Metro Atlanta food banks brace for SNAP cuts. Here’s where to receive food assistance, or donate

On Nov. 1, nearly 1.4 million Georgia residents (12.6 percent of the population), including more than 908,000 children, are on track to lose SNAP and EBT benefits. As of publication, the Trump administration had not agreed on a plan to use federal reserves to keep the government assistance program going, despite a contingency fund of close to $6 billion. 

“Hunger should not be political,” Will Sellers, Executive Director of food insecurity nonprofit Wholesome Wave Georgia, told Rough Draft. “We urge our federal representatives to come together and resolve the political impasse that will cause 1.4 million Georgians – including over 900,000 Georgia children – to go hungry.”

Earlier this month, the Atlanta Community Food Bank (ACFB) issued a statement saying it — or any food bank — cannot act as a long-term replacement for SNAP, which stands for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. It provides monetary assistance to no- and low-income people to help purchase food and other necessities. 

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