Hosea Feed the Hungry Issues Emergency Plea

ATLANTA, Oct. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Faced with the possibility of suspending its Food Pantry operations, the Hosea Feed the Hungry (HFTH) organization is appealing to the public for donations of nonperishable food and other items including:

• Dry cereal
• Dry milk
• Flour
• Sugar
• Canned fruit
• Canned vegetables
• Canned meat
• Toiletries
• Infant formula
• Baby food and cereal
• Diapers

Contributions can be dropped off Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Hosea Feed the Hungry Care Center located at 1035 Donnelly Avenue, SW, Atlanta, Georgia 30310.

Religious, community, business, and social organizations can assist HFTH by hosting food drives. Forms and guidelines for hosting food drives can be obtained via www.hoseafeedthehungry.com.

Financial contributions can be made online at www.hoseafeedthehungry.com or by calling 404.755.3353.

With corporate and individual financial contributions down 35 percent and calls for help from the community up 45 percent, any contribution will help the thousands of those in need living in Metro Atlanta and the surrounding counties.  

ABOUT HOSEA FEED THE HUNGRY:  

What began as a Thanksgiving meal, created by founder Rev. Hosea T. Williams, to show respect to Atlanta's homeless population in 1971 has grown to become, Hosea Feed the Hungry, one of the city's most vital resources that provides daily food and assistance to thousands of citizens who make up much of the South's Working Poor and Homeless.

SOURCE Hosea Feed the Hungry