National nonprofit to give away free food and masks on Saturday
The nonprofit, Social Change Partners, will team up with local leaders and groups to give away food, masks and other items this weekend.
The pandemic has hit families and individuals particularly hard as businesses close and people find their hours reduced at work or eliminated.
Social Change’s Executive Director, Todd Belcore, said in a press release that “people’s lives are being shattered right before our eyes and too many across the nation are acting like it’s inevitable and normal. It’s not. So, we’re doing all we can to do something about it. That’s what this event, and the ongoing systemic work we’re doing in Georgia, is all about.”
The distribution will be held from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday at Ke’nekt, 1492 Ralph David Abernathy Blvd. Organizers say they plan to give away 30,000 pounds of food, 10,000 masks and diapers to those in need.
Participants include the Inner-city Muslim Action Network, Tyson Foods, Restore More, Georgia Familias Unidas, Black Men Build, Pathway Christian Church and Teachers for Good Trouble.
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