Georgia Organizations Providing Food to Students and Families During School Closures
(Info accurate as of March 24, 2020.)
QCC’s Georgia Parent Power team compiled a list of school districts, food pantries, and other organizations that are helping families and students with meals while schools are closed during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis.
For children to receive meals through school district sites, each child must be present at the site as required by USDA guidelines. Meals will not be available for parents to take home to children.
Please note that meals are available for all children ages 18 and younger, and for those with special needs under 21 years of age.
SCHOOL DISTRICTS
Atlanta Public Schools is providing emergency student meals at designated anchor sites as well as delivering via its middle school bus route. You can also find more information here about YMCA meal pick-ups, food pantries and more.
Rockdale County
Valdosta City Schools
*If your school’s district is not listed above, visit the district’s website for COVID-19 student and family resources.
FOOD BANKS
Atlanta Community Food Bank:
Individuals can text "FINDFOOD" for responses in English or "COMIDA" for responses in Spanish to 888-976-2232. Users are prompted to enter their zip code or address to enable location services for nearby food pantries. Those seeking help can also find available pantries by visiting https://acfb.org/local-impact-map.
Regional Food Banks:
America’s Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia
Food Bank of Northeast Georgia
Middle Georgia Community Food Bank
Feeding America has a national network of 200 food banks. Also, see their listing of other programs that can help: https://www.feedingamerica.org/need-help-find-food.
For Seniors:
Meals on Wheels
Other:
Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning: Bright from the Start list of Emergency Food Sites
Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning: Bright from the Start list of Emergency Food Sites
FoodFinder, a safe, secure and award-winning mobile and web app that gives food insecure children and their
families a way to find free food assistance programs quickly.
United Way of Greater Atlanta has information on food services, food pantries, grocery distribution, free school distributions sites and more. You can also utilize United 2-1-1 by texting keyword 211od to 898211. Text your zip code and need to 898211.
