‘Reason will prevail’; Food pantry CEO says not to panic

SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — The largest food pantry in Metro Atlanta’s Central Perimeter is sharing how a temporary SNAP benefits suspension may be affecting local families and where to go for immediate assistance.

The Community Assistance Center is a nonprofit split between the cities of Sandy Springs and Dunwoody, as well as Fulton and DeKalb counties. In 2024, the CAC assisted nearly 10,000 people, distributed approximately one million pounds of food and helped prevent more than 1,000 evictions.

Before the federal government shutdown jeopardized the Supplemental Food Assistance Program, CAC leaders were already talking about growing needs in the community among the working poor.

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