Our mission is to partner with local agencies and communities in an effort to aggressively fight hunger in Southwest Georgia by:

• Providing our partner agencies with the food and other grocery items they need to fight hunger and other poverty-related issues;
• Sponsoring programs designed to address child hunger and malnutrition;
• Raising awareness about food insecurity, hunger, and malnutrition; and
• Assisting other agencies (i.e. Red Cross, GEMA, FEMA, etc.) in meeting the needs of those affected by disaster.

 

Our Impact

Did you know that 40% of our population here in Southwest Georgia is at risk of being food insecure at some point throughout the year?  That is approximately 200,000 people, which includes over 50,000 children.  Did you know that 21% of our population is at or below poverty?  In other words, over 100,000 people, including over 25,000 children, in Southwest Georgia face food insecurity on a regular basis.

I don’t know about you, but those numbers are staggering to me!  Before taking on the leadership role here at the Food Bank, I didn’t know that hunger was such an issue here in our region.  Neither did I know that there are numerous hunger-fighting agencies out there in our communities working diligently and tirelessly to help their fellowman in their time of need.

What I have learned since joining the Food Bank is that we have the potential to positively impact the lives of over 100,000 people each year through our 300+ partner agencies.  That is a huge responsibility, while at the same time a wonderful opportunity.  Not wanting to take this responsibility lightly lead us to change our mission statement to say we will “aggressively fight hunger.”  That means we will be on the front lines, leading the charge in the fight against hunger; not sitting idly by just doing enough to get by!

We can’t fight this battle alone though – we need your support!  Will you partner with us as we “aggressively fight hunger” in Southwest Georgia?

Brett A. Kirkland
President & CEO

04/01/08 Curves in Albany, Lee Co. & Dawson completed their annual food drive today - almost 1,000 lbs. of food collected!

04/06/08 America's Second Harvest announced a name change to its 205 member food banks. Their new name is Feeding America!

04/09/08 Idol Gives Back Campaign - The Food Bank announced today that they received a grant in the amount of $14,400 as a result of the campaign. The grant will be used to start additional BackPack programs at 3 elementary schools in Southwest Georgia.

04/17/08 ConAgra Foods - The Food Bank announced today that they received a two-year grant in the amount of $20,000 (1st year) from ConAgra Foods to start a Kids Cafe in Sylvester, Georgia. They will receive $10,000 next year to help sustain the program.

04/29/08 Manna Mobile Pantry will be pulling into the movie theater parking lot in Cordele at 10:00 a.m. Volunteers will be provided by Adventist Community Services.

05/03/08 Manna Mobile Pantry will be across from the fire station in Warrick starting at 10:00 a.m. Volunteers will be provided by Warrick UMC's new food pantry, Fishes & Loaves.

05/05/08 Wal-Mart Supercenter in Albany presents Food Bank with a grant in the amount of $1,000.

05/10/08 Stamp Out Hunger Campaign to benefit Food Bank partner agencies - don't forget to put a bag of non-perishable food items by your mailbox for you local mail carrier to collect!