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November 2020 Community of the Month: The Arbors at East Cobb

December 16, 2020

Every month we like to recognize a multi-family property doing some amazing work in their local community. For November, we’re excited to announce The Arbors at East Cobb are our Community of the Month!

Located in Marietta, Georgia, the Greystar property hosted a Food-a-Thon throughout the month of October and into early November. Their residents donated a whopping 540 lbs of food (450 meals). The Arbors at East Cobb were just 1 of 46 Greystar Southeast properties that participated. The entire campaign brought in nearly 8,000 lbs of food (6,500 meals). 

All of the food was transported to the Atlanta Community Food Bank by our amazing friends at CORT Furniture. The Atlanta Community Food Bank serves over 600,000 in the Greater Atlanta metro area. Unfortunately, because of the pandemic, it’s anticipated that the number of food-insecure individuals is expected to rise by 50% which would put the food bank at close to 1 million people. 

We’re thankful for The Arbors at East Cobb’s impact as well as all of the communities that participated in the Food-a-Thon. The food delivered will take a small bite out of hunger this holiday season. 

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Inflation & food insecurity are on the rise

Cuts to SNAP benefits and inflation have had a devastating economic impact and filled the lines at food banks and pantries across the country. More than 47 million Americans including 1 in 5 children are struggling with food insecurity and do not know where their next meal is coming from. 

For people of color and other minorities, the situation is even worse. Hunger disproportionately affects the Black population, the Latinx community, LGBTQ+ individuals, and more. 

USDA TERMINATES FOOD SECURITY REPORT 

September 22: The USDA announced termination of future Household Food Security Reports USDA, which had tracked hunger nationwide for nearly 30 years. The most recent data revealed that one in seven households — 47.4 million people, including 13.8 million children — were food insecure. For more than three decades, the report was been the gold standard for measuring whether a household lacks consistent access to enough food for an active, healthy life. “Eliminating data collection strips away the evidence that proves these programs work, where investment is needed, and who is being left out,” Crystal FitzSimons, president, Food Research & Action Center said in a statement.

Read more on the cancellation of food insecurity survey

 

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