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Food bank, partners urge Athens-Clarke County to add direct funds for FY26 budget
Summary
Leaders of the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia and neighborhood partners urged the Mayor and Commission to include direct financial support in the FY26 budget, citing rising local food insecurity and distribution shortfalls.
Erin Barger, president and CEO of the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia, told the Mayor and Commission during the May 20 public hearing that 18% of Athens-Clarke County residents are food insecure and that the bank distributed more than 15,500,000 pounds of food last year, with nearly one-third of that distributed in Athens-Clarke County.
Nut graf: The food bank and on-the-ground partners urged the commission to include a tangible appropriation in the FY26 budget, saying county investment would strengthen a network of 78 local partners and help prevent increased…
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