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Food Bank Checklist . . .
  • Proof of address for each adult in the home
  • Social Security card for each adult (age 17 and older) in the home
  • One of the following for minor child:
    • medicaid card
    • insurance card
    • current school documents listing child and parent names (within 30 days)
       
 

Athens Emergency Food bank


The Ark can make a referral to the Athens Area Emergency Food Bank when the following conditions are met:
  • Eligibility is twice in a six-month period
     
  • Must be residents of Athens-Clarke County, verified by received mail with name and street, postmarked within the last thirty days.  An official lease signed within the last thirty days may be used one time.
     
  • Homeless or transients without a permanent address must obtain a referral from the Department of Family and Children Services, located on North Avenue.
     
  • Residents of Athens Housing Authority must obtain a referral from Residential Services Office located in Rock Springs.
     
  • Applicants with minor dependents, zero income, and no health insurance for the minors must obtain a referral from the Department of Family and Children's Services, located on North Avenue.

 

 

We are unable to make exceptions on these requirements.