Get Involved

Eager to make a positive impact in your community? Consider taking part in one of our many exciting programs at the Co-op. Throughout the year, the Co-op offers a range of opportunities for community members to get involved and give back.

Apply For A HMCCF Grant

Hunger Mountain Cooperative Community Fund (HMCCF) grants provide financial support to businesses, organizations, and initiatives aligned with our mission.

Nominate Someone For An Award

Hunger Mountain Co-op Community Award (HMCCA) is given to a community member in recognition of contributions to our cooperative community.

Run For Your Co-op Council

If you love Hunger Mountain Co-op and are looking for ways to get more involved, the council will be a great fit for you.

Apply, Nominate, Run

Applications are now open to receive a Hunger Mountain Cooperative Community Fund grant, nominating someone for the Hunger Mountain Cooperative Community Award, and running for your Co-op Council.

Deadline for applying: Monday, July 31, 2023.

Give Change

Raise funds and awareness for a great cause! Each month, we feature a local nonprofit at the register as our Give Change register round-up recipient. Co-op shoppers can show their support by rounding up to the nearest dollar or making a donation at the register. 

Previous partners include:

  • Community Harvest of Central Vermont
  • Downstreet Housing & Community Development
  • Kellogg-Hubbard Library
  • Central Vermont Humane Society
  • Capstone Community Action
  • Good Samaritan Haven
  • Good Beginnings of Central Vermont
  • People’s Health & Wellness Clinic
  • Vermont Foodbank
  • Outright Vermont

Neighbors Helping Neighbors

Every November and December, Hunger Mountain Co-op and Northfield Savings Bank team up to provide healthy meals for our neighbors in need by hosting a food and fund drive benefitting the Vermont Foodbank. In its three-year history, this program has raised $56,873.76 and collected 4,094 pounds of food for the Vermont Foodbank.

Bag That Bag

Bring your own bag and help your neighbors at the same time! For every reusable bag that you use, the Co-op donates five cents to the Montpelier Food Pantry. Since launching Bag That Bag in 2016, the Co-op has raised more than $65,000 and has replaced more than 1 million paper bags.

Slash Your Trash

In April, we encourage our co-op community to join our Slash Your Trash campaign. As individuals, we can all take steps to reduce our waste and collectively make a bigger impact.

 

We’d like to thank all our shoppers who participated in 2023’s Slash Your Trash campaign. We had 209 pledge card submissions to take actions such as selecting local or organic products whenever available, choosing reusable containers and bags when possible and recycling things like wine corks, batteries and can carriers. While our individual actions can sometimes feel small, when we act together it can make a big difference. We at the Co-op are committed to continuing our efforts to reduce our impact year-round, and we hope you will join us.

Give Change

Raise funds and awareness for a great cause! Each month, we feature a local nonprofit at the register as our Give Change register round-up recipient. Co-op shoppers can show their support by rounding up to the nearest dollar or making a donation at the register. 

Previous partners include:

  • Community Harvest of Central Vermont
  • Downstreet Housing & Community Development
  • Kellogg-Hubbard Library
  • Central Vermont Humane Society
  • Capstone Community Action
  • Good Samaritan Haven
  • Good Beginnings of Central Vermont
  • People’s Health & Wellness Clinic
  • Vermont Foodbank
  • Outright Vermont

Neighbors Helping Neighbors

Every November and December, Hunger Mountain Co-op and Northfield Savings Bank team up to provide healthy meals for our neighbors in need by hosting a food and fund drive benefitting the Vermont Foodbank. In its three-year history, this program has raised $56,873.76 and collected 4,094 pounds of food for the Vermont Foodbank.

Bag That Bag

Bring your own bag and help your neighbors at the same time! For every reusable bag that you use, the Co-op donates five cents to the Montpelier Food Pantry. Since launching Bag That Bag in 2016, the Co-op has raised more than $65,000 and has replaced more than 1 million paper bags.

Slash Your Trash

In April, we encourage our co-op community to join our Slash Your Trash campaign. As individuals, we can all take steps to reduce our waste and collectively make a bigger impact.

 

We’d like to thank all our shoppers who participated in 2023’s Slash Your Trash campaign. We had 209 pledge card submissions to take actions such as selecting local or organic products whenever available, choosing reusable containers and bags when possible and recycling things like wine corks, batteries and can carriers. While our individual actions can sometimes feel small, when we act together it can make a big difference. We at the Co-op are committed to continuing our efforts to reduce our impact year-round, and we hope you will join us.

Request a Donation

When reviewing requests, we take the following into account: relevance to our mission, the timeline of the request, the number of requests received in any given timeframe, and the overall donation/sponsorship budget.

Request a Sponsorship

Hunger Mountain Co-op is pleased to be able to support the community through our sponsorship program that provides event and program funding in exchange for advertising opportunities.

Community Giving

We believe that together with our community partners, we can deliver a positive impact for central Vermont and beyond.

Art in the Café

The Co-op’s Art in the Café program is designed to help support the local arts, showcase the work of member-owner and staff artists, and to provide a pleasant dining experience for our café customers.

Showcase Your Art

Tabling

As part of our mission to educate the community, the Co-op offers tabling opportunities as a forum for community groups to share educational materials with Co-op shoppers. Educational topics must be related to our mission to create and sustain a vibrant community of healthy individuals, sustainable local food systems, and thriving cooperative commerce.

Request to Table

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