Soup and Fresh Produce Programs

 Our Soup Program feeds approximately 5-10 people per day during the fall and winter months (October through April,) and a variety of salads during the summertime (May through August.) 

*Please note, due to COVID-19, we have suspended our salads for this summer*


Most of the produce that goes into our soups and salads is seasonal and donated by the community or grown from our garden. When available, it is also offered free to those in need at our Services Counter.



Emergency Food Pantry

We are expanding our reach and collaborating with our neighboring agencies in order to not duplicate services, so that you, our clients, receive the very best of all of the resources available to you. Our main focus right now is going to be the Backpack Program and Homeless and Crisis services food bags, as we concentrate our efforts on services that no one else provides, which includes the following towns within the Kingdom East School District:

Burke

Concord

Lunenburg

Lyndonville

Newark

Sheffield

Sutton

Wheelock


H.O.P.E. Services Hours (as of 10/1/24)

Tuesday - Friday 10:00 AM to 2:30 PM



If you are in need of food services, all available food service programs throughout the NEK can be found here:

NEK Food Access Directory Summer 2024 Vermont Foodbank Food Pantry Directory

Non-Discrimination Statement


In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the

USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from

discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any

program or activity conducted or funded by USDA.

Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g. Braille, large print,

audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.), should contact the Agency (State or local)

where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the

Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than

English.

To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, (AD-3027) found

online at: https://www.usda.gov/oascr/how-to-file-a-program-discrimination-complaint, and at any USDA office, or write a letter

addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form,

call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by:

(1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights

1400 Independence Avenue, SW

Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;

(2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or

(3) email: program.intake@usda.gov.

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

Many thanks to devoted volunteers, donors and the community. People just like you who care about those in need. We are Helping Other People Everyday, and we need your help to answer the growing calls of help for food, clothing, household basics and emergency packets for families and individuals in dire need of assistance.
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