I can't afford the food I need for my family each week.’” “Those things all increased, especially for those families and seniors who have very little margin in their budgets, and they're all of a sudden tipped from ‘I can barely make it’ to ‘Something's got to give here. “We don’t have to probably analyze too far why it’s happening, because of inflation and gas prices and cost of food, the cost of child care, cost of housing,” said Amy Breitmann, the food bank’s executive director. The nonprofit charity’s strategic plan is to eliminate that meal gap by 2030 in Georgia in Richmond, Columbia, Elbert, Emanuel, Glascock, Greene, Hancock, Jefferson, Jenkins, Johnson, Lincoln, McDuffie, Putnam, Screven, Taliaferro, Warren, Washington and Wilkes counties and in South Carolina in Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Edgefield and McCormick counties.
In 2021, the food bank identified an 8.8 million “meal gap” across Golden Harvest’s 25-county service area in Georgia and South Carolina. Previously: Food insecurity has grown, Golden Harvest Food Bank is expanding to help Golden Harvest, Jessye Norman School, Brown Family Foundation seek funding: 3 Augusta nonprofits part of A Community Thrives crowdsourcing effort. “Both personally and corporately, we’re excited to be involved with this.”
Brown Contractors Inc., which is overseeing the building project. “This is an exciting time for Golden Harvest – for the new buildings, for the way that they are clearly reaching out into the community,” said Todd Brown, president of R.D. “I know I speak for all of us when I say that we’re thrilled to see this plan finally come to life, and anticipate the impact that it's going to have on the communities we serve,” he said.
institution is an equal opportunity provider.With the Augusta area’s growing need for food, Golden Harvest Food Bank is growing, too. Golden Harvest’s groundbreaking ceremony Friday marked the $3 million first phase of a building campaign intended to improve the food bank’s ability to fight hunger.Īfter gutting a portion of the food bank’s headquarters on Commerce Drive, contractors will construct a new facility entrance more office and conference room space and a new food packing and sorting area just for volunteers.īrian Ellefson, CEO of Ellefson Transportation Group, chairs the executive committee of Golden Harvest’s Board of Directors.Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights The completedĪD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by: The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a FormĪD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, from any USDA office, by calling Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET CenterĪt (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity. In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S.
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