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GA HR1257
Resolution
Status
Passed
2/24/2020
Primary Sponsor
Tom McCall
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AI Summary
- Recognizes March 5, 2020, as Georgia Food Bank Day at the state capitol and commends the state's eight regional food banks for their public service
- Georgia's eight food banks, associated with the Feeding America network, work with nearly 2,400 partner agencies across all 159 counties to distribute more than 150 million pounds of food annually
- 14.4 percent of all Georgia citizens and 20 percent of children are food insecure, and the food banks serve 156,000 individual clients per week, including low-income children, seniors, and working families
- The eight food banks include facilities in Athens, Dalton, Atlanta, Gainesville, Macon, Augusta, Columbus, Savannah, and Valdosta, many of which have formed the Georgia Food Bank Association to coordinate statewide hunger-relief initiatives
- Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make copies of the resolution available for distribution to the public and the press
Legislative Description
Georgia Food Bank Day at the state capitol; March 5, 2020; recognize
Last Action
House Read and Adopted
2/24/2020
Full Bill Text
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