Chattanooga Area Food Bank attempts to meet expanding need in North Georgia

Kaitlyn Notto, a volunteer from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga's chapter of Alpha Gamma Delta, puts items in a box for those in need of food at the Chattanooga Area Food Bank during the launch of Hunger Action Month on Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017, in Chattanooga, Tenn.

By Carson Cook February 5, 2018 4 min read

To help

Those wishing to make a donation to the Chattanooga Area Food Bank or who would like to learn more can visit chattfoodbank.org or call 423-622-1800. Every $1 raised provides four meals and 97 cents of every dollar goes to support food and programs, according to food bank officials.

Melanie Hammontree

Editor’s note: This story first appeared in Community News.

The Chattanooga Area Food Bank announced in December it would be cutting Sack Pack programs in eight of the 20 counties it serves due to lack of funding, a decision that could impact 315 students in Walker County, Ga.

But the community rallied at the news and, just over two weeks later, the food bank made another announcement.

“The community responded with an extraordinary revenue rescue and resolved the shortfall,” the food bank said in a statement.