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Grocery drive to help feed 500 families in southwest Atlanta

The Atlanta Community Food Bank and Councilwoman Marci Collier Overstreet are partnering to host a grocery distribution drive for 500 families in southwest Atlanta. (Photo by Phil Skinner)
The Atlanta Community Food Bank and Councilwoman Marci Collier Overstreet are partnering to host a grocery distribution drive for 500 families in southwest Atlanta. (Photo by Phil Skinner)
By Raisa Habersham
June 30, 2020

The Atlanta Community Food Bank and Atlanta Councilwoman Marci Collier Overstreet are partnering to host a grocery distribution drive for 500 families in southwest Atlanta, according to a news release.

The free event will be held from noon to 3 p.m. Wednesday at Cascade United Methodist Church, located at 3144 Cascade Road, according to the release.

A delivery service will be provided to seniors who lack transportation, according to the release. Families will need to reserve a spot to pick up the food.

Reservations can be made here.

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Raisa Habersham is the Intown Atlanta hyperlocal reporter for The Atlanta-Journal Constitution.

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