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Showing Up From Summer to School Days
JROTC student volunteering at Richmond County Success Center. Volunteers filled the space each day, working side by side to sort fresh produce and pack meals for children who usually count on school lunches during the school year. To meet the increased need, we expanded volunteer shifts and turned the center into a hub of hope where neighbors came together to make a tangible difference. Thanks to that support, our Summer Harvest program packed over 180,000 meals for children at 10 schools, focusing on rural Georgia counties where Atlanta Gas Light packing Summer Harvest Boxes. access [...]
Students Stepping Up to End Hunger
When it comes to showing up for the community, Aquinas High School doesn’t hesitate. For the past several years, students from Aquinas have been a steady and dependable presence at Golden Harvest Food Bank. Their commitment to service has become a tradition, one we’ve come to count on. This summer, their impact was especially meaningful. Multiple student groups joined us at the Produce Rescue Center to pack Summer Harvest boxes, helping ensure that thousands of children across our service area had meals during the school break. However, Aquinas students didn’t just show up for summer, they’ve supported [...]
Meeting Hunger With Hope in Hancock County
Left to Right: Robin Goodson, Mattie West, Ernestine Harris, Maudie Macklin, Gloria Simmons (Pantry Director), Venniece Macklin. In rural Hancock County, 1 in 2 children faces hunger, the highest child food insecurity rate in the nation according to Feeding America. With few grocery stores and limited transportation, access to nutritious food is a daily struggle for many families. Helping Hands is there to fill the gap. Led by Director Gloria Simmons, the agency serves about 700 families each month. From working with churches and schools to distributing fresh produce, pantry staples, and kid-friendly snacks, the team meets [...]
Press Release: Local and Regional Legislators to Join Golden Harvest Food Bank to Address Hunger
AUGUSTA (05/20/25) - Golden Harvest Food Bank will welcome elected officials from across its 24-county service area on Thursday, May 22 at 10:00 AM for the Food Bank's third annual Feeding the Future roundtable discussion. The event will take place at Golden Harvest’s main campus, located at 3310 Commerce Drive in Augusta, Georgia. Newly released Feeding America data reveals that 1 in 6 people and 1 in 4 children across the region are facing food insecurity, highlighting the growing need for local solutions and collaborative leadership. This conversation will give attendees a clear view of the hunger landscape in both urban and rural communities and invite meaningful [...]
Press Release: Hancock County Tops Nation for Child Hunger
Rural Georgia County Has the Highest Rate of Child Food Insecurity in the U.S. AUGUSTA (06/05/25) - Nearly 1 in 2 children in Hancock County, Georgia, are growing up without consistent access to food, the highest rate of child hunger in the nation. According to recently released data from Feeding America’s Map the Meal Gap study, 47.8% of children in this rural Georgia county are living in food-insecure households. Hancock County, just west of Augusta, is part of Golden Harvest Food Bank’s 24-county service area and now reflects the most severe child hunger in the country. While food insecurity touches every [...]
Press Release: New Report Shows Food Insecurity Rising Across Golden Harvest’s 24-County Service Area
1 in 4 children in Golden Harvest Food Bank’s service area face hunger AUGUSTA (May 14, 2025) – Hunger is rising across the 24 counties served by Golden Harvest Food Bank. According to Feeding America’s newly released Map the Meal Gap study, 1 in 6 neighbors and 1 in 4 children in the Food Bank's service area are facing food insecurity. Just one year ago, that number was 1 in 7 people and 1 in 4 children across its more than 10,000 square mile service area. In Richmond County, the need is even more urgent, with 1 in 5 residents and 1 in 4 children [...]