Our office is located at
640 Barber Street
Athens, Georgia 30601
(706) 353-8182
640 Barber Street
Athens, Georgia 30601
(706) 353-8182
Staff
Kim Easterling Ramos - Our full-time Director has been with the Food Bank since 1997 after growing up in Athens and attending Clarke County public schools and UGA.
Katrina Voltz - Katrina is our part-time staff member who comes to us from Wisconsin. She truly enjoys her work here and feels honored to serve her community in this way.
Kim Easterling Ramos - Our full-time Director has been with the Food Bank since 1997 after growing up in Athens and attending Clarke County public schools and UGA.
Katrina Voltz - Katrina is our part-time staff member who comes to us from Wisconsin. She truly enjoys her work here and feels honored to serve her community in this way.
Mission
The AAEFB's purpose is to meet the food needs for one week for families or individuals who live in Athens-Clarke County who are faced with emergencies upon referral by an approved agency. A family is entitled to another week's supply within six months, again with an approved referral. It is not the purpose of this agency to duplicate the services of any existing church or governmental agency, but to supplement and coordinate where desirable.
The AAEFB's purpose is to meet the food needs for one week for families or individuals who live in Athens-Clarke County who are faced with emergencies upon referral by an approved agency. A family is entitled to another week's supply within six months, again with an approved referral. It is not the purpose of this agency to duplicate the services of any existing church or governmental agency, but to supplement and coordinate where desirable.
Referral Policy and Services
If you are in need of assistance, please call us at 706-353-8182 between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m., Monday through Friday and we will walk you through our process for referral and direct you to the appropriate place.
Clients of the AAEFB must receive a referral from an approved agency prior to receiving assistance.
Clients may garner a referral from:
The Ark
The Department of Family and Children's Services
Athens-Clarke County School District
Advantage Behavioral Health Systems
1. Since we only serve residents of Clarke County, every adult living in the home must have proof of address. Appropriate proof of address includes utility bills, rent receipts, new leases, utility connections, etc. (all dated within the last 30 days). A driver's license is not acceptable proof of address. We must serve the entire household together and you should encourage your client to gather all necessary documents for the entire family. If the client refuses to collect all necessary documents, they may jeopardize their eligibility immediately or they may jeopardize other family members or their own future eligibility.
2. You should list the family members by seeing the actual social security card, Medicaid card, or birth certificate. For children, you must see a Medicaid card or insurance card to show that they are in the home. For any person age 17 and up, you must see social security card and provide number on the form.
3. The non-resident aliens who do not have social security numbers must be sent to the ARK to have numbers issued in place of social security numbers prior to coming to the food bank. Homeless persons must be sent to the Division of Family and Children Services referrals.
4. Please make sure the city and zip code are included with the clients' address.
5. We prefer that "no food" not be used as reason for emergency need but instead, what caused there to be no food, i.e.: recently unemployed or food stamps late.
6. Please include your phone number when you sign the referral form so that we may contact you if necessary.
7. It is important that you call us to verify eligibility before giving the referral form to your client. Those calls can only be made between 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. Do not give the referral to your client until you have spoken with us. If the referral form is not properly completed or documented, or if you fail to call the food bank to confirm eligibility, your client may not be served.
If you are in need of assistance, please call us at 706-353-8182 between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m., Monday through Friday and we will walk you through our process for referral and direct you to the appropriate place.
Clients of the AAEFB must receive a referral from an approved agency prior to receiving assistance.
Clients may garner a referral from:
The Ark
The Department of Family and Children's Services
Athens-Clarke County School District
Advantage Behavioral Health Systems
1. Since we only serve residents of Clarke County, every adult living in the home must have proof of address. Appropriate proof of address includes utility bills, rent receipts, new leases, utility connections, etc. (all dated within the last 30 days). A driver's license is not acceptable proof of address. We must serve the entire household together and you should encourage your client to gather all necessary documents for the entire family. If the client refuses to collect all necessary documents, they may jeopardize their eligibility immediately or they may jeopardize other family members or their own future eligibility.
2. You should list the family members by seeing the actual social security card, Medicaid card, or birth certificate. For children, you must see a Medicaid card or insurance card to show that they are in the home. For any person age 17 and up, you must see social security card and provide number on the form.
3. The non-resident aliens who do not have social security numbers must be sent to the ARK to have numbers issued in place of social security numbers prior to coming to the food bank. Homeless persons must be sent to the Division of Family and Children Services referrals.
4. Please make sure the city and zip code are included with the clients' address.
5. We prefer that "no food" not be used as reason for emergency need but instead, what caused there to be no food, i.e.: recently unemployed or food stamps late.
6. Please include your phone number when you sign the referral form so that we may contact you if necessary.
7. It is important that you call us to verify eligibility before giving the referral form to your client. Those calls can only be made between 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. Do not give the referral to your client until you have spoken with us. If the referral form is not properly completed or documented, or if you fail to call the food bank to confirm eligibility, your client may not be served.