DeKalb hosting another food giveaway this weekend

Volunteers load cars with boxes of food during a food giveaway event at Berean Christian Church on Saturday, August 27, 2022, in Stone Mountain. Boxes handed out in DeKalb County included Georgia-grown fruits and vegetables, eggs and 10-pound bags of chicken. CHRISTINA MATACOTTA FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION.

By Tyler Estep

Oct 5, 2022

DeKalb County will host its latest food giveaway this weekend — with a special invite extended to any residents hosting evacuees from Hurricane Ian.

“People of goodwill are encouraged to love our neighbors as ourselves,” DeKalb CEO Michael Thurmond said in a news release. “We are helping those who are helping others.”

DeKalb has hosted the monthly food distributions since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, using federal relief funds to try to address food insecurity and inflation.

A total of 5,000 boxes of produce and chicken will be distributed at the latest event, which is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. Saturday.

Distribution will take place at the following eight locations:

Berean Christian Church, 2201 Young Road in Stone Mountain
Beulah Missionary Baptist Church, 2340 Clifton Springs Road in Decatur
Big Miller Grove Missionary Baptist Church, 3800 Big Miller Grove Way in Stonecrest
The Covenant Church, 1700 Corey Blvd. in Decatur
New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, 6400 Woodrow Road in Stonecrest
Rehoboth Baptist Church, 2997 Lawrenceville Highway in Tucker
Saint Phillip AME, 240 Candler Road SE in Atlanta
Shy Temple CME Church, 2030 Wesley Chapel Road in Decatur

Food will be provided on a first come, first served basis.