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YMCA of Metro Atlanta Providing Hunger Relief in Cobb County
Volunteers, staff packing and delivering meals to families and students amid COVID-19 outbreak
The YMCA of Metro Atlanta is serving the community amid the coronavirus outbreak by providing hunger relief for children and families. To date, the Y has distributed 26,180 meals and more than 6,264 backpacks of food. In Cobb county, McCleskey-East Cobb Family YMCA and Northwest Cobb Family YMCA have packed over 2,460 backpacks supporting Marietta City School students and families. Additionally, nearly 1,480 grab and go meals have been served from four Early Learning Centers.
Partnerships with Atlanta Community Food Bank, Mount Paran North Church and Marietta City Schools have allowed for the YMCA of Metro Atlanta to reach communities facing food insecurity as a result of COVID-19. Northeast Cobb YMCA serves as a delivery site for the Atlanta Community Food Bank where volunteers package 250 bags of food each week to be delivered to school district families with their lunch.
Donations given to Mount Paran North Church are being delivered by Cobb YMCA staff and volunteers to nearby hotels and apartment complexes such as Green Roof Inn, Superior Creek Lodge, Woodlands of Kennesaw, InTown KSU and InTown Marietta.
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All snacks and meals are distributed through drive-thru pickup to maintain social distancing. Early learning families can pick up their lunch and backpack meals at Chattahoochee Early Learning Center from 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
For more information about the YMCA of Metro Atlanta's hunger relief programs, please visit https://www.ymcaatlanta.org/bl....
