The Albany Food Share Needs a Home.
Let’s build one.
Donations can be made via Paypal by following the link above, or by mailing a check to:
Albany Community Trust
PO Box 509
Albany, VT 05820
Albany Community Trust is a 501c3 non-profit, and all donations are tax deductible
Phase One, Clean Out & Demo & Design:
April 2026: We are currently working to clean out decades of rubbish and old store equipment, doing the tough work of demolition and lead remediation, and finalize design plans.
Phase One Fundraising Goal: $30,000.
The Albany Food Share started as a pop-up emergency food box distribution site at the beginning of the COVID-19 lockdown in spring of 2020. In June of 2020, the food share moved to the entry of the Albany Town Hall. In response to necessary renovations in the Town Hall, the Food Share moved into a generous community member’s unoccupied residential space in September of 2025. Through all of these moves, the volunteer crew of the Food Share has never stopped their weekly services for our community. It’s time to give them a permanent, functional home. The Albany Community Trust will renovate an existing historic building on the Albany Genny property to meet the needs of the Food Share.
Albany Food Share Renovation Project
Since the Albany General Store project concluded in 2021 with the opening of the Albany Genny, members of the Albany Community Trust have considered what our next project would be. We also have a dilapidated shed, one of the oldest structures in Albany, standing without a purpose on the lot of the Genny. When the Albany Food Share continued to struggle with unstable and insufficient locations, our next project became very clear: Partnering with the Hardwick Area Food Pantry to renovate the Old Shed into the perfect home for the Food Share.
Food Share volunteers packing boxes in the Albany Town Hall, 2024.
2025 Albany Food Share Stats
171 unique households served
431 unique individuals served
3322 total food boxes distributed
15% of food recipients are children
24% of food recipients are over 65
Supporting Food Security in Our Community
The Albany Food Share provides custom-packed food boxes to anyone who visits during weekly open hours, regardless of their town of residence. They also offer weekly delivery of custom-packed boxes to residents of Albany and Irasburg who are unable to pick up the food in person. Food boxes include milk, cheese, meat, bread, fresh vegetables, canned goods and shelf-stable food items.
