Food Drive to Benefit DeKalb Residents
Elected officials sponsor food drive for Atlanta Community Food Bank
DECATUR, Ga.—Several DeKalb County elected officials have teamed up in an annual food drive to benefit the Atlanta Community Food Bank.
District Attorney Sherry Boston, Solicitor-General Donna Coleman-Stribling, Clerk of Superior Court Debra DeBerry, DeKalb County Commissioner Kathie Gannon and Tax Commissioner Irvin Johnson are sponsoring the food drive to collect nonperishable food items. State Court Clerk of Court Melanie Wilson, DeKalb libraries and Department of Human Services also are partnering with the effort.
“Because of the special events during the holidays, the food bank gets exhausted,” said Tax Commissioner Johnson. “The food drive will help in replenishing the food bank so people will at least have that as an option. I think it’s a worthwhile cause.”
According to a 2014 study, one in 7.5 people, or an estimated 755,400 people, in metro Atlanta and north Georgia receive assistance from food pantries and meal service programs each year. This includes more than 164,000 children and more than 64,000 seniors.
"The support of DeKalb County's elected officials and residents means so much to the Food Bank, including the 138 partner agencies we work with to provide nutritious meals to our neighbors in need," said Kyle Waide, CEO of the Atlanta Community Food Bank. "This annual food drive has a huge impact and enables us to continue our mission of helping families in DeKalb County and throughout Metro Atlanta."
In 2016, the Atlanta Community Food Bank gave out more than 8 million pounds of food to partner agencies in DeKalb County.
Donations of nonperishable food items can be brought to the following locations through Feb. 17:
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Brookhaven Library
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Flat Shoals Library |
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Chamblee Library |
Gresham Library
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Clarkston Library |
Hairston Crossing Library
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Covington Library |
Lithonia-Davidson Library
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Decatur Library |
Northlake-Barbara Loar Branch
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Doraville Library |
Redan-Trotti Branch
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Dunwoody Library |
Salem-Panola Library
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Embry Hills Library |
Scott Candler Library
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Stone Mountain-Sue Kellogg Library |
Tucker-Reid H. Cofer Library
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Stonecrest Library |
Wesley Chapel-William C. Brown Library
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Toco Hill-Avis G. Williams library |
Tax Commission Central Office |
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Tax Commission North Office |
North DeKalb Senior Center
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Central DeKalb Senior Center |
Scottdale Senior Center
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DeKalb/Atlanta Senior Center |
South DeKalb Senior Center
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Lithonia Senior Center |
Lou Walker Senior Center
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Maloof Auditorium/Administrative Building |
DeKalb County Courthouse |
For more information, contact Davis Fox, dfox@dekalbcountyga.gov.
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