Other Local Food Banks

• Download a list of Food Pantries in surrounding communities

• Food Pantries Near Me

• Find a Food Pantry

• Atlanta Community Food Bank - Help

• United Way’s 211 First Call For Help Line 

• Food Finders

Find a Food Pantry

Georgia Department of Human Services Application for Benefits

• Food Stamps

• Cash Assistance

• Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Refugee Cash Assistance

• Medicaid

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To apply for these services, click here. 

SNAP

The Georgia Food Stamp Program (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), is a federally-funded program that provides monthly benefits to low-income households to help pay for the cost of food. A household may be one (1) person living alone, a family, or several unrelated individuals cohabitating who routinely purchase and prepare meals together. To learn more or sign up, click here. 

Salvation Army

• Housing and Homelessness Services

• Financial Emergency Services

• Emergency Disaster Services

Atlanta Mission

"Ending Homelessness. It’s what Atlanta Mission is all about."

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Atlanta Mission is a Christian nonprofit ministry serving Metro Atlanta's homeless population. The Mission provides emergency shelter, rehabilitation and recovery services, vocational training, services, and transitional housing. 

"Atlanta Mission works to end homelessness, one person at a time, via a holistic approach — addressing the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of our guests. We have five facilities, each serving the needs of different segments of the homeless population. We serve men, women, and children who have lost jobs, faced eviction, been abused, battled addictions, fought mental illness, and much more. God cares about the whole person, and so do we." 

Atlanta Mission Services

Nutrition Help

Live on the Atlanta Community Food Bank Facebook page - Quarantine Kitchen video series! 

• Holiday Leftovers

• All Things Orange: Orange Chicken and Orange Popsicles

• All About Summer Squash

• Quarantine Hacks about Corn

• It's Blueberry Season

• Ways to Use Peaches

• Cooking with Dried Beans and Lentils

• Fluffy Brown Rice

• Back to Basics

Heart Health

• Nutrition.gov Heart Health

• Healthy Eating from the American Heart Association

Diabetes

• Learn About Diabetes  

• Healthy Eating for those with Diabetes

All Things Healthy Eating

• Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Weight Management

• Nutrition.gov Weight Management

• CDC Healthy Weight Tools

• Weight Management Tools and Resources

• Eat Right: Healthy Weight Loss

Eating Healthy on a Budget

• Cooking Matters: Budget

​Other Healthy Recipes

• Healthy Food Bank Hub

• USDA

• Fruits & Veggies More Matters

• Cooking Matters

• Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank Recipe Rainbow

• Eat Fresh

Additional Recipe Ideas

• Feeding America - Healthy Recipes

Zero Waste Recipes:

Food Waste is the Spookiest Part of Halloween
Like many other holidays, Halloween leads to an uptick in food waste when pumpkins are thrown off the porch and into the trash on November 1st. Check out our blog for some tips to carve this year's jack-o'-lantern sustainably!

Courtesy of Second Helpings.

Todd Ginsberg's Celery Leaves and Core Salad
Did you know that many plants are entirely edible? Root-to-stem cooking helps reduce food waste by using every part of the plant. The General Muir's Todd Ginsberg shares his Celery Leaves and Core Salad as a delicious way to reduce your food waste at home. For recipe, click here. 

Courtesy of Second Helpings.

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Information

Get the facts about the coronavirus

Conozca los datos acerca del coronavirus

DeKalb County Resources

DeKalb Country provides additional resources and services for individuals and families living in the county. For more information, click here. 

• General Resources

• DeKalb COVID-19 Citizens Assistance Program

• File for Unemployment

• Food Assistance

• Utility Assistance

• Mental Health Assistance

• Food Service Workers

• Small Businesses

• Student Loans

• United Way

• DeKalb County Board of Health

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To get help from Dekalb County Division of Department of Children and Family Services, click here.

For information on Chamblee Homeless Shelters & Services For The Needy, click here. 

Breastfeeding Support

The Baby Café is an initiative between the DeKalb County Board of health and Reaching our Sisters Everywhere to help improve breastfeeding support services. A free resource for pregnant and breastfeeding mothers, this organization provides a way to obtain support and to share experiences with other mothers. During the coronavirus pandemic, the Baby Café will be held online instead of on a drop-in basis. Read more...