HelloFresh, a meal kit company, Pratt Industries, America’s 5th largest corrugated packaging company, and food rescue organization Second Helpings Atlanta (SHA), have teamed up to provide 8,000 meals per week to those facing food insecurity in Atlanta.
The COVID-19 pandemic intensified food insecurity over the past year, with a recent study from The Fresh Food Access Report stating that nearly 25% of Atlanta residents are still not within a half-mile of fresh food.* The goal of the Meals with Meaning program is to provide access to fresh, nutritious food, distributing over 400,000 meals through 2022.
The meal kits will be packed each week by Second Helpings Atlanta volunteers and distributed throughout the City with the support of the Atlanta City Council and City Councilman Michael Julian Bond. The Meals with Meaning meal kits will be available every Wednesday at various pick-up locations throughout the city.
From the press release:
With fresh ingredients provided by HelloFresh and Pratt Industries, each meal kit consists of a step-by-step recipe card and all of the produce and proteins needed to make hearty meals like Chicken Sausage Pasta with Tomato Cream Sauce & Zucchini or Cheesy Chicken & Bean Taco Skillet. The meal kit ingredients can also be used to create any dish the recipient would like based on their individual cooking styles. In addition to two meal kits each week, recipients will also receive a bag of fresh, seasonal fruit. As part of the ongoing program, The Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs will also help distribute meal kits to their local network of properties making it easier than ever for the community to have access to fresh food.
HelloFresh operates a distribution and fulfillment facility in Newnan, and funding was provided by Conyers, GA-based Pratt Industries with operational support from SHA and the Atlanta City Council.
