FEEDING GEORGIA INC

Food procurement: feeding georgia leads statewide fundraising competitions that raised more than $ 1.2 million for the food banks, with funds going directly to the food banks for local impact: legal food frenzy (georgia bar and attorney general's office) and georgia accounting food fight (ga soc of cpas). Feeding georgia's farm to food bank education and food donation program generated donations of more than 32 million pounds of fresh, #2 grade (aesthetically imperfect) produce from georgia farmers to feed hungry neighbors. Feeding georgia worked with governor kemp and the georgia general assembly to secure an additional $825,000 for the food banks to purchase surplus #1 grade georgia grown produce, strengthening relationships with local growers.

Childhood hunger: feeding georgia educates the public and policy makers about childhood hunger, and works with community partners to increase access to usda nutrition programs like summer meals (sfsp),summer ebt, after school meals (cacfp), school breakfast, backpack and school pantry programs through streamlining of operating requirements, marketing and social media programs; feeding georgia advocated for waivers needed for food banks operating usda child nutrition programs (summer and after school) in hard to serve, remote or rural areas and in neighborhoods on military bases with restricted security access.