, or worse.

John Sayles is the CEO of the Vermont Foodbank. He speaks with VPR's Mitch Wertlieb.

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