Seasonal & Holidays
Here's Where To Receive Free Turkeys, Trimmings For Thanksgiving In GA
The Georgia community is uniting to assist families in need of meals or groceries for Thanksgiving. Find out when and where.
In uncertain times, several individuals and organizations in Georgia are answering the call and assisting people in need of groceries or meals for Thanksgiving.
Patch has compiled a list of events where free meals, groceries, clothing and other essentials will be offered in Georgia. See below:
39th Annual Thanks for Giving Food Drive, sponsored by Center for Family Resources, 2-5:30 p.m. Thursday, Friendship Baptist Church, 1880 Old Alabama Road, Mableton; 8-11 a.m. Friday, The Waverly Mobile Home Complex, 100 Plantation Hill Road, Mableton.
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Thanksgiving Drive Chicken Giveaway, hosted by Free Chapel, 4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 20, campuses in Alpharetta, Braselton, Gainesville and Gwinnett.
CoatsGiving, sponsored by North Fulton Community Charities, distribution time not listed, Thursday, Nov. 20, until Saturday, Nov. 22, St. David’s Episcopal Church, 1015 Old Roswell Road, Roswell
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Thanksgiving Drive Chicken Giveaway, hosted by Free Chapel, noon Saturday, Nov. 22, hosted by Free Chapel, 173 14th St. NE, Midtown.
Food box giveaway, sponsored by DeKalb County and Midwest Food Bank, 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, First African Food Pantry and Global Refuge, 5563 Memorial Drive, Stone Mountain; 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, New Life Church, 3592 Flat Shoals Road, Decatur.
5th Annual Turkey Drive, sponsored by Douglas County District 3 Commissioner Martin Raxton and Splendors of Africa, 8 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, Douglas County Courthouse, 8700 Hospital Drive, Douglasville.
25th Annual Comfort and Care Harvest Distribution, hosted by Caring For Others, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 22, 3537 Browns Mill Road, East Atlanta.
5th Annual Turkey and Trimmings Giveaway, sponsored by Making a Better Me, noon-2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, The Villages at Carver Family YMCA, 1600 Pryor Road SW, Atlanta.
Thanksgiving Turkey and Coat Giveaway, noon-3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, Mountain View Baptist Church, 4618 Redan Road, Stone Mountain.
Thanksgiving Food and Groceries Giveaway, hosted by Hosea Helps, 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2545 Forrest Hills Drive SW, Atlanta.
Thanksgiving Turkey Giveaway, hosted by Hope Springs Church, 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, 152 Rolling Hills Ave., Canton.
Thanksgiving Food Box Giveaway, sponsored by Feeding Georgia Families, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, 55 McDonough Blvd. SE, Atlanta.
2025 CAYA Thanksgiving Outreach, Caya Reconciliation Ministries, Saturday, Nov. 22, food bags delivered in Dallas and Hiram.
25th Annual Feed the Community Dinner, sponsored by New Frontier of Bartow County, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Cartersville Civic Center, 435 W. Main St., Cartersville.
Thanksgiving Food Box Distribution, sponsored by New Beginnings Church, 10 a.m. Saturday, Cloverleaf Elementary School, 210 Old Mill Road, Cartersville.
The Atlanta Turkey Classic (Turkey Trappin’ 2025), sponsored by Streetz 94.5 and Atlanta Metropolitan State College, 2:30-5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 23, Atlanta Metropolitan State College gym building 700, 1630 Metropolitan Pkwy. SW, Atlanta.
Thanksgiving Dinner Giveaway, hosted by Power of Love Church, 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 23, 3464 Fairburn Road, Douglasville.
40th Annual One Cascade Thanksgiving Basket Giveaway, hosted by Cascade United Methodist Church, 8 a.m.-noon Monday, Nov. 24, 3144 Cascade Road SW, Atlanta.
7th Annual Free Thanksgiving Turkey Giveaway, hosted by Planet Fitness on Monday, Nov. 24, 11 a.m., 2460 Wesley Chapel Road, Decatur; and 2 p.m. 1900 Rockbridge Road SW, Stone Mountain.
Produce Day, hosted by Helping Hands of Paulding County, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 25, 493 Main St., Dallas.
25th Annual Thanksgiving Lunch, sponsored by Cumming First United Methodist Church, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 27, Cumming First UMC Family Life Center, 770 Canton Hwy., Cumming.
Ongoing Food Aid
Weekly Distribution of Grocery Packs, hosted by YMCA of Metro Atlanta, 1:30 p.m. Thursdays, 2220 Campbellton Road SW, Atlanta (Andrew and Walter Young Family YMCA); 12:30 p.m. Thursdays, 1600 Pryor Road SW, Atlanta (The Villages at Carver Family YMCA).
Biweekly Distribution of Grocery Packs, hosted by Wade Walker Park Family YMCA, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. first and third Friday monthly, 5605 Rockbridge Road, Stone Mountain.
Mobile Weekly Distribution of Grocery Packs, hosted by McCleskey-East Cobb YMCA, 3-4:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Brumby Elementary School, 815 Terrell Mill Road, Marietta; 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays, Dwell at 750 Apartments, 750 Franklin Gateway, Marietta; 11 a.m. Wednesdays, Elevate at the Pointe Apartments, 707 Franklin Gateway, Marietta; 11 a.m. Thursdays, Green Acres Baptist Church, 591 Pat Mell Road, Smyrna; 10 a.m. Fridays, Hillcrest Apartments, 642 Allgood Road, Marietta; 10:35 a.m. Fridays, Clifton Ridge Townhomes, 676 Horizon Place, Marietta.
Must Ministries Mobile Pantry, grocery giveaways in Acworth, Kennesaw, Atlanta, Austell, Canton, Douglasville, Jasper, Marietta and Roswell. (see full schedule)
Red Door Food Pantry, 5-7 p.m. Tuesdays and 9-11 a.m. Wednesdays, 205 W. Cherokee Ave., Cartersville.
Georgia Department of Family and Children Services (see information on emergency food assistance)
Georgia Department of Community Affairs (see information on food resources)
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