Americold and Feed the Children have partnered with the Atlanta Mayor’s office to provide 8,000 ready-to-eat meal kits to support hunger relief during the holiday break.
As schools close for the holiday breaks and food and energy prices continue to rise, more families than ever risk living with food insecurity as they struggle to make up the difference. Thousands of students in Atlanta rely on free or reduced cost lunches and families must make impossible choices between buying food and paying utility bills or other necessary costs like transportation and childcare when this resource is not available.
To help alleviate this stress during the holiday season, Americold and Feed the Children are working together with the Mayor's Office of International and Immigrant Affairs to distribute 8,000 ready-to-eat meal kits to students throughout the month of December at Community Resource events. The meals will be distributed in nine communities across Atlanta including the Adamsville, Morningside, Lindbergh, Orchard Knob, Lenox, Virginia Highlands, Perkerson, Bolton and Underwood Hills neighborhoods.
Americold has a passion for defeating hunger. “Our partnership with Feed the Children is incredibly meaningful because it is one way that we show our commitment to fighting hunger and to giving back in the communities where we live and work. We’re proud of the unique ways we are able to support their efforts to provide for families experiencing food insecurity,” said George Chappelle, CEO of Americold.
This is part of a larger effort between Americold and Feed the Children to provide food and resources for Atlanta residents that will continue into 2023.
During the five-year partnership, Americold has donated critical funds to Feed the Children as well as travelled hundreds of thousands of miles providing complimentary temperature-controlled transportation services of chilled and frozen goods. Together, the organizations have helped feed hundreds of thousands of families across America.
Feed the Children believes it takes everyone - the nonprofit sector, corporations, community organizations, government officials and food suppliers - to come together to do good for those who need it. When efforts are combined, a greater impact is achieved.
“We believe that no child should go to bed hungry, especially during a time full of warmth, love and sharing,” said Travis Arnold, Feed the Children president and CEO. “But the reality is, millions of children
face this hardship every day. Thanks to our generous partners at Americold, we can help these students and their families rest a little easier knowing they don’t have to worry about where their next meal is coming from this holiday season.”