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Food Assistance and Food Banks
Food banks, free groceries and pantries Fulton County Georgia and Atlanta. Atlanta and Fulton County Georgia food pantries provide free groceries, personal hygiene supplies and meals to the low income. At most of the distribution centers, case managers can also direct families to long term assistance (such as SNAP food stamps) or provide an emergency box of free healthy, low salt or gluten food.
Find the primary food pantries and soup kitchens near you in: Fulton County GA listed below.
Food Assistance and Food Banks
Other options available range from food banks to free dog or cat food for pets and more. There is assistance for seniors, children, and those with special diets as well. Meals on Wheels is another service offered in the community. There is also a toll free referral numbers at the bottom of the page to other Atlanta GA free pantries.
The charities and churches try to ensure that the resident does not go hungry. Some of the clients may need food on a one off basis to make it through a difficult period, or some individuals may need more ongoing, longer term support such as help in applying for SNAP food stamps
Food Assistance and Food Banks
. The exact type of assistance provided by food banks, soup kitchens as well as distribution centers will vary, so an applicant will need to call or stop by a facility to learn more and get the specifics.
Find places for free groceries in the Atlanta GA area: Atlanta Urban - Action Ministries: Address of the center - 458 Ponce de Leon Ave., NE, City - Atlanta, Georgia 30308. Main Client Number to call for food is - (404) 881-6744 or (404) 881-1991
Community Action Agency Services
Community Action Center 8607 Roswell Rd, Atlanta, GA 30350. Call 770-552-4889 Regions covered by this food pantry include Crabapple, Johns Creek, Haynes Bridge, Roswell, Sandy Springs, and Dunwoody Georgia. The non-profit center may have baby food, formula, diapers, and food boxes. Or apply for food stamps and WIC.
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Community Action Agency Services
Atlanta community action agencies Atlanta Inner-City Ministry:
Food Assistance and Food Banks
Address: 1966 Lakewood Terrace, Atlanta, GA 30315. Phone number of the free food bank - (404) 622-7931 Supports the city and metro region. Very low income families and the homeless are some of the main clients. both perishable and canned goods are available in Atlanta. Ben Hill United Methodist Church 2099 Fairburn Rd., SW, Atlanta, GA 30331.
Call for help - (404) 344-0618. This is the Main Client Number for free perishable food, meats, dairy and more. There may be pasta, cereal, baby formula and other supplies. Caring for Others, Inc. Address is 3537 Browns Mill Rd., Atlanta, GA 30354. Main phone - (404) 761-0133: Resources include a thrift store and free food pantry in Fulton County.
The pantry may have Pasta, Ensure for senior citizens, Dried Beans, Juice for kids, baby formula, and other items. Family Life Ministries 612 College St., Hapeville First Baptist Church, Hapeville, Georgia 30354. Main phone - (404) 761-6302 Personal hygiene, household, and grooming supplies. This may be soap, laundry detergent, feminine goods, pots and pans, and more.
Services are offered in Spanish, and they help kids, single moms, immigrants, and the unemployed among others. Fountain of Hope, Inc. Soup kitchen and pantry is at 829 Hollywood Rd., Atlanta, GA 30318. Phone - (404) 963-6409 Snack lunch, school snacks, food pantry. Students in Fulton County can get help too.
Hosea Helps: Day Center, soup kitchen and free pantry is at 2545 Forrest Hills Dr., SW, Atlanta, GA 30315. Call (404) 755-3353 The charity has free groceries, holiday food baskets, and clothes too. Or Fulton County GA families can get help applying for USDA free meals, SNAP food stamps, WIC or more.
Or get free soap, laundry detergent, feminine items and other supplies. Emmaus House 27 Haygood Ave., SW, Lokey Center, Atlanta, GA 30315. Call (404) 523-2856 The non-profit has free food, financial help, eye glasses and more.
There may be canned meat, fruits, dairy, Ensure for seniors and other goods, even including identification help for undocumented people. Antioch Urban Ministries, Inc. 466 Northside Dr NW, Atlanta, GA 30318. Main phone (404) 524-2704 This charity agency provides an array of services including a free food pantry and soup kitchen.
There may be sandwiches, free hygiene supplies or personal toiletries, clothing closet, and other assistance. Good News Atlanta Church 11000 Rogers Cir, Johns Creek, GA 30097. Phone: (470) 448-6819 Atlanta West End Seventh-day Adventist Church 845 Lawton St SW, Atlanta, GA 30310. Main number is (404) 755-5927 Rice Memorial Presbyterian Church: The Food Pantry requires appointments, and the location is 1515 Brewer Blvd SW, Atlanta, GA 30310.
