AUGUSTA, GA (04/27/26) – Wellstar Health System, in partnership with Golden Harvest Food
Bank and Augusta Locally Grown, is launching the Wellstar Augusta Mobile Market, a
collaborative initiative designed to improve access to nutritious food through coordinated
healthcare and community-based services.
This partnership brings together healthcare, hunger relief, and local food systems to provide a more connected approach to supporting community health. Participants will receive nutritious shelf-stable food boxes and grocery items from Golden Harvest Food Bank, fresh produce sourced through Augusta Locally Grown’s network of local farmers, and on-site health education provided by Wellstar.
“Access to nutritious food is foundational to good health. The Augusta Mobile Market builds upon Wellstar’s longstanding health equity commitment to meeting people where they are and
addressing food insecurity through strong community partnerships,” said Elise Lockamy-Kassim, assistant vice president, Community Health and Center for Health Equity, Wellstar Health System.
The Mobile Market is intentionally structured to serve patients and participants connected to select partner programs and clinics, with initial outreach focused through Harrisburg Healthcare, Golden Harvest’s hunger relief network partner at the Hub for Community Innovation. This phased approach supports coordinated service delivery and ensures partners can connect individuals to both food and health-related resources. The TD Jakes Foundation awarded Wellstar Foundation $50,000 to support this initiative, in partnership with Wellstar Health System, Golden Harvest, and Augusta Locally Grown. Their contribution has been instrumental in making this project possible. “This partnership reflects what’s possible when healthcare and community organizations come together,” said Amy Breitmann, President & CEO, Golden Harvest Food Bank. “By connecting patients directly to food resources, we are helping support healthier outcomes and stronger communities.”
The first Mobile Market will take place:
Wednesday, April 29 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Hub for Community Innovation
What to Expect:Drive-through distribution (participants remain in vehicles)
Volunteers will guide traffic and load food into vehicles
Please arrive with an empty trunk
Distribution will run from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Participation & Registration:
Space is limited to approximately 100 households per event
Advance registration is required: Register for the Mobile Market
Registration will initially be made available to Harrisburg Healthcare patients and partner
program participants, with remaining spots opened to the public as capacity allows
Individuals who are not able to attend this distribution may register for upcoming Mobile
Market dates in the series
About Golden Harvest Food Bank
Golden Harvest Food Bank serves the hungry in our 24-county service area in eastern Georgia
and western South Carolina. The Food Bank was founded in Augusta, Ga. in 1982, and now
operates from distribution centers in Augusta, Ga. and Aiken, S.C. Golden Harvest is a locally
supported 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides grocery products to the hungry through a network of over 325 hunger relief partners. Golden Harvest distributed over 15 million meals to those in need in fiscal year 2025.
About Wellstar
Wellstar personalizes the patient experience. We call it PeopleCare and it’s only possible thanks to our 34,000 team members who provide expert compassionate care for every stage of life. PeopleCare also means we serve our communities as a non-profit health system, providing more than $1 billion annually in charity care and community programs, and operating the largest integrated trauma network in the State of Georgia. We embrace innovation and technology, nurture early-stage companies through our venture firm Catalyst by Wellstar, and train future generations of caregivers with academic institutions including the Medical College of Georgia. Wellstar honors every voice and is one of the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For. To learn more, visit Wellstar.org.
