State Rep. John Carson, a Republican who represents part of East Cobb, has been appointed to the board of directors for MUST Ministries, which serves the needs of homeless people and others in need in metro Atlanta.
“I look forward to joining the MUST Ministries leadership team and serving my constituents in this new capacity,” Carson said in a release. “For half a century, this organization has effectively changed the lives of Cobb and Cherokee County residents with compassion and without judgement, and I am honored to become a part of their mission.”
MUST has been serving Cobb, Cherokee and surrounding counties for 50 years, providing emergency shelters for unhoused individuals and families and provides food to those in need. MUST also has workforce development programs and a health clinic.
According to the organization’s website, MUST encompasses more than 17,000 volunteers and typically serves 33,000 people in a year. Since March 2020, MUST has fed almost 173,000 people two million pounds of food.
For more information about MUST Ministries, please visit www.mustministries.org.
Carson represents District 46, which includes part of Northeast Cobb and Cherokee counties.
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