ATLANTA — Families and seniors in part of southwest Atlanta, known as a food desert now have access to fresh food.
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Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens and other city leaders cut the ribbon on the Goodr Grocery Store at William Walker Recreation Center.
“What a perfect place to open a Goodr store here at the William Walker Rec Center,” Dicken said. “A pillar of service to our community for decades.”
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The Goodr store is in an area with major barriers to accessing healthy foods, including a lack of grocery stores, low incomes and no transportation.
The store will provide 100 local families and seniors with free access to fresh produce, toiletries, and other items.
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