Food Drive to Benefit DeKalb Residents

Food Drive to Benefit DeKalb Residents

Elected officials sponsor food drive for

Atlanta Community Food Bank

DECATUR, Ga.—Several DeKalb County elected officials have teamed up in an annual food drive to benefit the Atlanta Community Food Bank.

District Attorney Sherry Boston, Solicitor-General Donna Coleman-Stribling, Clerk of Superior Court Debra DeBerry, DeKalb County Commissioner Kathie Gannon and Tax Commissioner Irvin Johnson are sponsoring the food drive to collect nonperishable food items. State Court Clerk of Court Melanie Wilson, DeKalb libraries and Department of Human Services also are partnering with the effort.

“This is our annual opportunity to help a nonprofit organization that in turn benefits many people in DeKalb County,” Commissioner Gannon said.

According to a 2014 study, one in 7.5 people, or an estimated 755,400 people, in metro Atlanta and north Georgia receive assistance from food pantries and meal service programs each year. This includes more than 164,000 children and more than 64,000 seniors.

"The support of DeKalb County's elected officials and residents means so much to the Food Bank, including the 138 partner agencies we work with to provide nutritious meals to our neighbors in need," said Kyle Waide, CEO of the Atlanta Community Food Bank. "This annual food drive has a huge impact and enables us to continue our mission of helping families in DeKalb County and throughout Metro Atlanta."

In 2016, the Atlanta Community Food Bank gave out more than 8 million pounds of food to partner agencies in DeKalb County.

Donations of nonperishable food items can be brought to the following locations from Jan. 23 to Feb. 17:

Brookhaven Library 1242 North Druid Hills Road Atlanta, GA 30319 Phone: 404-848-7140	Flat Shoals Library 4022 Flat Shoals Parkway Decatur, GA 30034 Phone: 404-244-4370
Chamblee Library 4115 Clairmont Road Chamblee, GA 30341 Phone: 770-936-1380	Gresham Library 2418 Gresham Road Atlanta, GA 30316 Phone: 404-244-4374
Clarkston Library 951 North Indian Creek Drive Clarkston, GA 30021 Phone: 404-508-7175	Hairston Crossing Library 4911 Redan Road Stone Mountain, GA 30088 Phone: 404-508-7170
Covington Library 3500 Covington Highway Decatur, GA 30032 Phone: 404-508-7180	Lithonia-Davidson Library 6821 Church Street Lithonia, GA 30058 Phone: 770-482-3820
Decatur Library 215 Sycamore Street Decatur, GA 30030 Phone: 404-370-3070	Northlake-Barbara Loar Branch 3772 LaVista Road Tucker, GA 30084 Phone: 404-679-4408
Doraville Library 3748 Central Avenue Doraville, GA 30340 Phone: 770-936-3852	Redan-Trotti Branch 1569 Wellborn Road Redan, GA 30074 Phone: 770-482-3821
Dunwoody Library 5339 Chamblee-Dunwoody Road Dunwoody, GA 30338 Phone: 770-512-4640	Salem-Panola Library 5137 Salem Road Lithonia, GA 30038 Phone: 770-987-6900
Embry Hills Library 3733 Chamblee-Tucker Road Chamblee, GA 30341 Phone: 770-270-8230	Scott Candler Library 1917 Candler Road Decatur, GA 30032 Phone: 404-286-6986
Stone Mountain-Sue Kellogg Library 952 Leon Street Stone Mountain, GA 30083 Phone: 770-413-2020	Tucker-Reid H. Cofer Library 5234 LaVista Road Tucker, GA 30084 Phone: 770-270-8234
Stonecrest Library 3123 Klondike Road Lithonia, GA 30038 Phone: 770-482-3828	Wesley Chapel-William C. Brown Library 2861 Wesley Chapel Road Decatur, GA 30034 Phone: 404-286-6980
Toco Hill-Avis G. Williams library 1282 McConnell Drive Decatur, GA 30033 Phone: 404-679-4404	Tax Commission Central Office 4380 Memorial Drive Suite 100 Decatur, GA 30032
Tax Commission North Office 1358 Dresden Drive, NE Atlanta, GA 30319	North DeKalb Senior Center 5238 Peachtree Rd. Chamblee, GA 30341 (770) 455-7602
Central DeKalb Senior Center 1346 McConnell Drive Decatur, GA 30033 (770) 492-5461	Scottdale Senior Center 3262 Chapel Street Scottdale, GA 30079 (404) 501-0704
DeKalb/Atlanta Senior Center 25 Warren Street Atlanta, GA 30317 (404) 370-7297	South DeKalb Senior Center 1931 Candler Road Decatur, GA 30032 (404) 284-4865
Lithonia Senior Center 2484 Bruce Street Lithonia, GA 30058 (770) 482-0402	Lou Walker Senior Center Multipurpose Facility 2538 Panola Road Lithonia, GA 30058 (770) 322-2900
Maloof Auditorium/Administrative Building 1300 Commerce Drive Decatur, GA 30030	DeKalb County Courthouse 556 N McDonough Street Decatur, GA 30030

For more information, contact Davis Fox, dfox@dekalbcountyga.gov.

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path trail — DeKalb Trails/Greenway Master Plan Open House

October 4, 2023 - October 4, 2023

Mason Mill Recreation Center

The DeKalb County Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs will host public meetings to discuss the DeKalb Trails and Greenway Master plan.

The community is invited to attend and provide input on the results of the master plan.

For more information, contact Paige Singer, Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs division manager, at (404) 687-3733 or pksinger@dekalbcountyga.gov.

Food Drive to Benefit DeKalb Residents

Featured Event

DeKalb Trails/Greenway Master Plan Open House