Phone: 770-267-7015
1-888-819-1745
Web Site: www.angelfoodministries.com/georgia
Services: Provides grocery relief and financial support. Distributes food through more than 150 locations throughout the region. Recipients must bring a large box to pick up the food and pay by either cash or EBT (Food stamp) card. The list of locations is available on Angel Food Ministries’ Web site. Please call for locations and pick-up times. Which vary from place to place.
8024 East Cherokee Drive
Canton, GA 30115
Phone: (770) 479-9462
Website: www.bethanyplacehome.org
Services: Social Services; Housing for women and children; Emergency food
Eligibility: Desire to Improve Life
Fees: None
141 B West Marietta Street
P.O. Box 1696
Canton, GA 30169
Phone: (770) 479-5397
Fax: (770) 479-4502
Website: www.mustministries.org
Purpose: MUST seeks to provide programs that will break the cycle of poverty and improve the quality of life of individuals in the community. MUST’s mission is to allow people of all faiths to come together and live out their faith, providing a refuge for people in need to find hope and help.
Services: Provides walk-in grocery and meal assistance to those in need as availability allows from 10 am to 2 pm Monday thru Friday. Individuals may receive canned goods and perishable items. Also offers special financial assistance, educational programs, and clothing and health services.
Eligibility: Must be resident of Cobb or Cherokee County. Must have identification for each person in household, preferably Social Security cards or birth certificate. Medicaid or shot records will be accepted for children. Must also have verification of residence, i.e. copy of lease or piece of mail with applicant's name and address.
Fees: None
6551 Commerce Parkway, Suite 200
Woodstock, GA 30189
Phone: (770) 591-4730
Fax: (770) 591-4707
Email: lynneatthepantry@yahoo.com
Website: www.papaspantry.org
Purpose: Papa’s Pantry works to help families through times of crisis, providing a source of healthy physical and spiritual nourishment and aiding families in working toward achieving a sense of stabilization.
Services: Provides non-perishable grocery items upon appointment. Also offers on-going mentoring and life-skills coaching through a partnership program.
Eligibility: Must have experienced a recent financial event resulting in a food shortage and create an action plan to regain family stability.
Fees: None
Food Banks
Resource lists are currently being updated. To add or update a resource please email: www.cherokeefocus.org
P.O. Box 1191 ~ Holly Springs, GA 30142 ~ Ph: 770-345-5483 ~ Fax: 770-345-0209