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DeKalb, local churches announce next food giveaway
Ora Goodwin volunteers during a food giveaway event at Berean Christian Church on Saturday, August 27, 2022, in Stone Mountain, Georgia. The free food was paid for using federal Covid-19 stimulus funds, and was distributed at churches throughout Dekalb County. CHRISTINA MATACOTTA FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION.
By Sara Gregory
June 22, 2023DeKalb County will distribute 5,000 boxes of food — which includes fruits, vegetables, eggs and chicken hindquarters — to residents on Saturday. Residents can also pick up cookies, fruit juice boxes and cereal.
The distributions start at 9 a.m. on June 24 at the following locations:
- Saint Phillip AME, 240 Candler Rd. SE, Atlanta
- New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, 6400 Woodrow Rd., Stonecrest
- Beulah Missionary Baptist Church, 2340 Clifton Springs Rd. Decatur
- Shy Temple CME Church, 2030 Wesley Chapel Road, Decatur
- Big Miller Grove Missionary Baptist Church, 3800 Big Miller Grove Way, Stonecrest
- Berean Christian Church, 2201 Young Road, Stone Mountain
- The Covenant Church, 1700 Corey Blvd., Decatur
- Rehoboth Baptist Church, 2997 Lawrenceville Highway, Tucker
Since 2020, DeKalb County has held monthly food distributions to help alleviate hunger. They’ve distributed more than 114,700 boxes so far, paid for with money from federal COVID-19 relief funds.
About the Author
Sara Gregory covers transportation for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Previously, she covered local government in DeKalb County. A Charlotte native, she joined the AJC in 2023 after working at newspapers in South Carolina and Virginia.
