![]() ![]() With school set to end in a couple of weeks, the need is even greater, she added. Hunger is prevalent on the southside, especially now, as many families start to see their food stamps stripped away, Dixon said. It helps make ends meet,” said Calvin Matthews, who drove up from Griffin. ![]() Saturday’s giveaway is one of four the nonprofit does during the year and is conjunction with the USDA/TEFAP program. Although people filled out questionnaires about size of family and income, no one was turned away. The food was donated by the Atlanta Community Food Bank and Midwest Food Bank in Peachtree City as well as Publix, Wal-Mart, Kroger and Sam’s Club. More than 100 volunteers - including 16 inmates from the county jail - distributed 35,000 pounds of fresh produce, chicken, canned goods, bread and other items. At one point, the lines stretched at least a half mile. The event actually began around 9 because there were so many people waiting in double lines in their cars. ![]() five hours before the event was scheduled to start. “There’s such a need in Clayton for food,” said Janice Dixon, head of Community Outreach in Action, a community-service nonprofit she founded four years ago.īut Saturday’s giveaway drew not only Clayton residents but families from as far as Gwinnett County and as early as 4:30 a.m. Source: Community Outreach In Action Inc.Įarly Saturday, when most people would be sleeping in, hundreds of cars snaked through the parking lot of the Harold Banke Justice Center in Jonesboro, waiting to load up on free groceries. ![]()
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