AJC Photos: Atlanta's Hosea Helps moving to new location

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Photos: Hosea Helps moving to new location

Organization formerly known as Hosea Feed The Hungry is in need of help itself in order to complete renovations on its new building.

January 16, 2020 Atlanta: Hosea Williams III (from left), Hosea Feed the Hungry CEO Elisabeth Omilami, and Hopeton Gordon work at a rental warehouse while renovations are being made to the organizations existing location on Thursday, January 16, 2020, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com

January 16, 2020 Atlanta: Hosea Helps volunteers Maurice Hamblin (left) and Rashiid Shareef seperate donated clothing items for Hosea Feed the Hungry at a rental warehouse while renovations are being made to the organizations existing location on Thursday, January 16, 2020, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com

01/14/2019 -- Atlanta, Georgia --Project Manager Scott Lucas goes over the architectural designs of the Hosea Helps headquarters during a tour of the location in Atlanta's Perkerson neighborhood, Tuesday, January 14, 2020. This building, located at 2545 Forrest Hills Drive SW, will server as the organizations new headquarters once construction is completed. (ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)

01/14/2019 -- Atlanta, Georgia -- The exterior of the Hosea Helps headquarters in Atlanta's Perkerson neighborhood, Tuesday, January 14, 2020. This building, located at 2545 Forrest Hills Drive SW, will server as the organizations new headquarters once construction is completed. (ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)

01/14/2019 -- Atlanta, Georgia -- Project Manager Scott Lucas gives a tour of the Hosea Helps headquarters in Atlanta's Perkerson neighborhood, Tuesday, January 14, 2020. This building, located at 2545 Forrest Hills Drive SW, will server as the organizations new headquarters once construction is completed. (ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)

January 16, 2020 Atlanta: Hosea Feed the Hungry CEO Elisabeth Omilami during an interview at a rental warehouse while renovations are being made to their existing location on Thursday, January 16, 2020, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com

January 16, 2020 Atlanta: Hosea Williams III works at a rental warehouse while renovations are being made to the existing Hosea Feed the Hungry on Thursday, January 16, 2020, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com

January 16, 2020 Atlanta: Hosea Feed the Hungry CEO Elisabeth Omilami and Hosea Williams III work at a rental warehouse while renovations are being made to the organizations existing location on Thursday, January 16, 2020, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com

01/14/2019 -- Atlanta, Georgia -- Project Manager Scott Lucas goes over the architectural designs of the Hosea Helps headquarters during a tour of the location in Atlanta's Perkerson neighborhood, Tuesday, January 14, 2020. Lucas says this project began a couple years ago. Due to unforeseen costs, the Hosea Helps organization is asking for donations to complete the renovations. (ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)

01/14/2019 -- Atlanta, Georgia -- The office areas at the new Hosea Helps headquarters are complete with a firewall, a double layer of drywall, which gives the occupants more time to escape if the warehouse area catches fire, Tuesday, January 14, 2020. (ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)

Gabriel Dlaze, 5, gets a free haircut during the Hosea Helps 2019 Thanksgiving Festival, the largest sitdown meal in the Southeast, at the Georgia World Congress Center Thursday, November 28, 2019. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

Volunteer Yanika Daniel (L) sorts through the donated clothes that are free to anyone during the Hosea Helps 2019 Thanksgiving Festival, the largest sitdown meal in the Southeast, at the Georgia World Congress Center Thursday, November 28, 2019. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

Some of the over 1540 volunteers work on boxing up meals during the Hosea Helps 2019 Thanksgiving Festival, the largest sitdown meal in the Southeast, at the Georgia World Congress Center Thursday, November 28, 2019. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

Ex Atlanta Hawks center Dikembe Mutombo serves food during the Hosea Helps 2019 Thanksgiving Festival, the largest sitdown meal in the Southeast, at the Georgia World Congress Center Thursday, November 28, 2019. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

Volunteer Kimberly Starks delivers one of the estimated 3000 meals the will be served during the Hosea Helps 2019 Thanksgiving Festival, the largest sitdown meal in the Southeast, at the Georgia World Congress Center Thursday, November 28, 2019. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

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January 16, 2020 Atlanta: Hosea Williams III (from left), Hosea Feed the Hungry CEO Elisabeth Omilami, and Hopeton Gordon work at a rental warehouse while renovations are being made to the organizations existing location on Thursday, January 16, 2020, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com

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