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Food Pantry

Due to COVID-19, we closed our facility on Broad Street in Chamblee, which included the Pantry and Thrift Shop. However, the pantry is now up and running in a beautiful new location at St. Martin in the Fields Episcopal Church 3110 Ashford-Dunwoody Rd. in Atlanta.

Hours: The Pantry is open each Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.

Clients in line by 10 am will be serviced as food is available.

Vehicles may not join the line after 10 a.m.

FOOD IS ONLY AVAILABLE ON SATURDAYS

Client Instructions

Areas served: DeKalb County and surrounding areas

Food pickup instructions

Food is distributed in the St. Martin in the Fields Episcopal Church parking lot using a drive-through method of delivery. You must stay in your car the entire time and have adequate room in your trunk or vehicle to accommodate the bags of food.

Once you enter the lot, follow the signs to the Registration Area. A volunteer will register you, asking for your name, address, phone number, number of people in your household, and if you meet the income threshold.

For other local Food Banks when Suthers is closed, click here.

Am I eligible?

Clients are screened by state and federal guidelines to insure they are eligible to receive food.

A screening form will be completed at registration by a volunteer to determine which program(s) you are eligible to access for food, for example TEFAP (Federal) and GNAP (State).

The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP)

TEFAP (The Emergency Food Assistance Program) is a federal program that gives supplemental food assistance at no cost to households whose income is 200% or less of the poverty line. You do not have to apply, but you do have to sign the TEFAP Eligibility Household Eligibility form when you register to receive food. This includes self -reporting of your household income.

To view the form, click here.

This table shows monthly and weekly income for each family size. If you certify that your household income is at or below the income listed for the number of people in your household, you are eligible to receive TEFAP food. The table is updated at times depending on changes in laws and regulations.

There are other ways to be eligible for TEFAP. Households enrolled in any of the following programs are eligible: "Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP), SNAP (formerly food stamps), Low-income Energy Assistance Program (LEAP), Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF), Old Age Pension (OAP), Aid to Needy Disabled (AND), Aid to the Blind (AB), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Medicaid Eligible Foster Children.” For more information, click here.

Georgia Nutrition Assistance Program (GNAP)

Families with children, under the age of 17 or 18 and attending school full time, may receive assistance from the state-administered Georgia Nutrition Assistance Program (GNAP), generally available during summer months. Again, a form is completed at registration by a volunteer to determine if you are eligible. During registration you may be asked if you are participating in or have any of the following:

Enrolled in TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)
TANF EBT card (Electronic Benefits Card)
TANF eligibility letter from Department of Family and Children Services (DFCS)
Food stamp EBT card (SNAP – Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
Eligible for TEFAP program
Medicaid card
Current recipient of SSI
Family income falls below 200% of the Federal Poverty Line ( see chart above)

To view form, click here.

Emergency Assistance

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St. Martin in the Fields Episcopal Church

3110 Ashford Dunwoody Rd. NE

Atlanta, GA 30319

(Click map for directions.)

Additional resources can be found on the More Help Page

Additional Suthers Services

The following services are now open during the normal pantry hours on Saturdays (except holidays) from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM. If you are requesting assistance for payment of utilities, you must come personally to the church on Saturday Mornings between 8:00 and 10:00, with ID and a bill bearing your address.

Emergency Assistance: helps families with utility bills, aids in finding housing.
HATS, the Hall Assistance and Transition Service: assists families and individuals affected by homelessness. HATS is totally funded by private donations, as sponsorships, for homeless individuals and families.