VIA INVEST ATLANTA
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GOODR BE ON EDGEWOOD
Goodr leads the nation in innovative approaches to improving food security by connecting excess food that is completely safe for consumption with food-insecure communities. Leveraging a $330,000 Atlanta Food Access Catalyt Grant, Goodr will open a grocery store at Be on Edgewood, serving Atlanta’s senior and unhoused communities.
City of Refuge is a national leader in community development and economic mobility and has been serving Atlanta residents for nearly 30 years, providing housing, job training and education. The faith-based nonprofit is building a new Transformation Center on Joseph E. Boone Boulevard that will include wraparound services, as well as a healthy neighborhood market with funding assistance from a $200,000 Atlanta Food Access Catalyst Grant. CITY OF REFUGE
ATLANTA COMMUNITY FOOD BANK
The Atlanta Community Food Bank has plans to renovate a vacant retail space along the Martin Luther King Drive corridor to open a Community Food Center with funding assistance from a $250,000 Atlanta Food Access Catalyst Grant and a $250,000 Hollowell/Martin Luther King TAD grant. Community Food Centers are direct-to-families pantries established in areas with limited resources to meet the needs of those experiencing food insecurity.
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