Free Food Distribution Events In DeKalb This Weekend

DEKALB COUNTY, GA — DeKalb County Government will host three drive-through food distribution events Saturday. There will be enough to feed up to 2,500 residents.

Each person will receive one 20-pound box of fruit and vegetables and a 3-pound package of beef, including Salisbury steak, meatloaf, and country fried steak.

Beginning at 10 a.m., COVID-19 Care Baskets will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis, at three locations:

• Buck Godfrey Stadium, 2817 Clifton Springs Rd., Decatur, GA 30034
• James R. Hallford Stadium, 3789 Memorial College Ave., Clarkston, GA 30021
• New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, 6400 Woodrow Rd., Stonecrest, GA 30038

Partners include La Vision newspaper, New Birth Missionary Baptist Church and Saint Philip AME Church.

The county is utilizing federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding to purchase the produce and beef.