Food is a
Must

Food Items in Short Supply

The Atlanta-metro area has one of the fastest growing poverty rates in the United States, leaving children and families in our communities going hungry. Because of private donations of food and money, 30 MUST and MUST Save It Forward food pantries give away an astounding ton of food a day to those in need. Canned goods such as canned meats, diapers, rice, peanut butter and cereal, as well as frozen and fresh items, are available to Cobb and Cherokee residents in need. Households may receive food free of charge. Anyone can receive bakery items daily donated by local grocery stores. In addition to our Food Pantries, MUST operates the Loaves and Fishes Community Kitchen which feeds about 100 hungry men, women and children everyday at lunch. Breakfast and dinner are also served to 72 residents at the Elizabeth Inn. The residents are provided with a "to go" lunch during the workweek. Feeding neighbors in need has always been a core component of MUST Ministries and remains a constant reminder of the miracle of the loaves and fishes.

Food pantry items in short supply: Boxed dinners, canned fruit, tomato sauce with meat, broth/stock, jelly, oil, canned/boxed potatoes, canned mixed vegetable