| Donation
Locations:
Find your local food bank
in any state though this link: Second
Harvest Food Bank Network.
The
following donation locations are in Georgia:
• North
Fulton Community Charities in Roswell provides food to over 70 families
a day from North Fulton County. Accepts donations of clothing, food, furniture,
household items, functioning appliances, and running cars.
•
MUST Ministries (locations
in Marietta, Cherokee and Smyrna) They have food pantries, a community kitchen
that serves meals, and homeless shelters. They accept all types of food donations
as well as clothing.
The Feed
the Hungry Foundation in Marietta distributes food to help families in
need all year long. for more information, contact their office at
770-980-1550.
Hosea
Feed the Hungry and Homeless
is a food pantry in Atlanta that
serves about 20 families per day all year long and sponsors large holiday
dinner events on Thanksgiving, Christmas, Martin Luther King's Birthday and
Easter Sunday.
The
Food Bank of
Northeast Georgia
works toward ending hunger as part of an overall community effort to
alleviate poverty in our community. They do this by securing surplus
food and other products from wholesalers, retailers, warehouses and local
individuals and providing these products to over 250 partner agencies in 20
counties. These agencies give the food to those in need.
• Rockdale
Emergency Relief & Community Food Bank in Conyers. Phone: 770-992-0165
• Jewish
Family and Career Services Kosher Food Bank in Atlanta accepts donations
of Kosher Pareve food items (such as rice, canned tuna, pasta, canned vegetables,
and vegetarian items). Phone 770-677-9300
• Lilburn
Cooperative Ministry in Lilburn accepts donations of clothing,
food, small appliances, household items, and diapers. 770-931-8333
• Compassionate
Hands in south Atlanta operates a food pantry that is in dire need
of donations. Phone: 770-478-2241.
• Marietta
First Christian Church operates a food pantry and clothes closet that
is currently open on Mondays. Phone: 770-591-5730
• North
Georgia Community Action operates food pantries in the following
counties: Catoosa, Chattanooga, Cherokee, Dade, Fanning, Gilmer, Murray, Pickens,
Walker, and Whitfield.
• North
Gwinnett Food Co-Op operates a food pantry that is seeking donations
of non-perishable food items. Phone: 770-271-9793
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