Focus Food Pantry Brings Hope Through Choice and Compassion
For Focus Food Pantry, every visit is about more than providing food. It’s about building relationships, restoring hope, and walking alongside families as they work toward a brighter future. The ministry was founded on a simple calling: to be the hands and feet of Jesus each day. That mission continues to guide every volunteer, every […]
Celebrating 15 Years of Impact Through a Debt-Free Future
As Midwest Food Bank Georgia approaches 15 years of serving communities across the region, a new campaign is helping position the ministry for continued growth and long-term sustainability. In partnership with supporters, volunteers, and community leaders, Midwest Food Bank Georgia has launched its 15-Year Debt-Free Campaign, an effort focused on strengthening the future of hunger […]
Miles for Midwest 5K Reaches Record Participation
The 6th Annual Miles for Midwest 5K brought together an incredible community of runners, walkers, volunteers, and sponsors in support of Midwest Food Bank Georgia’s mission to alleviate food insecurity. This year’s event reached a record 479 registrations, with participants showing up in a big way to support the Race to End Hunger. Whether crossing […]
Serving Together Through Every Season of Life
For Bob and Marsha Chichanski, volunteering at Midwest Food Bank Georgia has become more than a way to give back. It has become part of their daily rhythm, their community, and their purpose in retirement. The couple, originally from Ohio, has been married for 43 years and has called Peachtree City home since 1987. Along […]
Serving with Dignity at Grace Klein Community
Grace Klein Community, located in Vestavia Hills, Alabama, serves individuals and families facing food insecurity and unmet basic needs. Rooted in faith, their work focuses on rescuing and distributing food while building relationships that bring dignity, hope, and restoration. Each week, they reach an average of 20,000 people, supported by approximately 7,500 volunteers. At the […]
Why Serving Others Became a Meaningful Calling for Volunteer Jill Ott
Jill Ott didn’t set out looking for something new, but one small moment led her into a place where purpose and service now meet every week. Now retired, Jill has spent much of her life centered on family. She and her husband raised 2 daughters, and today she enjoys time with her grandchildren, traveling, painting, […]
Dinking for a Difference on and off the Court
The third annual Peanut Butter Pickleball Tournament brought together 333 players for two days of spirited competition and community connection. All 20 courts stayed active throughout the event, hosted at Let’s Go Pickleball, a newly opened indoor pickleball facility that generously provided space for the tournament. Players from across Georgia gathered to compete while supporting […]
A Record Breaking Year Made Possible Together
The close of 2025 marked a record breaking year of service and growth. Over the course of the year, $38,049,665 worth of food was distributed to communities across Georgia and the Southeast, more than doubling the impact achieved just five years earlier. In 2020, food distribution totaled $18.9 million. By the end of 2025, that […]
Thanking the Partners Who Helped Strengthened Our Mission
The work accomplished throughout 2025 was strengthened by the generosity and commitment of our grant partners. Their support helped sustain food distribution, outreach, and ongoing service to communities across the region. We are grateful for each organization that chose to invest in this mission and walk alongside us in meeting real needs with care and […]
When Food Support Meets Compassionate Outreach
I serve as the Community Ambassador for Connect Church ATL, located at 3532 Covington Hwy, Decatur, GA 30032. The food pantry is run and operated by Connect Church, and my nonprofit, Blessing Bags of Warmth for the Homeless, partners closely with the pantry to expand outreach and serve families experiencing food insecurity and instability throughout […]
