Mt. Bethel Church and MUST Ministries are accepting donations and seeking volunteers to help with its Summer Lunch Program.
The program aims to feed around 8,000 children in Cobb County for nine weeks during the summer.
Volunteers have begun assembling meal kits that will be distributed until the end of July. In addition to financial donations, participants can also shop for food for the program via Amazon and help deliver meals.
MUST estimates that 43,000 children in Cobb County received free or reduced-price lunches during the school year—roughly 40 percent of the school system enrollment.
Furthermore, around 24,000 children are considered transient, and another 2,700 homeless:
“We will be packing and delivering Meal Kits each Wednesday, beginning May 31, with donations accepted any day of the week. Why not make this opportunity to serve a family affair? You and your family can be part of our efforts to feed the children who experience food insecurity in Cobb County and BE the hands and feet of Jesus!”
You can find more information, including a list of needs and volunteer and donation details, by clicking here.
Donations will be accepted through July 25.
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