Georgia Mountain Food Bank Atlanta Community Food Bank
4515 Cantrell Road • Flowery Branch, GA 30542 • office: 770-967-0075
Georgia Mountain Food Bank

News

07/29/2010
Local food bank wraps up summer lunch program

07/29/2010
Locally grown food could boost state's economy

07/23/2010
Gainesville jobless rate rises to 9.3 percent in June

07/19/2010
Fears grow as millions lose U.S. jobless benefits

06/21/2010
Record Number of US Kids Facing Summer of Hunger

06/11/2010
Food bank hits milestone, now seeks new home

06/01/2010
School Programs provide food for kids in the summer, too

06/01/2010
Georgia Mountain Food Bank reaches milestone

05/17/2010
Wal-Mart plans a $2B initiative for hunger relief

05/17/2010
"Millions of jobs that were cut won't likely return" "The economy is strengthening. But millions of jobs lost in the recession could be gone for good."

04/19/2010
"Hunger in America 2010"- Do you know that the USDA reports 49 million Americans struggle with food insecurity?

03/03/2010
"New formula to give fresh look at US poverty"
Under a "Supplemental Poverty Measure" announced by the Commerce Department, the government is augmenting, but not replacing, the formula that determines how many people are considered to be in poverty, taking into account a wider range of expenses and income to try to create a truer portrait of which Americans are financially fragile. » read more

03/03/2010
"State unemployment at a record high in January"
"Georgia's unemployment crisis is deepening," Labor Commissioner Michael Thurmond said in a statement released early Wednesday.» read more

02/15/2010
Holiday Food Drives for the Georgia Mountain Food Bank

02/15/2010
Information About Qualifying for Food Stamps and Other Programs
The Georgia Dept.of Human Services' website, COMPASS is a quick and easy way for people in Georgia to get answers to questions about health and human services.» read more

02/12/2010
Feeding America's Hunger Study 2010
One in eight Americans now rely on Feeding America for food and groceries.» read more

02/02/2010
Food, shelter aid funds available

01/17/2010
EARTHQUAKE DISASTER RELIEF IN HAITI
Ways to help » read more

01/12/2010
"Study: More families using food stamps to feed kids"
"If you're receiving food stamps and you're a child, by definition, you're in poverty." » read more

01/04/2010
"The Safety Net Living On Nothing But Food Stamps"
About one in 50 Americans now lives in a household with a reported income that consists of nothing but a food-stamp card. » read more

12/28/2009
"Food stamps for thought to help hunger, economy" by Cokie & Steve Roberts
"This is the most urgent time for our feeding programs in our lifetime, with the exception of the Depression. It's time for us to face up to the fact that in this country of plenty, there are hungry people."» read more

12/20/2009
Utility bill is one more casualty of recession -Erik Eckholm- NY Times Sunday December 20
“You always try to pay your mortgage or rent to keep a roof over your head,” said Debra Cardente, the mother. “Then you ask, do you pay your electric or gas bill, pay your telephone or put food on the table?” » read more

12/14/2009
Quiet mouths, EMPTY STOMACHS
With millions in federal aid available, many Georgians are going needlessly hungry article by Stephen Gurr/The Gainesville Times 12/14/09» read more

12/12/2009
"Missing more than a meal" -Goldstein/Washington Post
Child hunger, called a 'silent epidemic', is becoming a more complex problem» read more

11/30/2009
Food Stamp Use Soars, and Stigma Fades (article from the New York Times)

11/30/2009
Filling Empty Stockings (article from the Gainesville Times)

11/24/2009
Thanksgiving message to our volunteers

11/22/2009
The Season To Feed Hope
As we face the realities of the world in which we live today and heading into the season of giving thanks, we find that for many this season is one of hopelessness and despair. To that end, the Georgia Mountain Food Bank exists to provide food and hope to food insecure individuals in Northeast Georgia.» read more

11/22/2009
Fighting Hunger In A Land Of Plenty
"We dream all year of a big Thanksgiving feast. Happily, most of us can bank on it. And even folks going through hard times have reason to hope for a place at the table, thanks to their selfless neighbors in this land of plenty. Barry Petersen reports for CBS"» read more

11/22/2009
A Focus on Food
Thanksgiving is a food-centered holiday. So, with so many families in need, how do local agencies make sure all the mouths are fed?» read more

11/11/2009
Home Heating Help Information
Available for the Low Income, Elderly, and Disabled» read more

09/21/2009
Boys & Girls Clubs, food bank give healthy after-school snacks

09/15/2009
Event’s soup-filled bowls raise money, awareness of hunger issue

09/15/2009
Atlanta Food Bank Distributes Tons of 'Stimulus Food'

09/14/2009
Luncheon serves as a reminder of those with empty bowls
Fundraiser set for Tuesday» read more

09/12/2009
Food Bank takes action against hunger
Federal food giveaway fills empty kitchens, boosts volunteers’ spirits, experience» read more

09/08/2009
Chattahoochee Bank of Georgia celebrates 1st anniversary with food drive

09/06/2009
Area food bank will hand out goods on Saturday

09/01/2009
The Georgia Mountain Food Bank to conduct USDA Mass Food Distribution

10/08/2007
Community Food Bank Established for Gainesville

Give Support
Every gift is deeply appreciated and will help us care for the hungry in North Georgia.

Get Support
If you are hungry or otherwise in need of assistance, please access United Way of Hall County's 211. Dial 211, cell or outside Hall County, dial 770-534-0617.

Volunteer
Volunteers play a critical role in the success of our community Food Bank by helping in many different ways.