"Just Getting By" is a sweeping yet intimate look at the lives of Vermonters who are struggling with food and housing insecurity. Vermont has the second highest rate of homelessness in the country and one third of Vermonters struggle to put food on the table. "Just Getting By" focuses on these issues in the lives of everyday people.

Join us for a screening and discussion with the director Bess O'Brien and guests on Wednesday August 14 starting at 7pm at Richmond Free Library.

Guests include John Sayles, CEO of Vermont Foodbank, Ariana Matthews-Salzman of Vermont Foodbank and Andrew Jones, Asst. Superintendent at MMUUSD.

This event is free to the public, but your suggested donation of $15 will help fund this event and co-sponsors Project All Together Now and Richmond Food Shelf & Thrift Store. This event is also sponsored by Richmond Free Library.

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Just Getting By—a new documentary film be Bess O'Brien is a sweeping, and yet intimate look at the lives of Vermonters who are struggling with food and housing insecurity.

Vermont has the second highest rate of homeless people in the United States, right after California. One third of Vermonters struggle to put food on the table. These are big issues for a small state. Just Getting By focuses on these issues in the lives of everyday people.

The film tells the stories of working families, folks who are homeless and are accessing food shelves and soup kitchens, people who are living in the temporary hotel/motel program, New Americans grappling with the cost of living in America, Native people creating innovative farming practices and folks on the ground providing services to their fellow Vermonters in need.

Just Getting By explores the day to day challenges and incredible resiliency that low-income Vermonters bear witness to every day.

More information about the documentary here: https://kingdomcounty.org/bess-obrien-films/just-getting-by

Event Info

Sep 17, 2024, 7 to 9 PM

Sep 18, 2024, 3 to 6 PM

Sep 19, 2024, 7:30 to 8:45 PM