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Free food for families in Powder Springs

Through April, families in Powder Springs can receive free food. AJC file photo
Through April, families in Powder Springs can receive free food. AJC file photo
By Carolyn Cunningham
April 9, 2020

Free food is available to families in Powder Springs through the end of April.

This information is provided by the Powder Springs Community Taskforce.

Donations can be dropped off at Powder Springs First United Methodist Church, 4329 Marietta St. 4-6 p.m. Tuesdays and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesdays.

  • Wednesdays: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Powder Springs First United Methodist Church, 4329 Marietta St. and Ron Anderson Recreation Center, 3820 Macedonia Road, Powder Springs. Families will receive two days of lunches.
  • Fridays: 5-7 p.m. McEachern Memorial United Methodist Church, 4075 Macland Road, Powder Springs. Families will receive Blessings Bags, including one or more lunches and a Kroger gift card.
  • Saturdays: 10 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Reflections of Trinity Food Bank (Mobile Food Pantry), 4037 Austell-Powder Springs Road, Powder Springs. Families can pick up a box of food, with staples, for one week.

Information: CityOfPowderSprings.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=807

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