Resources for Food Cobb County (8/2014)

RESOURCES FOR FOOD – COBB COUNTY (8/2014)

This list should be helpful for finding resources, particularly food, for the clients whom you serve. There are probably other churches or small organizations that could provide food also. This list includes updated information on agencies listed in Cobb County Cares for 2014 - 2015, as well as some additional agencies. Some agencies that no longer seem to be in operation are included, so that you can be updated.

ANGEL FOOD MINISTRIES – This organization is no longer in existence.

BAPTIST CHURCHES – See STOREHOUSE MINISTRIES. Many Baptist Churches are part of the Noonday Baptist Association, which operates Storehouse Ministries.

C.A.M.P. (CHRISTIAN AID MISSION PARTNERSHIP) – See Sweetwater Mission

CENTER FOR FAMILY RESOURCES – See THE CENTER FOR FAMILY RESOURCES

FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH – 770-428-3125 569 Frasier Street Marietta, GA 30060

Open Mondays and Saturdays – 9:00 a.m. to noon

Picture ID and Social Security Number of all members of the family are required.

Assistance with food can be received every 30 days, but no more than 6 times a year.

GATEWAY OUTREACH MINISTRIES – 770-425-1788 1951 Canton Road, Ste. 340 Marietta, GA 30066

This organization has voicemail set up, but they do not seem to return calls.

2 GREATER COMMUNITY MISSION CENTER – 770-425-4583 406 Roswell Street Marietta, GA 30060

No answer and no voicemail.

HOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC CHURCH – See SAINT VINCENT DEPAUL SOCIETY or call 770- 973-7400.

JOSEPH’S STOREHOUSE – Marietta Church of God 1083 Allgood Road Marietta, GA 30062 770-971-4232

Food Pantry -Tuesday and Thursday 1:30-3:00. No reservation needed. On the third Saturday of each month a box of food can be distributed, by reservation only. Call 770-971-4232 on the first working day of the month to reserve a box. The first 45 callers will receive a box of food.

LIGHT OF HOPE – See PLEASANT GROVE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH

MARIETTA FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH (DISCIPLES OF CHRIST) – See FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH

MCEACHERN UNITED METHODIST – 770-943-3008 4075 Macland Road Powder Springs, GA 30127

No special requirements. Food assistance can only be received once every 2 months. Call before pickup. Pickup is on Wednesdays, 3:30 to 4:30.

MEALS ON WHEELS – 770-528-5355 (ask for caseworker for Meals on Wheels)

Must be 60 or over and either homebound or able to do only very limited driving to qualify. There is a fee of $1.60 - $3.80 per meal charged, on a sliding scale based on income. It is possible that a younger person who has a disability could qualify for service through Fulton County, but the fee per meal would he higher.

3 MILFORD BAPTIST CHURCH – 770-435-8720 1030 Milford Church Marietta, GA 30060 (Use side door in back)

Pantry Hours: Thursdays – 6:00 p.m. Sunday – 12:15 p.m.

Clients will start lining up at 3:30 p.m. It is important to arrive before 6:00 p.m.

On the first visit, it is necessary to fill out an application. A picture ID, income information, and information about the ages of all people in the household are required. Food can be received once a week.

MINISTRIES UNITED FOR SERVICE AND TRAINING – See MUST MINISTRIES

MUST MINISTRIES – 770-427-9862 (primary number)

Three locations – All are open from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Monday through Friday

Marietta 1407 Cobb Parkway, NW Marietta, GA 30062 770-427-9862 Serves: 30062, 30063, 30065, 30066, 3068, 30101, 30141, 30144, 30152, and the northern sections of 30060, 30064, and 30067

Smyrna 460 Pat Mell Road Smyrna, GA 30080 770-436-9514

Serves: 30069, 30080, 30081, 30082, 30339, and the southern sections of 30060, 30064 and 30067

Cherokee 141-B Marietta Road Canton, GA 30115 770-479-5397

Serves: All of Cherokee County

Documentation Required: For Head of Household (all 4 items) – copies not accepted 1. Picture ID 2. Pathways Scan Card (once in system) 3. Social Security Card 4. Birth Certificate or Passport

For All other Household Members: (Need 1 document per person from list below. Copies not accepted)

4 Social Security Card Birth Certificate Passport School ID Insurance Card

Also Required: Proof of Income (Pay Stubs, Bank Statements – copies not accepted) Proof of Benefits (Award Letters, etc…copies not accepted) Proof of Residence

(For more complete information, go to MUST Ministries.org)

Food can be obtained 4 times a year, with no specific time required between visits.

