Providing food, shelter, and support to Atlanta’s homeless community is a never-ending task for Julie Stokes and the staff of Atlanta Mission, but Georgia-based Wayne Farms just made it a little easier with a donation of nearly 6,000 pounds of fresh chicken. Stokes is VP of client services for the organization, heading up the staff and volunteers that provide needed services like meals, shelter, counseling, and lifeskills classes to thousands of Atlanta’s and North Georgia’s least fortunate citizens.
Georgia-based Wayne Farms has a long history of community service, so when Randy Keene, vice president of fresh sales got the call from Atlanta Mission explaining the need, he was quick to route the request to company officials and get fresh, premium chicken on the mission’s menu. “Atlanta Mission is taking care of people that need help—no matter how they got there, they need shelter and nourishment and we’re proud to lend a helping hand,” said Keene. The company just delivered 146 cases of chicken thighs to Atlanta Mission and timing couldn’t be better as the organization reports unprecedented increases in the costs of providing assistance to people in need.