Americold, Feed the Children and the Mayor’s Office of International and Immigrant Affairs – Welcoming Atlanta wrapped up a series of community resource events on Wednesday, June 14. Through the four-month initiative, the organizations provided nearly 80,000 pounds of food and essentials valued at more than $400,000 to families across Atlanta as well as supported Atlanta Public Schools. The goal of these efforts was to alleviate the stress of food insecurity families face daily.
The program launched on March 1 to help bring awareness to the need for additional resources in the community. An increasing number of children – including 1 in 7 – in Georgia do not have consistent access to enough food. This can lead to growth and developmental issues over time.
Volunteers from Americold gathered at each event helping to distribute items to families including 25-pound boxes of shelf-stable food, 15-pound boxes of essentials such as soaps and self-care items and action boxes that contained fun and healthy activities for children.
Communitypartners including CORE, were on site at events to provide COVID and flu vaccines and public benefit application assistance. Additionally, Second Helpings provided meal kits from HelloFresh, and representatives from the Atlanta Public Schools Multilingual Services & Programs, Fulton County Library, Philadelphia College of Medicine Georgia, Latino Community Fund, Edens, Operation Hope, and The Latin American Association, PAD Initiative, Center for Global Health Innovation, Helping Mamas,Tahirih Justice Center, Department of Parks & Recreation, Cherokee Family Violence Center, and Children’s Museum Atlanta participated at various events to share information with families.
The program also directly supported Atlanta Public Schools, providing more than 20 schools throughout the district, with items to stock resource rooms so students have access to food and essentials.
The fourth event was held at Sara J. González Memorial Park and…
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