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Free children’s meals offered in Cobb

Free meals for all children, ages 18 and younger, are available at four Cobb County recreation centers. (Courtesy of Cobb County)
Free meals for all children, ages 18 and younger, are available at four Cobb County recreation centers. (Courtesy of Cobb County)
By Carolyn Cunningham
June 22, 2020

For free, Georgia Educational Services, Inc. staff members are offering breakfast and lunch meals to all children ages 18 and younger.

Each package provides a child with breakfast and lunch emergency meals for seven days, according to a county statement.

Meals are free and available on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Meals are provided from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.:

  • Mondays: Windy Hill Community Center, 1885 Roswell St. SE, Smyrna.
  • Tuesdays: Fair Oaks Recreation Center, 1465 W. Booth Road Extension SW, Marietta.
  • Wednesdays: South Cobb Recreation Center, 875 Riverside Parkway, Austell.
  • Thursdays: Ron Anderson Recreation Center, 3820 Macedona Road, Powder Springs.

Information: CobbCounty.org/communications/news/meals-children-available-select-recreation-centers

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