Summer Food Insecurity

Summer is an exciting time for children. Many of us have fond memories of how we occupied ourselves during the months when school was out. But for many children, schools provide an important safety net in terms of security, learning, guardianship, and also food.

For students who rely on school lunches and other nutritional opportunities, summer can be a time of great stress and hunger.

Summer Food Options

To address food insecurity during the summer, the Georgia Department of Education hosts the Seamless Summer Option: this allows districts to provide meals to students during the summer and other vacation periods. It provides free summer meals to children under 18 as well as students over 18 with mental or physical disabilities.

For residents of Peoplestown and surrounding areas, the Emmaus House Food Pantry provides our neighbors with healthy food options and the CDF Freedom School provides young scholars with nutritional opportunities for six weeks during the summer.

Serving Peoplestown and Beyond

On Saturday, June 29, we will also be partnering with the Atlanta Community Food Bank to host a free mobile food market at Emmaus House. This is a new monthly pop-up where families from Atlanta and surrounding communities can come to receive 30-40 lbs of assorted food items and fresh produce.

Click below to learn more about how we’re addressing food insecurity in our community this summer.