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This concurrent resolution designates February 6, 2025, as 3SquaresVT Awareness Day at the State House, highlighting the importance of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in Vermont, which is known locally as 3SquaresVT. The resolution recognizes the program's critical role in addressing hunger, noting that it serves over 65,000 Vermonters across nearly 40,000 households, including many children, seniors, and people with disabilities. The resolution emphasizes that 3SquaresVT is an efficient anti-hunger program, providing nine meals for every one meal offered by charitable food systems, and serves the food needs of vulnerable residents with privacy and dignity. Additionally, the resolution points out that the program supports local economic vitality by keeping redeemed benefits within the state and supports grocers and farmers, while acknowledging that recent U.S. Department of Agriculture data shows an increasing number of people at risk of hunger, particularly in households with children.

https://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2026/H.C.R.10