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.
Solicitor-General Coleman-Stribling said the food drive is essential for DeKalb residents, many of whom struggle to feed their families despite having jobs.
“We expect that people have all the necessities,” Coleman-Stribling said. “That’s not always true. There are families who work every day, but still can’t necessarily provide for the children that live in their households…or maybe even the older adults who live with them.”
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 through Feb. 17:
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Brookhaven Library 1242 North Druid Hills Road |
Flat Shoals Library 4022 Flat Shoals Parkway |
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Chamblee Library 4115 Clairmont Road |
Gresham Library 2418 Gresham Road |
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Clarkston Library 951 North Indian Creek Drive |
Hairston Crossing Library 4911 Redan Road |
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Covington Library 3500 Covington Highway |
Lithonia-Davidson Library 6821 Church Street |
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Decatur Library 215 Sycamore Street |
Northlake-Barbara Loar Branch 3772 LaVista Road |
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Doraville Library 3748 Central Avenue |
Redan-Trotti Branch 1569 Wellborn Road |
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Dunwoody Library 5339 Chamblee-Dunwoody Road |
Salem-Panola Library 5137 Salem Road |
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Embry Hills Library 3733 Chamblee-Tucker Road |
Scott Candler Library 1917 Candler Road |
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Stone Mountain-Sue Kellogg Library 952 Leon Street |
Tucker-Reid H. Cofer Library 5234 LaVista Road |
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Stonecrest Library 3123 Klondike Road |
Wesley Chapel-William C. Brown Library 2861 Wesley Chapel Road |
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Toco Hill-Avis G. Williams library 1282 McConnell Drive |
Tax Commission Central Office |
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Tax Commission North Office |
North DeKalb Senior Center |
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Central DeKalb Senior Center |
Scottdale Senior Center |
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DeKalb/Atlanta Senior Center |
South DeKalb Senior Center |
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Lithonia Senior Center |
Lou Walker Senior Center |
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Maloof Auditorium/Administrative Building 1300 Commerce Drive Decatur, GA 30030
The Gallery at South DeKalb Mall South Tag Office 2801 Candler Road, Suite 66 Decatur, GA 30034
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DeKalb County Courthouse Decatur, GA 30030
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For more information, contact Davis Fox, dfox@dekalbcountyga.gov.
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1300 Commerce Drive Decatur, GA 30030
