Lindsey and her children pick up boxes of food items through the Summer Harvest Food Box program. Lindsey, a mother of four, has lived in rural Georgia since she was 16. Originally from West Virginia, she has faced many challenges, but her story is one of resilience and determination. With four children of her own, Lindsey’s family grew even larger when her sister and her kids moved in, resulting in a household of 13 children and four adults. “It’s hard,” she admits. “Even with the help of food stamps, it’s still not enough.” Despite the financial strain, [...]

Clifford Grove Baptist Church in Wilkes County receives $40,000 to support agency operations. Since its inception in 2001, the Golden Harvest Food Bank endowment, known as the Food Forever Fund (FFF), has been a cornerstone of support for our mission. Launched after a generous gift from attorney Oscar Allen, this endowment has flourished with additional legacy gifts, enabling our crucial work to thrive for over twenty years. Over the years, this legacy fund has supported Golden Harvest’s mission by providing annual financial distributions to support the Food Bank’s operations. This has helped facilitate the distribution of over [...]

Susan and Scott Robison have exemplified the true spirit of volunteerism for over a year, committing their time almost daily at our Augusta warehouse location putting together food boxes and our Faith Food Factory sorting and packing grocery items to go out to our 25 counties. Their dedication is inspiring and their presence is uplifting to those around them. Scott, with his high-spirited nature and quick wit, and Susan with her kindness and warmth, consistently offer helping hands and care for those in need. “Golden Harvest gives the opportunity to serve a group of people we are unable to [...]

Left to Right: Harley Smith, Vice President for Institutional Advancement, Roosevelt Young, Student Life Specialist, Johnna Eaton, Interim Dean of Students and Dr. David Schecter, President at East Georgia State College. Nestled within the vibrant JAM Student Activity Center at East Georgia State College (EGSC) is a remarkable resource known as the Bobcat Pantry. This vital initiative serves as a beacon of hope and support for many students on campus, ensuring that no one has to choose between their education and their next meal. The Bobcat Pantry is Golden Harvest Food Bank’s first college pantry partner, providing [...]

Volunteers and staff help load boxes of shelf stable food products into the cars of community members at Good Shepherd Baptist Church in Richmond County. During the months of June and July, Golden Harvest Food Bank will provide summer food assistance to families with children under the age of 18. The Summer Harvest Family Food Box program will help feed families across five rural Georgia counties: Jenkins, Hancock, Screven, Wilkes, and Washington. Through collaboration with the local school systems, boxes of food including meat and produce products, provided by the Georgia Nutrition Assistance Program (GNAP), will be [...]

In matching golf caps and smiles, employees of Augusta National Golf Club have tirelessly cooked meals, packed boxes, tended to raised produce beds, and extended a comforting hand of food and hope to our neighbors in need throughout their annual month of service. This outstanding team has volunteered across our soup kitchen, urban farm, and sorting and packing facilities over the past 3 years, as part of the Augusta National Cares program. Thanks to their hard work, we have been able to provide healthy meals for countless children, seniors, and families in our 25-county service area. At our Augusta [...]

Angela Rhea, 2nd grade teacher at Blythe Elementary School, holds a bag full of kid-friendly food. As the BackPack Program Coordinator, she ensures children facing food insecurity receive a bag of food for the weekend. Tucked away in Angela Rhea’s 2nd grade classroom, ziplock bags filled with shelf-stable milk, juice, snacks, pop-tab entrées, and more waited to be packed discreetly into children’s backpacks for the weekend. These packs of kid-friendly food are from Golden Harvest Food Bank’s BackPack Program, a volunteer-powered initiative to provide healthy food for students who rely on school meals during the week. “Their [...]

Donors like you help Cindy and her granddaughter, age 5, access the healthy food they need to thrive. Cindy takes care of five people at home, including raising her 5-year-old granddaughter. She loves getting out in the community and meeting new people. But when her family began facing medical and financial challenges, Cindy had to find resources to feed her loved ones. GAP Ministries, one of our partner agencies serving downtown Augusta, has helped Cindy get through a difficult time. “My husband was diagnosed with cancer, and we went from a hefty income to literally nothing,” she [...]

Gayla smiles as NJROTC volunteers pack groceries into cars. She was one of hundreds of neighbors to pick up fresh produce at our distribution. Hundreds of neighbors waited patiently in the car line outside of our Augusta warehouse. Our Food Bank had just received a large shipment of fresh produce, and teams of JROTC students joined alongside our staff to pack trunks full of groceries. For Gayla, the distribution was a huge help. Like many of our neighbors, she has been experiencing lower SNAP benefits and inflated food prices at the grocery store. “It’s going to help [...]

Volunteers from Nutrien helped sort and package tomatoes to be distributed directly to families. After a few years of planning and executing, we are finally welcoming in our community members to join alongside us at our new Volunteer Center! Thank you for being patient as we expanded our facilities to better serve our neighbors in need. The new space allows us to increase the number of people necessary to help advance our mission of feeding those in need. We can now also better support our agency partners, who stand on the frontlines of combating food insecurity across [...]