Dekalb County: MLK Food Distribution Celebration

The live program will begin at 9:45 a.m. and will be streamed live via DCTV at www.dekalbcountyga.gov.

At 10 a.m., immediately after the program, 3,500 DeKalb residents will receive one 20-pound box of fruit and vegetables and a 10-pound bag of chicken hindquarters. The COVID-19 Care Baskets will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis, at four locations:

• James R. Hallford Stadium, 3789 Memorial College Ave., Clarkston, GA 30021

• Former K-Mart store parking lot at 5597 Buford Hwy NE, Doraville, GA 30340

• Buck Godfrey Stadium, 2817 Clifton Springs Rd., Decatur, GA 30034

• Big Miller Grove Missionary Baptist Church, 3800 Big Miller Grove Way, Stonecrest, GA 30038

Since May 2020, DeKalb County has provided fruit, vegetables, and protein to approximately 26,000

DeKalb County families. The county is utilizing federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding to

purchase the produce, ground beef and chicken.

For more information about the county’s response to COVID-19, visit www.dekalbcountyga.gov/coronavirus.