food security
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Athens-Clarke County
UGA Students Help Fight Athens Senior Hunger Through Campus Kitchen
[flickr_set id=”72157677996173297″] One and a half hours doesn’t seem like much for a college student when you’re enjoying it. It’s a commute from Athens to home while listening to your favorite music for some, or binge watching your favorite Netflix TV show for others. But for volunteers like Elisabeth Tyler,…
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Athens-Clarke County
Athens-Based Food Rescue Program Enters New County, Breaking Records
The Full Plate program delivered approximately 161,562 pounds of food to agencies in need in 2017, and they are on track to deliver more than 200,000 pounds in 2018. These estimates come from ACTION, Inc., the parent nonprofit organization that began Full Plate. The program was started because “someone’s basic…
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Athens-Clarke County
Food Insecurity in Athens Is A Bigger Issue Than Many Realize
The food insecurity rate in Athens-Clarke County was 22 percent in 2016, according to Feeding America’s annual “Map the Meal Gap” project. Clarke County has approximately 26,340 food-insecure individuals, according to Feeding America data from 2016. Approximately 70 percent are below 130 percent poverty, which means individuals in this bracket…
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Athens-Clarke County
Jessie B. Denney Tower Residents Bond During Community Meals
Jessie B. Denney Tower, a 10-story, low-rise brick building that sits steps from downtown Athens, is an affordable housing community that houses some of the most in-need Athens residents. The building is designated by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for the elderly and people above age 50 who…