Georgia Mountain Food Bank receives $2.9 million grant

By Austin Eller Anchor/Reporter Georgia Mountain Food Bank was recently approved for a $2,951,597 grant from the...

Read More Posted on February 4, 2022

Georgia Mountain Food Bank plans this massive expansion thanks to $2M grant

Georgia Mountain Food Bank will receive a grant of $2.8 million from the American Rescue Plan Act. They are...

Read More Posted on February 3, 2022

2021 School Community Food Drive Challenge results are in!

We are grateful to the record number of schools who participated in our School Community Food Drive...

Read More Posted on December 13, 2021

Empty Bowl Lunch surpasses 1M meal goal for Georgia Mountain Food Bank

Even though the Georgia Mountain Food Bank's major annual fundraiser was forced into a virtual format for a second year...

Read More Posted on September 25, 2021

Kay Blackstock discusses Georgia Mountain Food Bank, Empty Bowl Luncheon

Kay Blackstock, executive director of the Georgia Mountain Food Bank, was a guest Wednesday, Sept. 16 on WDUN's "Newsroom."...

Read More Posted on September 17, 2021

Georgia Mountain Food Bank gears up for Hunger Action Month with Empty Bowl on horizon

GAINESVILLE – Did you know that as recently as 2019, more than 1.3 million Georgians – including 405,308 children –...

Read More Posted on September 13, 2021

Empty Bowl Lunch invites people to buy unique art, fight hunger

Kelsey Podo The Times Published: Aug 5, 2021, 6:57 PM Empty Bowl Lunch, Georgia Mountain Food Bank’s largest and...

Read More Posted on August 6, 2021

Food Bank holding contest for 2021 Empty Bowl t-shirt designs

By Austin Eller Anchor/Reporter (AccessWDUN) Photo: Georgia Mountain Food Bank Georgia Mountain Food...

Read More Posted on May 10, 2021

Georgia Mountain Food Bank, foundation team to provide opportunity for families, restaurants

Georgia Mountain Food Bank is teaming up with an area foundation with the goal of providing support for both food-insecure...

Read More Posted on May 9, 2021

Empty Bowl Lunch raises enough to provide over 833,000 meals to those in need

Kay Blackstock speaks to volunteers who delivered meals to sponsors and ticket holders on the morning of the Virtual Empty...

Read More Posted on September 23, 2020

Here’s how Georgia Mountain Food Bank’s first virtual Empty Bowl Lunch went

Kelsey Podo The Times Updated: Sep 22, 2020, 7:28 PM Although the COVID-19 pandemic meant this year community...

Read More Posted on September 23, 2020

For Goodness Sake: Georgia Mountain Food Bank Still Feeding Families Amidst a Pandemic

By Lauren Hunter Multimedia Journalist with AccessWDUN For more than a dozen years, and even in the middle of...

Read More Posted on September 9, 2020