THANKS FOR GIVING

For over 36 years, the Center for Family Resources Thanks for Giving program has provided families in Cobb County with food for a Thanksgiving meal, as well as enough food to cover the entire holiday week. By providing enough to feed a family for the week, we ensure that children who are reliant on free or reduced lunch programs at school have access to nourishment while out on school break. Thanks for Giving also provides families an opportunity to create and foster family traditions, to gather with their loved ones and to give thanks in ways that are meaningful to them.

Schools, civic organizations, businesses, and other groups host food drives for the items on our Thanks for Giving lists. All donations are picked up or delivered to our event locations where hundreds of volunteers spend the week sorting, organizing, and creating food boxes for families. Distribution is done at multiple locations to make access easy for families in need. Each family also receives a grocery store gift card to complete their holiday meal.

Committee

Mark Chastain

Kris Clinton

Alice Donelinger

Joy Doss

Lyric Garten

Cheryl Gould

Karen Gibson/Jeff Greecy

Lori Herrin

Bev Jackson

Deborah Johnson

Valarie Kahiha

Lisa Lawrence

Rana Mansour

Eustacia McCloud-Carter

Paul Persell

Lynn Stevens

Linda Spears

Simone Zuckerman

793 Households Served

Events