11/07/2025
๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐จ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ฒ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฉ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ข๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐ฌ?
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Yes! There are numerous resources available, and Cobb Community Foundation (CCF) is gathering and sharing information as we find it โ and exploring additional ways to help. Keep checking our page for updates and local resources.
๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒโ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐โ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ป๐ผ๐:
1. ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐:
Visit these links for a list of local food resources.
FindHelp.cobbcounty.gov
https://foodfinder.us/
https://www.acfb.org/get-help/food-map/
(And see the comments for an initial list of available food programs from FindHelp in our area!)
2. ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ป๐ผ๐ป๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ๐ถ๐๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ:
Organizations such as The Center for Family Resources, MUST Ministries, Reflections Of Trinity, Sweetwater Mission, Inc., Food Security for America, Blessings in a Backpack, Tillman House, and HOPE Family Resources, are providing food and essential assistance to families in need. Some of them can leverage contributions to access food from the ๐๐๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฎ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ โ and some can amplify donations made between ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ญ๐ญ-๐๐ฒ๐ฐ ๐ฎ, through their participation in our ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐ ๐ฎ๐ด๐ถ๐ฐ program. So please consider supporting these and other local organizations.
3. ๐๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐ฝ ๐๐ผ๐ผ:
Have surplus edible food? Partner with Second Helpings to ensure itโs delivered safely to local nonprofits serving families.
4. ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฝ:
Marietta City Schools is working to support students and families in need. You can help by:
โข Donating to local school-based pantries or participating in First Friday can drives (all donations are 1:1 matched by a generous donor).
โข Supporting ๐ฐ๐๐๐ค๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ค๐ฉ๐๐๐ค ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐ฌ with single-serve, non-perishable, or microwavable items.
โข Encouraging families to ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐๐-๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ก ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ (more info here: https://www.marietta-city.org/departments1/school-nutrition).
โข Volunteering or contributing to local faith-based and community organizations that distribute food to families, including ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ญ๐ญ๐, ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐๐ฐ๐ข๐๐ โ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐๐ญ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐๐ซ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ค๐ฉ๐๐๐ค ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ซ๐จ ๐๐ญ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ญ๐.
(Thanks to Kim Blass, Chief Impact Officer at Marietta City Schools, for these helpful suggestions!)
Together, we can help ensure no one in Cobb County goes hungry.
