In partnership with our community, Springfield Family Center has connected families to charitable food resources since 1971.
In partnership with our community, Springfield Family Center has connected families to charitable food resources since 1971.
Springfield Family Center Services
Drop by for a Free Meal and Snacks
Access our Food Shelf Bi-Weekly
View our Simple, Affordable, and Delicious Recipe Collection
Resources for Accessing Other Local Social Service Organizations
New Space... Updated Mission...Name Change?
Hello Friends! The Springfield Family Center (SFC) is up and running in their new location in the Springfield Shopping Plaza, Suite #9 (in the space formerly known as precision pools/Aubuchon's hardware)! We are excited to be closer to town in a more accessible space and look forward to serving our food insecure neighbors.
In addition to being in a new space, SFC's mission has recently been updated to being a community-based charitable food organization dedicated to providing resources to our food insecure neighbors in the communities of the greater Springfield area.
With a new space and an updated mission, SFC is considering a name change. Please share your thoughts by clicking on the link below to vote "yes" or no":
Helping our Food Insecure Neighbors
Springfield Family Center is a 501(c)3 nonprofit that serves our food insecure neighbors in the greater Springfield area. Many in our community struggle with knowing where their next meal will come from:
-2 in 5 Vermonters are food insecure
-Springfield in particular suffers from a poverty rate that is 47% higher than Vermont's average.
During the last fiscal year, SFC helped alleviate this problem by providing the community with:
-30,282 prepared meals
-701 visits to the food shelf serving 1361 people cumulatively
-Distributed 9,826 loaves of bread, fresh produce to 6,146 people and fresh dairy to 1,216 people cumulatively
- 1,180 pounds of food feeding 140 families cumulatively through a food pantry drop off program at local schools
-102 holiday themed boxes feeding over 300 people
In addition, SFC partners with local organizations such as North Star Health, Senior Solutions and Springfield Area Adult Day Program to develop programs that target particular populations with nutritional needs.
With our recent move to a downtown, more accessible location we have seen about a 45% increase in the number of meals we serve each day, as well as a steady increase in the use of our food shelf.
YOU CAN HELP BY BUYING A MEAL FOR A NEIGHBOR
For $10 you can “buy” an entire prepared meal for one person or enough ingredients from our food shelf to provide an entire meal for a household consisting of 2-3 people.
Springfield Family Center Thanks You for Your Support!
Help us help others
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Prices of groceries are rising. Your Donations make all the difference in our ability to feed community members facing hunger.
"Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much" -Helen Keller
Springfield Family Center's Open House
All of us at Springfield Family Center want to thank all who came out to support us and who helped make our open house a success! So many amazing people came through with great questions and sincere interest in the work we do!
Truth is, we could not do what we do without the overall support of our community. As an organization whose services are free to the community we rely heavily on grant writing, fundraising and the generosity of others to meet the increasing needs in the community.
Thank you for helping us help others in times of adversity. Interested in donating? Checks can me made out to: Springfield Family Center and mailed to PO Box 20 North Springfield, VT. You can also donate online through PayPal here on our website.
Together we truly make a difference!
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