DeKalb Covid Care Food Baskets Handed Out Before Thanksgiving

DECATUR, GA — DeKalb County government hosts its monthly food distribution event ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday.

On Saturday, Nov. 21, the county will host three drive-through food distribution events during which 2,500 DeKalb residents will receive one 20-pound box of fruit and vegetables and a ham or turkey, according to a news release.

Beginning at 10 a.m., COVID-19 care baskets will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis, at three locations:

• Buck Godfrey Stadium, 2817 Clifton Springs Rd., Decatur
• James R. Hallford Stadium, 3789 Memorial College Ave., Clarkston
• New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, 6400 Woodrow Rd., Stonecrest

Partners include La Vision newspaper, New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, Saint Philip AME Church and The Faith Center.

The county is using federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding to purchase the produce, turkey and ham.

For more information about the county’s response to COVID-19, visit www.dekalbcountyga.gov/coronavirus.

Since May 2020, DeKalb County has provided fruit, vegetables, and protein to over 20,000 DeKalb County families.