Metro Atlanta
Metro Atlanta

Charities offer limited services for families in need, in response to coronavirus

The CAC food pantry on Roswell Road. (JASON GETZ/SPECIAL TO THE AJC)

Credit: Jason Getz

Credit: Jason Getz

The CAC food pantry on Roswell Road. (JASON GETZ/SPECIAL TO THE AJC)
By Adrianne Murchison
March 16, 2020

Community Assistance Center (CAC) has stopped all services due to the coronavirus but will distribute pre-packaged food outside of its Sandy Springs building. The nonprofit started distributing food Monday morning. Pickups will take place through Friday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at 8607 Roswell Road.

Groceries will be given out according to family size.

CAC’s Dunwoody location at 5 Dunwoody Park South, Building 5, will distribute food on Thursday from 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Emergency financial assistance and other services will be handled by phone through Friday.

North Fulton Community Charities is receiving financial assistance inquiries through the website. NFCC's food pantry is open 9 a.m-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. A statement from the nonprofit said social distancing protocols are in place for visitors. NFCC is located at 11270 Elkins Road, Roswell.

NFCC is still accepting donations.

nfcchelp.org; ourcac.org

About the Author

Adrianne Murchison
More Stories

Keep Reading

Family and friends participated in a processional led by a horse-drawn carriage carrying the remains of Cornelius Taylor from Ebenezer to Atlanta City Hall on Monday, February 3, 2025. Taylor, a homeless man, died during an incident involving city workers clearing a homeless encampment on January 16. (Miguel Martinez/ AJC)

Credit: Miguel Martinez-Jimenez

Family of man crushed at homeless encampment sues city of Atlanta

Family says they’re seeking justice for Cornelius Taylor’s “preventable and unjustified” death and the city’s failure to inspect his tent before heavy machinery moved in.

Woman, 60, accused of fatally stabbing woman near Bankhead liquor store

Renee Hudson, 60, was booked into the Fulton County jail Thursday. She faces charges including murder and aggravated assault.

Deaths of 2 teens highlight Georgia’s lightning risk

So far this year, 12 deaths due to lightning strikes have been reported in the U.S.

The Latest

Family and friends participated in a processional led by a horse-drawn carriage carrying the remains of Cornelius Taylor from Ebenezer to Atlanta City Hall on Monday, February 3, 2025. Taylor, a homeless man, died during an incident involving city workers clearing a homeless encampment on January 16. (Miguel Martinez/ AJC)

Credit: Miguel Martinez-Jimenez

Family of man crushed at homeless encampment sues city of Atlanta

Woman, 60, accused of fatally stabbing woman near Bankhead liquor store

Deaths of 2 teens highlight Georgia’s lightning risk

Featured

“Our members cannot be bought off,” General President Sean O’Brien said in a social media statement, calling UPS' offers “illegal and haphazard.” (Hyosub Shin/AJC 2023)

Credit: Hyosub Shin/AJC

UPS offers unprecedented buyouts for drivers

The Teamsters union, which represents about 340,000 UPS employees, is urging its full-time members to reject the offers.

Longtime south Atlanta flea market set for massive mixed-use makeover

The developer is planning one of the largest projects in Atlanta’s Southside, a more than $500 million project near Greenbriar Mall.

MARTA chief Collie Greenwood retiring early

MARTA CEO and General Manager Collie Greenwood is leaving “because of immigration and personal matters” and has elected early retirement.