PLEASE NOTE: MUST also operates a homeless shelter called Elizabeth Inn. It is located at 55 Elizabeth Church Road, Marietta, GA 30061.

Free lunch is served for people from the community every day at the Loaves and Fishes Community Kitchen, which is located at the Elizabeth Inn site.

NEW BEGINNINGS FOOD OUTREACH – 770-529-6353 7036 Glade Road Acworth, GA 30102

No residency requirement.

Documentation required: Picture ID Proof of Income

Open – Fridays – noon to 2:00 p.m.

Once approved, the person is eligible to pick up a box of food every Friday.

NOONDAY BAPTIST ASSOCIATION – See STOREHOUSE MINISTRIES

OLIVE SPRINGS BAPTIST CHURCH – 770-427-5519 1528 Austell Road Marietta, GA 30008

Free sack lunches are provided for anyone present on Mondays through Thursdays from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. This church is also a “pantry church” for Storehouse Ministries. See that entry for more information.

5 PAPA’S PANTRY – 770-591-4730 6551 Commerce Parkway Suite 200 (Main Office) Woodstock, GA 30189 www.papaspantry.org

This is a stabilization program. No income requirements. They offer training for independent living clients. Their clients are mentored on job search, budgeting and subjects relating to maintaining a home. Papa’s Pantry provides grocery assistance Tuesdays through Fridays, by appointment only.

PLEASANT GROVE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH – LIGHT OF HOPE 770-428-3681 566 Whitlock Avenue Marietta, GA 30064

Residents of Marietta, Smyrna and Mableton can be served. Picture ID required Food Pantry Hours – 3rd Saturday of the month – 10:00 a.m. – noon (by appointment)

POWDER SPRINGS CHURCH OF GOD – 770-943-7780 4263 Austell Powder Springs Road Powder Springs, GA 30127

This church has voicemail set up, but they do not seem to return calls.

SAINT ANN’S CATHOLIC CHURCH – See SAINT VINCENT DEPAUL SOCIETY or call 770-552-6400, ext. 6105 4905 Roswell Road NE Marietta, GA 30062

SAINT CATHERINE OF SIENA CATHOLIC CHURCH – See SAINT VINCENT DEPAUL SOCIETY or call 770-428-7139 1618 Ben King Road, NW Kennesaw, GA 30144

SAINT JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH – See SAINT VINCENT DEPAUL SOCIETY or call 770-422-5633, ext. 28 87 Lacy St., NW Marietta, GA 30060

6 SAINT THOMAS THE APOSTLE CATHOLIC CHURCH – See SAINT VINCENT DEPAUL SOCIETY or call 770-432-8579, ext. 30 4300 King Springs Rd, SE Smyrna, GA 30082

SAINT VINCENT DEPAUL SOCIETY – 678-892-6163

Each Roman Catholic church has a Saint Vincent DePaul Society. The services provided vary by church. Most – but not all – do offer assistance with food. Eligibility is determined by zip code. If the correct church to contact is unknown, call the number listed above. Once the zip code is given, you will be told the correct church and telephone number to contact. The Saint Vincent DePaul Society of that local church needs to be contacted to find out whether or not they are able to assist with food, the documentation required if they are, the days and hours of service, etc.

SCHAFFER ROAD CHURCH OF CHRIST – 770-437-9047 554 Schaffer Road Marietta, GA 30060

Cobb and Douglas residents can be served.

Documentation required: Picture ID/Driver’s License

Pantry Hours – Opens at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesdays

SEEDS FOR THE HEART MINISTRIES FOOD PROGRAM – 770-420-4776 – This telephone number has been disconnected.

SERVANTS COMMUNITY CHURCH – 770-436-4559 – This telephone number has been disconnected.

SHEPHERD’S HOUSE – 770-792-0097 933 Roswell Street Marietta, GA 30060

(This location is one block from Cobb Parkway, near the Big Chicken)

Mondays through Saturdays – 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

No ID or documentation is required.

A $7.00 donation is required for a box of food. Boxes can be purchased as often as needed. 7 STOREHOUSE MINISTRIES – 770-428-8410

Call for information about service from 9:00 a.m. to noon or 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays. Storehouse is closed on Fridays. Only one person per household can request food. The address must be given when a person calls for help.

This organization works with more than 100 Baptist churches in the Noonday Baptist Association. Eighteen of these churches are designated as “pantry churches”, with food boxes on hand to be distributed to people who contact Storehouse Ministries.

