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that distribute food, said Andrea Jaron,
the organization’s executive director since
September 2019.
Requests are also pouring in from
nonprofits not currently in the network,
particularly from those that serve the
elderly and children, she said.
But with some major assists from local
and national donors and partners, SHA is
holding its own in its mission to help feed
the hungry.
“We have the good fortune that there
is a lot of food that is available. Our food
network is really strong. The grocery stores
have been really solid with providing very
large donations on a regular basis,” Jaron
said.
The surplus, perishable food donated
to SHA these days comes from 75 food
donors including grocery stores, big box
retailers, and, to a lesser degree, hospitals,
schools and stadiums.
In 2019, the organization’s volunteers
rescued 1.7 million pounds of food. By the
end of October, they had rescued another
1.4 million pounds of food plus more than
400,000 prepared meals provided by a
couple of new major initiatives.
During the holiday season, SHA
partnered with ATLFamilyMeal, Inc., a
nonprofit supporting Atlanta’s COVID-
impacted hospitality community, to rescue
excess food donations and transform them
into more than 3,700 holiday meals for
Atlanta families.
Among the recipients was COR, a
nonprofit located at Atlanta’s Carver
STEAM High School whose mission is
to “unlock the potential of underserved,
trauma-impacted students.”
Jennifer Henn, COR’s executive
director, said, “SHA literally made
Thanksgiving for almost 100 of our
families.”
“By providing them with a prepared
and delicious meal from Poof of the
Pudding, SHA allowed our families to not
only have a special meal, but to not have
to worry about buying the ingredients and
cooking the meal themselves,” Henn said.
“In addition, the food COR receives from
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