DeKalb County will host its latest food giveaway this weekend, just in time for Thanksgiving.
The county, which has held monthly food distributions since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, will distribute a total of 5,000 20-pound boxes of chicken, fruits, vegetables and eggs starting at 9 a.m. Saturday.
Cookies, fruit juice and cereal will also be provided for children.
“Skyrocketing food prices will be an unwelcome guest at Thanksgiving celebrations this year,” DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond said in a news release.
The distribution will be held at the following locations. Food will be handed out on a first-come, first-served basis.
- Beulah Missionary Baptist Church, 2340 Clifton Springs Road in Decatur
- Shy Temple CME Church, 2030 Wesley Chapel Road in Decatur
- Big Miller Grove Missionary Baptist Church, 3800 Big Miller Grove Way in Stonecrest
- Berean Christian Church, 2201 Young Road in Stone Mountain
- The Covenant Church, 1700 Corey Blvd. in Decatur
- Saint Phillip AME, 240 Candler Road SE in Atlanta
- Rehoboth Baptist Church, 2997 Lawrenceville Highway in Tucker
Since May 2020, DeKalb has distributed an estimated 99,700 boxes of food to residents. The county has used federal COVID-19 stimulus funds to purchase the food.
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