LISTEN: On Monday, the Atlanta Community Food Bank opened a food center in Adamsville to meet rising food insecurity. GPB's Amanda Andrews reports on the grand opening.

Atlanta leaders and community members standing in front of the new Atlanta Community Food Center for the ribbon cutting ceremony on August 25,2025

Atlanta leaders and community members stand in front of the new Atlanta Community Food Center for the ribbon-cutting ceremony on Aug. 25, 2025.

Credit: Amanda Andrews / GPB News

The cost of groceries has gone up and more families are turning to food banks for affordable produce. On Monday, Atlanta leaders gathered in the Westside’s Adamsville neighborhood for the grand opening of a new food center.

The event included remarks from Mayor Andre Dickens, Fulton County Commissioner Khadijah Abdur-Rahman, and Atlanta City Councilmember Andrea L. Boone.

Boone said the celebration is about more than cutting a ribbon.

“We are opening doors to hope, dignity, and independence for families and our community who need it most,” she said. “We know that food insecurity is an all-time high at this time. Too many families are struggling with uncertainty.”

This is the Atlanta Community Food Bank’s fourth Community Food Center, but it’s the first center within Atlanta city limits.

Khalifa S. Lee is the neighborhood planning unit executive board chair. He said they’re trying to make up for all the food stores that Adamsville has lost over the years.

“We have in our master plan that we wanted food banks all across our area, because we know the need,” Lee said. “We understand that our communities are in need and we know that the troubles that were increasing at the time in our schools were happening because of hunger.”

The food center is stocked with fresh and frozen food — and even baby food. Funding for the center came from Fulton County, Atlanta City Council, and Invest Atlanta.

Kyle Waide is president of the Atlanta Community Food Bank. He said the group has been seeing higher demand.

“As a community, we've got to come together and increase access for our neighbors,” Waide said. “We have too many kids and families and seniors who need more access. So, it's on us to make sure that all of our neighbors — all the families in metro Atlanta and North Georgia — have what they need.”

The new food center already has 700 families signed up to receive food and it plans to expand to serve 1,000 a week.

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