March 22, 2012 - Addressing Food Insecurity—and Promoting Social Responsibility

According to Hunger Free Vermont, 14 percent of the state’s households are food-insecure—meaning that due to low financial resources, they lack access to enough food to fully meet basic needs at all times.

Vikram Patel, a Schweitzer Fellow and Vermont Law School (VLS) student, has mobilized his peers to do something about it. Partnering with the Red Door Thrift Shop and local community leaders, Patel expanded the scope of the VLS food and culture club he had previously founded—adding a new focus on addressing hunger and health in the South Royalton, Vermont community. Patel’s Schweitzer project has built bridges between law students and the surrounding community—and provided food-insecure individuals and families with over 2,000 meals via community dinners, a community garden, and a food pantry.

CLICK HERE to read a Five Questions for a Fellow interview with Patel on ASF's official blog.

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