CANTON, Ga. — MUST Ministries is expanding its food pantries in Georgia schools with a helping hand from Kroger.
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Channel 2 Action News was at the ribbon cutting Wednesday morning at Cherokee County High School in Canton.
Kroger presented a check for $205,000 as part of a donation.
“Fourteen million children are hungry in the U.S. In my mind a travesty in a country like this, do everything we can with zero hunger, zero waste and eliminate hunger in areas that we serve,” Kroger Division President Victor Smith said.
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Kroger and MUST Ministries aim to end food insecurity for Georgia families. MUST Ministries estimates it gives away about three and a half tons of food daily.
According to the Atlanta Community Food Bank, In Georgia, 13.1% of the population experiences food insecurity, with 18.4% of children living in food-insecure homes, and 12.7% of Georgians living in poverty.
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