Volunteer opportunities
There are many opportunities for community members of Athens, GA to become involved in helping those in need. Below is a list of the programs that assist with hunger in the Athens community. If you are interested in volunteering, please call the number listed or visit their website.
Action Ministries- Our Daily Bread Community Kitchen
717 Oconee Street
Athens, GA 30605
(706) 353-6647, x5671
http://actionministries.net/locations/athens/
Action Ministries Athens aids the hungry, homeless and working poor in the Clarke County area through various services, including serving breakfast and lunch Monday-Friday and snack meals on the weekends, distribution of hygiene products, free GED classes and computer training, legal care, and many other services.
Athens Area Emergency Food Bank
640 Barber Street
Athens, GA 30601
(706) 353-8182
http://www.athensfoodbank.org
The Athens Area Emergency Food Bank is open Monday- Friday from 9:00am-1:00pm. They provide food to Athens-Clarke county residents who have been screened and referred by authorized Athens-Clarke county agencies. They serve about 2,321 families.
Food Bank of Northeast Georgia
PO Box 48857
Athens, GA 30604
(706) 354-8191
http://www.foodbanknega.org
The Food Bank of Northeast Georgia works to feed the ill, needy, seniors, and children of Northeast Georgia. Their mission is to work toward ending hunger as part of an overall effort to alleviate poverty in the Athens community. They have three primary programs that stem out of the food bank. The first one is the Agency Distribution where they partner with soup kitchens, senior centers, churches, and other hunger relief organizations. The second program is called the Mobile Pantry, which is a program that serves hundreds of families by providing them with perishable and nonperishable items in a "farmers market" like setting. The last program is called the Target Program. Within this program, the food bank works with areas of need that aren't being addressed, and work to fix those problems. For example, Food 2 Kids is a program that provides children in need a bag of food on Friday afternoon to take home with them so they will be able to eat over the weekend. Along with Food 2 Kids, other target programs are Lena Watkins Emergency Feeding Program, Feeding a Family Program, Kids Café Program, and Charlie and Jessica Ostick "Stock the Pantry."
The Ark- United Ministry Outreach Center
640-A Barber Street
Athens, GA 30601
(706) 548-8155
http://athensark.org/index.htm
The Ark is an outreach center providing emergency financial assistance to the low-income population of Athens-Clarke and surrounding counties.The Ark’s services are available to all citizens in the area, without reference to religious affiliation, race or any other consideration beyond need.
Athens Area Food Pantries and Soup Kitchens
http://www.homelessshelterdirectory.org/cgi-bin/id/cityfoodbanks.cgi?city=Athens&state=GA
For information on all soup kitchens and food pantries in Athens, GA, please visit the above site. There are many opportunities to volunteer and different churches and other organizations that serve food to the hungry.
Action Ministries- Our Daily Bread Community Kitchen
717 Oconee Street
Athens, GA 30605
(706) 353-6647, x5671
http://actionministries.net/locations/athens/
Action Ministries Athens aids the hungry, homeless and working poor in the Clarke County area through various services, including serving breakfast and lunch Monday-Friday and snack meals on the weekends, distribution of hygiene products, free GED classes and computer training, legal care, and many other services.
Athens Area Emergency Food Bank
640 Barber Street
Athens, GA 30601
(706) 353-8182
http://www.athensfoodbank.org
The Athens Area Emergency Food Bank is open Monday- Friday from 9:00am-1:00pm. They provide food to Athens-Clarke county residents who have been screened and referred by authorized Athens-Clarke county agencies. They serve about 2,321 families.
Food Bank of Northeast Georgia
PO Box 48857
Athens, GA 30604
(706) 354-8191
http://www.foodbanknega.org
The Food Bank of Northeast Georgia works to feed the ill, needy, seniors, and children of Northeast Georgia. Their mission is to work toward ending hunger as part of an overall effort to alleviate poverty in the Athens community. They have three primary programs that stem out of the food bank. The first one is the Agency Distribution where they partner with soup kitchens, senior centers, churches, and other hunger relief organizations. The second program is called the Mobile Pantry, which is a program that serves hundreds of families by providing them with perishable and nonperishable items in a "farmers market" like setting. The last program is called the Target Program. Within this program, the food bank works with areas of need that aren't being addressed, and work to fix those problems. For example, Food 2 Kids is a program that provides children in need a bag of food on Friday afternoon to take home with them so they will be able to eat over the weekend. Along with Food 2 Kids, other target programs are Lena Watkins Emergency Feeding Program, Feeding a Family Program, Kids Café Program, and Charlie and Jessica Ostick "Stock the Pantry."
The Ark- United Ministry Outreach Center
640-A Barber Street
Athens, GA 30601
(706) 548-8155
http://athensark.org/index.htm
The Ark is an outreach center providing emergency financial assistance to the low-income population of Athens-Clarke and surrounding counties.The Ark’s services are available to all citizens in the area, without reference to religious affiliation, race or any other consideration beyond need.
Athens Area Food Pantries and Soup Kitchens
http://www.homelessshelterdirectory.org/cgi-bin/id/cityfoodbanks.cgi?city=Athens&state=GA
For information on all soup kitchens and food pantries in Athens, GA, please visit the above site. There are many opportunities to volunteer and different churches and other organizations that serve food to the hungry.