Once the person is approved for assistance through the call to Storehouse Ministries, he or she will be directed to go to the pantry church closest to the home address to pick up the box of food.

Food can be obtained every other month, up to 5 times a year.

SWEETWATER MISSION (formerly known as C.A.M.P.) – 770-819-0662

Darlene Duke, Director www.svcamp.org 6289 Veterans Memorial Hwy, Bldg. 12A Austell, GA 30168 The actual, physical location is 2 blocks off of Veterans, at the corner of Hotel St. & Line St.

Food and Clothing Walk-In Service Hours are Monday through Friday 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Sweetwater has no specific zip code residency requirements. Anyone who qualifies for assistance, based on income, can receive food, no matter where he or she lives.

Some food comes from the USDA’s TEFAP distribution, so income levels are important. All household incomes must be counted. “Household” includes everyone living under one roof, regardless of relationships. Clients are required to sign a Federal Declaration of Income Statement.

The table below shows monthly and weekly income for each family size. Households at or below the income listed for the number of people in the household are eligible to receive food.

Household Monthly Weekly Size Income Income 1 $1,211 $ 279 2 $1,640 $ 378 3 $2,069 $ 477 4 $2,498 $ 576 5 $2,927 $ 675

(For larger households, see actual form)

Under this program, food can be distributed to a household with just a minimum of 30 days between visits. 8 CSB clients can be served in any one of three ways.

1. CSB clients who attend The Circle program - A client can turn in a food request form to The Circle’s receptionist, and a staff member picks up the food and takes it back for the client. The food can be taken home on the van. Clients receiving food in this way do not receive any frozen or refrigerated food. They only receive a box of canned goods and staples. Only clients who have no transportation and who have not registered at Sweetwater (formerly C.A.M.P.) on their own can request assistance through The Circle in this way. 2. Dual Diagnosis clients – Dual Staff will take the completed form to Sweetwater to pick up the food. 3. CSB clients can go as walk-ins on their own, as anyone in the community can do. These clients would receive refrigerated and frozen food, as well as a box of canned goods and staples. Clients must know the income for everyone in the household. It is helpful to have a photo ID with them also. Clients who go on their own cannot also request food through The Circle’s program with Sweetwater. 4. Case managers can pick up food on behalf of clients. In this instance, our agency’s ROI form would need to be completed. Sweetwater has provided us with a special form to use when requesting food in this way. There is a place for the client to sign giving a CSB Representative permission to pick up his or her food. This method would necessitate that the staff member wait for service, along with other people in the community. It is possible for a staff member to pick up food for several clients, as long as all of them have completed the form giving income information and giving permission for the staff member to pick up the food.

Sweetwater also offers other services. Their regular clients can shop for clothing, hygiene items, or household goods and can also be eligible for special gift program invitations. In order to qualify for these extra services, it is necessary to have some form of ID for every household member seeking assistance. A driver’s license, state ID, social security card, tax ID, birth certificate, voter registration, or a school or immunization record can be accepted.

THE CENTER FOR FAMILY RESOURCES – 770-428-2610 995 Roswell St., Ste. 100 Marietta, GA 30060

Must have been a resident of Cobb County for at least 2 months. Must meet residency requirement and income eligibility.

Can receive food assistance 4 times a year.

Intake Hours – Mondays and Fridays – 10:00 a.m. to noon Tuesdays through Thursdays – 10:00 a.m. to noon 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Documentation Needed: Picture ID Social Security Card for applicant Social Security Cards or Birth Certificates for all household members

9 TRANSFIGURATION CATHOLIC CHURCH – 770-977-1442 1815 Blackwell Rd., NE Marietta, GA 30066

See SAINT VINCENT DEPAUL SOCIETY or call the church directly.

TURNER CHAPEL A.M.E. – 770-422-6791 527 Lawrence St. (called “The White House”) Marietta, GA 30060

Pantry hours: Wednesdays – 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Saturdays - 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Picture ID required

VICTORY COVENANT MINISTRIES – 770-439-5355 5148 Martin Farms Lane Powder Springs, GA 30127

They do not distribute food.

WIC PROGRAM (Women, Infants & Children) – 770-514-2300 or 770-514-2325

WIC is a nutrition program that provides nutritious supplemental foods to pregnant women, breastfeeding and postpartum women, infants & children. Also provides nutrition information and counseling. Call for more information and for WIC Program locations.

WRIGHT STREET BAPTIST CHURCH – 770-422-5851 395 Wright Street Marietta, GA 30060

This church has voicemail set up, but they do not seem to return calls.