Main phone: (404) 752-7471 Friendship Community Church of College Park Georgia, Inc. Address is 4141 Old Fairburn Rd., College Park, GA 30349. Call (404) 349-6040: Latin American Association - Atlanta Outreach Center: Main office is at 2750 Buford Hwy., NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30324. Telephone number is (404) 638-1800
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They help Spanish speakers, Hispanics, and Latinos in Fulton County among others. Job training, ESL classes, free food including cultural meals, youth enrichment, and information on benefits for immigrants, including SNAP food stamp applications. Midtown Assistance Center, Inc. Address of center - 613 Spring St., NW, Atlanta, GA 30308.
Call (404) 681-5777: In addition to food, a number of other social services and financial aid is offered. Apply for food, help for bills, rent, clothing, and access a thrift store.
This is a regional social service agency, and staff can also help clients apply for SNAP food stamps, summer meals for students, or the Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP). They help immigrants, Hispanics, minorities, and others.
Community Church of God 850 Cascade Ave., SW, Atlanta, Georgia 30311. Call (404) 755-4198 or (404) 755-4100 Food and other assistance, such as clothing, may be provided. Feeding America operates additional free food resources in Fulton County GA. For more information, including the phone numbers and addresses of other pantries near you, dial 404-892-9822.
Or call to inquire about USDA Commodities, Commodity Supplemental Food Program for senior citizens, or WIC application sites in Fulton County. People in need can also
Food Assistance and Food Banks
read about Feeding America Community Food Bank services to help find resources. Feed The People Atlanta, Inc. 3243 Stone Hogan Connector, Atlanta, GA 30331. Call (770) 765-1174 The goal of the pantry is to offer free groceries to low-income families in Atlanta GA and Fulton County. There may also be hygiene supplies, paper products and other basic needs.
Or get a hot meal from a soup kitchen or help applying for SNAP food stamps from social services. New Life Presbyterian Church: They only help people in the immediate area. Location is 6600 Old National Hwy, College Park, GA 30349. Call (770) 626-5185 Free groceries, food boxes, meals and more is offered.
Briarcliff Baptist Church: Church food pantry address is 3039 Briarcliff Rd., NE, Atlanta, GA 30329. Call - (404) 633-6103 to reach the Main Client Number. Speak to a counselor to arrange for perishable and nonperishable food, as well as get information on assistance programs.
Faith-Based Emergency Assistance
Salvation Army of Fulton County: Social services and emergency financial assistance is offered. Programs can provide Christmas gifts, food boxes, summer meals to school students, and funds for rent or cooling bills. Many Fulton County Georgia locations also serve free Thanksgiving turkeys, Christmas meals or Easter baskets.
There may be diapers or free formula for single moms in Atlanta, Meals on Wheels and boxes of emergency groceries daily. One location is at North Druid Hills Unit/ Atlanta Temple Corps, Address of center is 2090 N. Druid Hills Rd., Atlanta, GA 30329, Call (404) 486-2800. 967 Dewey Street, Atlanta, GA 30310, dial 404-486-2710 or (404) 638-7220 1000 Center Place, Norcross, GA 30093, main number is 404-486-2900 Emergency food at 400 Luckie St NW, Atlanta, GA 30313, phone 404-486-2700: There are other sites.
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Faith-Based Emergency Assistance
food assistance from Atlanta Salvation Army Hosea Williams Feed the Hungry and Homeless 1035 Donnelly Ave., SW, Atlanta, Georgia 30310. Phone number - (404) 755-3353 A soup kitchen is for the homeless, children, and people who were evicted. Essence of Hope: Location is 2031 Metropolitian Pkwy, Atlanta, GA 30315.
Intake number is (404) 418-8920 They help the unemployed, homeless, and poor in Fulton County. Everything from bags of groceries to soap, shampoo, and other supplies are offered from the free food pantry. They also serve holiday meals at Easter, Thanksgiving, as well as Christmas. Buckhead Christian Ministry, Inc.
Address - 2847 Piedmont Rd., NE , Atlanta, Georgia 30305. Call 404-239-0058: Fulton County is the region served. A leading social service agency. Financial help, free clothes or school supplies, detergent, hygiene goods, frozen food, and more.
Impact Church 2323 Sylvan Rd, Atlanta, GA 30344. Telephone: (404) 577-2826 St James Alpharetta:
Food Assistance and Food Banks
Food bank is at 3000 Webb Bridge Rd, Alpharetta, GA 30009. Call (678) 762-1543:
Food Assistance and Food Banks
The food bank provides free groceries, personal toiletries and help to people with no money in northern Fulton County as well as the city of Alpharetta GA. Home Church Roswell 1201 Alpharetta Hwy, Roswell, GA 30075. Email [email protected] Butler St. Christian Methodist Episcopal Church/Butler St. CME 23 Jesse Hill, Jr.
Dr., SE, Atlanta, GA 30303. Telephone - (404) 581-0145 or (404) 659-8745 This non-profit also works with other agencies to coordinate home delivered meals for the disabled and seniors in the county. Calvary United Methodist Church 1471
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