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Georgia food banks seek $5 million to expand purchase program for surplus Georgia-grown produce
Summary
Feeding Georgia and the Atlanta Community Food Bank urged the House Agriculture & Consumer Affairs committee to provide $5 million to expand a Farm-to-Food-Bank purchase program, citing rising demand (260,000 households monthly) and shrinking federal support for similar programs.
Kyle Wade, CEO of the Atlanta Community Food Bank, told the House Agriculture & Consumer Affairs committee that demand for emergency food assistance has surged: “We're serving 70% more people today than we did just 4 years ago and currently serve about 260,000 households every month, through our network.” Wade described capacity investments including a 350,000-square-foot warehouse and about 80,000 square feet of freezer-cooler space that let the bank move more perishable food across its 29-county service area.
Julie Kuykendahl, director of Feeding Georgia, said the statewide network now…
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